Grants and Contracts Details
Description
We are requesting conference funds to support the sixth International Workshop on the Genetics of
Host-Parasite Interaction “Tree Resistance to Insects and Diseases: Putting Promise into Practice,”
a meeting of the International Union of Forest Research Organization (IUFRO). Our goal is that
this conference will bring together a diverse group of scientists from around the world to share
research related to tree resistance to insects and diseases. This conference will directly address
the USDA AFRI Foundational Program area of Pests and Beneficial Species in Agricultural Production
Systems.
This conference, to be hosted August 6-10, 2018 in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, will address a range of
topics and attract international speakers and participants. As the sixth conference in this series,
it will build on a strong community of support and expertise. This 4-day conference will feature
daily keynotes by invited speakers, sessions with contributed research talks, and a field trip tour
of the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Forest Science Laboratory. Session topics will
include breeding for resistance to pathogens, mechanisms of resistance to pathogens, mechanisms of
resistance to insects, breeding for resistance to insects, EAB and ADB resistance breeding &
mechanisms in ash species, and transgenics as a tool to accelerate breeding and deployment of
resistance.
The conference proceedings will be published to ensure that presentations are accessible to the
broader scientific community. In addition, a website for the conference will be created to both
assist in registration and to permanently archive conference presentations in a publically
accessible
manner.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 9/1/18 → 8/31/19 |
Funding
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture: $35,000.00
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