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    Cotton root rot, caused by the fungus Phymatotrichum omnivorum, is one of the most destructive of plant diseases, causing economic losses in numerous crops including alfalfa, peanuts, pecans, fruit trees, grapes, and vegetable crops. It is the major reason why alfalfa production is not economically feasible in southern Oklahoma and Texas. After more than a century of research, no effective cultural or chemical control has been developed, and no sources of genetic resistance have been identified. This workshop will bring together top scientists to discuss ways to overcome the disease using the latest technologies.

This workshop is planned for Monday afternoon, October 24, 2005. It is an internal information and planning meeting for the Cotton Root Rot Project funded by the State of Oklahoma through the Consortium for Legume Research. Therefore, attendance will only be for consortium members and invited speakers.

Cotton Root Rot Workshop
Monday, October 24, 2005

Moderator, Steve Marek

10:00 AM

 Introduction to the Problem
Steve Marek, Oklahoma State University, OK
10:15 AM Epidemiology and Biological Control
Chuck Kenerley, Texas A&M University, TX
11:15 AM Break
11:30 AM Using the new Technologies to Overcome the Problem?
Marc Orbach, University of Arizona, AZ
12:30 PM Lunch (Catered for participants)
1:30 PM "An Integrated Approach to Cotton Root Rot Disease in Alfalfa"
Updates by participants of Consortium for Legume Research

Joe Bouton, Moderator
Bruce Roe - University of Oklahoma
Steve Marek - Oklahoma State University
Rick Dixon, Kiran Mysore, Joe Bouton, Mary Sledge, and Lloyd Sumner - Noble Foundation
3:00 PM Break
3:30 PM Round Table Discussion - Consortium Participants & Speakers
4:30 PM Adjourn
   
  See the schedule for the medicago conference.
   

 

  
         
       
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