Dr Susie Collins

• Scientific reference collections – critical in underpinning Australia’s biosecurity - Susie Collins

Dr Megan Romberg

• Fungal collections assist in rapid identification of unusual samples to support biosecurity - Megan Romberg

Spotlight Speaker
Prof Jan Leach

• Building resilience:  Managing plant disease in a changing climate - Jan E Leach
• Insights on grapevine trunk disease pathogen spore deposits on pruning wounds - Tarita Furlan
• Monitoring spore release by Phlyctema vagabunda in apple orchards - Kerry R. Everett
• Environmental conditions and Fruit Phenology modulate Phomopsis Husk Rot Development in Macadamia - Vivian A. Rincon-Florez
• Climatic suitability for the establishment of Ceratocystis species in Pacific countries - HASNA LUNA

• Inter- and intra-pathogen interaction deriving from co-infection with different fungal and viral strains in canola cultivars with distinct host resistances - Nuraizat Abidin
• Oomycetes and nectriaceous fungi associated with avocado root rot in Australia - Jacob Jose
• In-fighting among Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens isolates during tan spot infections of mung bean - Noel L Knight
• Fungal communities associated with myrtle rust infection and the use of mycoparasite(s) as potential biocontrol agents against the disease - Dan CU
• Competing for dominance: the subtropical race 4 vs. race 1 Fusarium wilt challenge in banana - Janet M Roberts
• Fungi in the Botryosphaeriales associated with mango dieback in the Northern Territory - Birendra BK Kunwar

• The current challenge of understanding functionality in rhizosphere microbial communities: lessons and future directions for plant-soil interactions - Nicola Haggerty Mayers
• Te whanaungatanga o ngā moroiti whā o Maire Tawake: The phyllosphere relationships of Maire Tawake and neighbouring plants - Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu
• Linking soil microbial communities to tree health in eucalyptus nitens under teratosphaeria leaf disease stress - Dick Andoh
• Biological products modulate the microbiome and precondition field soil to suppress root-knot nematode infestation in tomato crops   - Onyemaechi O.H. Obiazikwor
• Phytophthora cinnamomi influences the rhizosphere microbiome in orchard-grown Reed avocado in Western Australia. - Md Asad Uz Zaman
• The enemies of our enemies may become our friends: New approaches in understanding mycoparasites of fungal plant pathogens - Levente Kiss

• Disease Etiology of Mealybug Wilt of MD2 Pineapple Cultivar in Malaysia  - INTAN SAKINAH MOHD ANUAR
• Efficacies of various systemic and biological fungicides against coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix) in Hawaii - Zhiqiang Cheng
• Assessing Integrated Pest Management Practices in Semangga District, Merauke Regency, South Papua Province - Amelia A Limbongan
• Presence and identification of sweetpotato viruses in Fiji  - Priyaashna Kumar
• Role of International Culture Collections and Plant Disease Herbaria in Development Assistance Projects. Case Study in Laos supported by the Crawford Fund. - Sophia E Callaghan

