Cereal Rusts & Powdery Mildews Conference 2022 | NIAB 08:30            Registration & welcome refreshments09:00            Opening remarks09:20            Session 1: Pathogen genomics, biology and epidemology. Chair: Robert Park                         Adaptive genome evolution of the cereal powdery mildew fungi. Keynote: Stefan Kusch09:50            Success and failure of invasive races of plant pathogens: the case of Puccinia striiformis f.s p.                         tritici in France. Tiphaine Vidal                         The Euro-Mediterranean population of Puccinia triticina on durum wheat is structured into                         two genetic groups with distinct pathotypes. Roula Shamsi                         Pathogenomics of wheat strip rust reveals a population shift in western Canada.                         Samuel Holden10:50            Refreshment break11:20            Tracking the spread of a new population of the airborne fungal pathogen Puccinia graminis f.                          sp. tritici in Sweden between years. Anna Berlin                         Impact of host on shaping the pathogen population structure - the case study of Puccinia                         striiformis in its Himalayan centre of Diversity. Sajid Ali                           Comparative population genetic structure suggested high divergence between the diverse                         and recombinant P. striiformis populations of China and Pakistan. Muhammad Awais 12:20            Lunch and posters                         Group photo13:20            Announcements13:30            Session 2: Early Career Scientist Awards. Chair: Lesley Boyd                         Cereal rust fungi undergo sexual reproduction in barberry species present in Europe.                         Julian Rodriguez Algaba (BSPP awardee)                         The Barley powdery mildew resistance gene MIa3 recognises the blast effector PWL2, and                         its function is dosage-dependent. Diana Gomez de la Cruz (BSPP awardee)                         A low-cost, high throughput method for determining rust effector protease targets for use                         in decoy engineering. Tyler Frailie (BSPP awardee)                         Mapping and validation of a stem rust seedling resistance gene in South African winter                         wheat varieties. Martin Chemonges (BGRI awardee)                         Mapping of Aegilops speltoides derived leaf rust resistance gene (LrS2427) and its                         utilisation in wheat disease resistance breeding. Niranjana Murukan (BGRI awardee)                         Unravelling the molecular basis of wheat powdery mildew's virulence patterns through                         ultraviolet mutagenesis. Zoe Bernasconi (Patrick Schweizer awardee)15:30            Refreshment break16:00            Session 3: Integrated diease control and breeding for resistance. Chair: Charlotte Nellist                         From plant breeding to integrated management of varietal resistances.                         Keynote: Jérôme Enjalbert16:30            Yellowhammer: A genome-wide association study of field yellow rust resistance in                         European winter wheat (Triticium aestivum). Camila Zanella                         Genetic mapping of barley stripe rust reistance loci from diverse wild and landrace                         accessions. James Russel                         Three-year field nurseries on the susceptibility of European wheat varieties to novel rust                         races. Philipp Schulz                         Summoning the ancestors: unearthing resistance to stripe rust in Aegilops tauschii.                         Vincent Fetterley17:50            Talks finish for the day19:00            Conference Dinner (Conference Dinner ticket holders only)

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Cereal Rusts & Powdery Mildews Conference 2022 | NIAB 08:30            Registration & welcome refreshments09:00            Opening remarks09:20            Session 1: Pathogen genomics, biology and epidemology. Chair: Robert Park                         Adaptive genome evolution of the cereal powdery mildew fungi. Keynote: Stefan Kusch09:50            Success and failure of invasive races of plant pathogens: the case of Puccinia striiformis f.s p.                         tritici in France. Tiphaine Vidal                         The Euro-Mediterranean population of Puccinia triticina on durum wheat is structured into                         two genetic groups with distinct pathotypes. Roula Shamsi                         Pathogenomics of wheat strip rust reveals a population shift in western Canada.                         Samuel Holden10:50            Refreshment break11:20            Tracking the spread of a new population of the airborne fungal pathogen Puccinia graminis f.                          sp. tritici in Sweden between years. Anna Berlin                         Impact of host on shaping the pathogen population structure - the case study of Puccinia                         striiformis in its Himalayan centre of Diversity. Sajid Ali                           Comparative population genetic structure suggested high divergence between the diverse                         and recombinant P. striiformis populations of China and Pakistan. Muhammad Awais 12:20            Lunch and posters                         Group photo13:20            Announcements13:30            Session 2: Early Career Scientist Awards. Chair: Lesley Boyd                         Cereal rust fungi undergo sexual reproduction in barberry species present in Europe.                         Julian Rodriguez Algaba (BSPP awardee)                         The Barley powdery mildew resistance gene MIa3 recognises the blast effector PWL2, and                         its function is dosage-dependent. Diana Gomez de la Cruz (BSPP awardee)                         A low-cost, high throughput method for determining rust effector protease targets for use                         in decoy engineering. Tyler Frailie (BSPP awardee)                         Mapping and validation of a stem rust seedling resistance gene in South African winter                         wheat varieties. Martin Chemonges (BGRI awardee)                         Mapping of Aegilops speltoides derived leaf rust resistance gene (LrS2427) and its                         utilisation in wheat disease resistance breeding. Niranjana Murukan (BGRI awardee)                         Unravelling the molecular basis of wheat powdery mildew's virulence patterns through                         ultraviolet mutagenesis. Zoe Bernasconi (Patrick Schweizer awardee)15:30            Refreshment break16:00            Session 3: Integrated diease control and breeding for resistance. Chair: Charlotte Nellist                         From plant breeding to integrated management of varietal resistances.                         Keynote: Jérôme Enjalbert16:30            Yellowhammer: A genome-wide association study of field yellow rust resistance in                         European winter wheat (Triticium aestivum). Camila Zanella                         Genetic mapping of barley stripe rust reistance loci from diverse wild and landrace                         accessions. James Russel                         Three-year field nurseries on the susceptibility of European wheat varieties to novel rust                         races. Philipp Schulz                         Summoning the ancestors: unearthing resistance to stripe rust in Aegilops tauschii.                         Vincent Fetterley17:50            Talks finish for the day19:00            Conference Dinner (Conference Dinner ticket holders only)

Cambridge is poetically preparing to host the 16th International Cereal #Rusts and Powdery Mildew Conference #CRPMC2022

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