Derevnina and colleagues sequenced and characterized the genomes of two isolates of Peronospora tabacina and mined them for pathogenicity-related proteins and effector-encoding genes. They noted extensive synteny among the genomes.
White is a professor of plant pathology in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. He was named a Fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of plant-pathogen interactions, with emphasis on determining the genetic bases of bacterial pathogenesis and plant disease resistance.
Wang et al. evaluated agronomic traits and resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae in 151 resistant cultivars and used genome-wide association analysis to delineate loci for resistance and agronomic traits. Their analysis revealed loci for blast resistance and demonstrated that resistance is associated with shorter plants and reduced seed weight.
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Seven Plenary Sessions are planned for the 2016 IS-MPMI XVII Congress in Portland, OR. More than 50 percent of the plenary speakers did not speak at the last IS-MPMI Congress in 2014, ensuring new ideas and fresh viewpoints.
The Plenary Sessions will highlight the latest advances in fundamental research critical for advancements in agricultural science (e.g. RNA-mediated interactions; epigenetic variation in microbes and hosts; epigenomics; tritophic interactions and the microbiome; population genomics; mechanisms of plant immunity; cell wall and apoplastic interactions; mechanisms of symbiosis and mutualism; interkingdom signaling) as well as translational studies (e.g. novel approaches for disease control; breakthrough technologies for engineering staple food crops; and successes and needs in the developing world).
The plenary speakers are representing the field from a variety of locations across the globe including Jeff Dangl, University of North Carolina, USA; Ulla Bonas, Martin Luther University, Germany; Ken Shirasu, Riken Institute, Japan; and Yuanchao Wang, Nanjing Ag University, China.
Network with leading scientists and discuss the future of molecular plant-microbe interactions in Portland, OR, U.S.A. The Local Scientific Committee for the 2016 Congress has developed an outstanding program of Plenary, Concurrent, and Special Sessions covering a wide variety of research specializations.
Advance registration rates are available through April 20, 2016. Full registration includes all sessions, posters, exhibits, and Opening Reception.
Housing
Special conference rates have been arranged at a number of hotels convenient to the Convention Center and local attractions. Reserve your room by June 15, 2016. Hotel reservations for the meeting must be made through the Travel Portland Housing Bureau. The special discounted hotel rates for the meeting are not offered if you call the hotel directly.
IS-MPMI organizers have scheduled Wednesday afternoon, July 20, as an “open afternoon” for Congress attendees to explore Portland! We are pleased to offer a variety of tours for those attendees interested in exploring more of what the Portland area has to offer.
Please note:
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Shanks et al. used Arabidopsis mutants and transcriptomics to examine the role of cytokinin in infection by Heterodera schachtii. Both nematode infection and parasitism were impaired in Arabidopsis lines with reduced cytokinin sensitivity. These findings suggest that H. schachtii must strike a delicate balance between activating cytokinin signaling to a level sufficient to promote parasitism and avoiding a level high enough to trigger an immune response.