Homeodomain (HD) locus as a strain-specific diagnostic for Ceratobasidium theobromae, causal agent of vascular-streak dieback of cocoa - Jacob Downs
Identifying Seedborne Mycobiota in the Revitalised Australian Sesame Industry - Dante L. Adorada
Assessment of grey mould contamination of wine grapes based on ergosterol analysis and detection of Botrytis antigens - Christopher C Steel
Deciphering the intrinsic and extrinsic factors for husk rot disease epidemiology in macadamia - Shukti Rani Chowdhury
Investigating high-resolution proximal imaging and artificial intelligence for Hull rot detection in almonds - Tonya Wiechel
Biosecurity Queensland plant pathogen surveillance - David Lane
Sensitivity of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni from almond to four copper products - Tonya J Wiechel
Monitoring fungicide resistance in Australian vineyards - Ismail Ahmed Ismail
The current situation of controlling Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 in Guangxi's banana industry, China - Jiaman Sun
Diversity of Colletotrichum species infecting Australian native plants: insights from state culture collections - Aindreeya Alcova
Viability PCR reagent: a novel tool for rapid quantitation of viable and intact microorganisms by qPCR - Brigitta Saul
Reevaluation of pepper (Capsicum spp.) germplasm for resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) - Hyeonseok Oh
Fungicide resistance screening of a Botrytis cinerea population from Australian vineyards and development of qPCR-based assays to detect resistance associated mutations in field samples. - Ismail Ismail
Bolstering the microbial army to combat stubble-borne disease in retained stubble farming. - Leela Rizal
Comparing qPCR and isolation methods to assess Eutypa lata infection in grapevine wounds - Tarita Furlan
Evaluation of UAV RGB imagery for high throughput phenotyping of cereal leaf blotches - A case study with yellow leaf spot of wheat - Janardhan Vignarajan
Can RNA interference control fungal disease in crops? - Mark F Fisher
Potential of weather-based prediction model for managing Botryosphaeria branch dieback in macadamia - Theophilus A Mensah
Emergence of downy mildew in cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata) and its impact on seed production in New Zealand - Rui Zhao
Effects of Macrophomina phaseolina on the diversity of mycorrhizal fungi: Insights into disease resistance in sorghum - Manjeet .
Impact of soil pH modification on disease suppression and health of oil palm: evaluating the role of liming in mitigating Ganoderma infection in a nursery study - Cu Ean Ong
Genetic diversity and population structure of field isolates of Ganoderma boninense Pat. from Indonesia. - Hadi Hendra
The Role of Seed Potato Certification in Disease Control - Mia Novakovic
Use of Nature as sweetpotato virus symptoms.  - Priyaashna Kumar
Investigating the impact of foliar phosphite (Foschek®) and Du-Wett® application on the water relations of kauri (Agathis australis) - Matthew Arnet
The effects of drought management practices on the soil food web in South Australian Broadacre cropping - Katherine Linsell
Developing Karnal bunt surveillance systems for Australia - Kiflu KT Tesfamicael
Detection of Xylella fastidiosa in New Zealand indigenous plant collections held overseas by metagenomics - Sandra B. Visnovsky
The role of fusarium acuminatum associated with vetch (vicia sativa) in western australia - Kithsiri W Jayasena
In vitro effects of plant extracts and biocontrol agents on Phytophthora citrophthora and P. nicotianae, the causal agents of citrus brown rot - Teresa Prof Coutinho
Exploring plant-pathogen interactions through a micro lens: Identifying microRNAs expressed during fungal infection - Chapa Manawaduge
Evaluation of the efficacy of Tithonia diversifolia and Ageratum conyzoides liquid extracts on the growth and phytopathology of eggplant. Title of my presentation for the conference - Alice Virginie Dr TCHIAZE IFOUE
Aerial spore dispersal patterns of grapevine trunk disease fungi in Australian vineyards - Tarita Furlan
Common foliar diseases of crops in Champasak Province, Southern Laos - Montana Hickey
Targeting agricultural threats: advanced molecular detection for managing critical plant pathogens  - Brigitta Saul
Boosting agricultural economy and laboratory efficiency: molecular diagnostics solutions for Phytoplasma disease management  - Brigitta Saul
Elucidating the distribution of Cryptovalsa ampelina in Australian vineyards - Tarita Furlan
Development of a CRISPR-Cas Based Diagnostic Assay for Xanthomonas campestris campestris in Brassica Crops - Fridtjof Snijders
Detached bunch technique for investigating the fungal microbiome in pre-harvest grapes - Cathryn Todd
RNA biopesticides for next generation protection of crops and native plants - Anne Sawyer
Powdery Mildew records from Timor Leste. - Luisa De Fatima Soares Moniz
Exploring the potential of RNA Interference (RNAi) for controlling Phytophthora cinnamomi in avocado - Luciasih Agustini
Sustainable approaches for managing potato early die. - Phillip S Wharton
The pathogenicity of Fusarium oxysporum isolates in ginger. - Andrea Matthews
Biological control of Sudden Decline Syndrome caused by Fusarium solani on Date Palm in the UAE using Endophytic Actinobacteria - Khaled A El-Tarabily
Trichoderma longibrachiatum MR33, as an environmentally friendly fungicide, mitigated the damping-off disease induced by Pythium aphanidermatum in tomato plants. - Khaled A El-Tarabily
Structured biographical and collection data for plant pathologists - Bevan S Weir
 SURVEY OF ROOT ROT OF GUAR CROP IN SINDH - Dr.Ishrat Jahan
Identifying the fungal associates of Tea shot hole borer, Euwallaceae perbrevis, in NSW - Conrad Trollip
Morphological characteristics of Sclerotinia isolates from lentil and canola in South Australia - Marzena Krysinska-Kaczmarek
Development of RNA biopesticides for controlling rust pathogens of cereal crops - Chris Mann
Timing of infection and incidence of walnut blight, caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis, in a semi-arid climate - Ke Wang
Screening of kikuyu yellows and black spot resistance in kikuyu (Cenchrus clandestinus) cultivars - Jia Ling Vivien Tan

Dr Erin Roger

• How can an open data research infrastructure support data driven biosecurity initiatives   - Erin Roger

Spotlight Speaker
Dr Laura Mugnai

• Challenges in European and Italian viticulture for management of grapevine diseases - Laura Mugnai
• Targeting sterol dependency in Phytophthora cinnamomi: a novel approach to disease management - Aayushree Kharel
• Silicon-induced resistance to Ascochyta blight in lentil susceptible cultivar ILL6002 and its effect on disease progression. - Navya Beera
• RNA interference-mediated sustainable protection against Botrytis cinerea in chickpea - Prabhakaran Sambasivam
• The Role of Mechanical Soil Amelioration and Amendments in Reducing Rhizoctonia solani AG8 Inoculum - Ahmed Saad
• Manipulation of root exudate chemical ecology for powdery scab disease management - Thi Thanh Hien Nguyen

• Understanding Clubroot diversity across Australia by leveraging herbarium collections - Maxim Prokchorchik
• Genomic diversity and population structure of Septoria tritici in Australia: Insights into pathogen evolution - Atika Morrell
• Formae speciales and physiological race structures of Fusarium oxysporum associated with yield decline of Australian processing tomatoes - Hanyue Feng
• Genetic diversity of Rose Rosette Virus isolates in Oklahoma - Akhtar Ali
• High genetic diversity and aggressiveness  of Fusarium oxysporum associated with pyrethrum crown and root rot     - Yuzhu Liu
• Uncovering the cryptic diversity and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum species infecting Australian native plants - Aindreeya Alcova
• Genetic Analysis of Key Pathogens- Stagonosporopsis tanaceti and Didymella tanaceti in the Australian Pyrethrum Industry   - Pooja Rajasri Poosarla

• Towards understanding the pathogenicity of cotton pathogens in Australia - Andrew Chen
• Characterization, identification and pathogenicity of microbial pathogens causing atypical symptoms on potato plants  in Lesotho - MOLEBOHENG DR Lekota
• Wrangling the rust; trials and tribulations of maintaining blueberry rust in planta and germinating urediniospores in vitro. - Karina Griffin
• Genomic and functional insights into Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici virulence and evolution - Mareike Moeller
• Development of a robust glasshouse phenotyping methodology to screen common root rot in wheat and barley - Akhila Dendi
• Ilyonectria liriodendri as a causal agent of black root rot of avocado in New Zealand - Lewis J Braithwaite

Collections Workshop with Mike Hodda

The second part of this session will be a collections workshop hosted by Mike Hodda. 

What do collections do, and what do users want collections to do?

• From Archive to Action: Harnessing Plant Pathogen Reference Collections for Research - Reannon L Smith
• New or not new – the importance of fungal and bacterial collections for biosecurity - Merje Toome
• Combining surveillance, diagnostics, and collections to demonstrate pest area freedom - Angus J Carnegie