Asian Conference on Plant Pathlogy~ Importance and Impact of Global Plant Health ~ September 15th ~ 18th, 2020 Tsukuba International Congress Center, Ibaraki, Japan

Speakers

Plenary Lectures

Main Convention Hall
MC: Ok-Kyung Kim (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan)
Lecture 1
A New Paradigm in Plant-Microbe Interactions
Yong-Hwan Lee
Seoul National University, Korea
President
Asian Association of Societies for Plant Pathology
Lecture 2
Building broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice
Jan E. Leach
Colorado State University, USA
President
International Society for Plant Pathology
Lecture 3
To be announced
Buyung Hadi
Agricultural Officer (IPM)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Lecture 4
Toward mitigation and control of wheat blast in Asia
Yukio Tosa
Kobe University, Japan
Vice President
The Phytopathological Society of Japan

Concurrent Session (Tentative Speakers)

Session I

Exponential leap in the taxonomy of plant-pathogenic fungi
Main Convention Hall
Organizer: Chiharu Nakashima (Mie University, Japan)
Chair: Chiharu Nakashima (Mie University, Japan)
Speaker 1
Field diagnosis and taxonomy
In-Young Choi
Jeonbuk National University, Korea
Speaker 2
Advanced taxonomy and diagnosis of Phytophthora species based on molecular sequences
Koji Kageyama
Gifu University, Japan
Speaker 3
New Panama disease and its diversity in Indonesia
Nani Maryani
Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Indoenesia
UNTIRTA Banten, Indonesia
Speaker 4
Diversity and taxonomy of the genus Colletotrichum
IBevan Weir
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare, New Zealand
Speaker 5
Host range studies and its contribution to taxonomy of the genus Alternaria
Junji Nishikawa
Sakata Seed Corporation, Japan
Speaker 6
Integrated species concept for plant pathogenic fungi
Lei Cai
Institute of Microbiology, CAS, China

Session II

Research and management of fungicide resistance in Asian countries
Convention Hall 200
Organizer: Hideki Watanabe (Gifu Prefectural Agricultural Technology Center, Janan)
Chair: Akira Kawaguchi (National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Speaker 1
Occurrence of multiple resistance to flutianil and pyriofenone in field Isolates of Podosphaera xanthii, the causal fungus of cucumber powdery mildew
Takuya Miyamoto
Ibaraki Agricultural Center, Japan
Speaker 2
Molecular mechanism of resistance to OSBPI Fungicides in Phytophthora capsici
Xili Liu
China Agricultural University, China
Chair: Hirofumi Suzuki (Mie Prefecture Chuo Agricultural Extension Center, Japan)
Speaker 3
Resistance of Venturia inaequalis to fungicides: current incidence and distribution in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Kazuyuki Hirayama
Apple Research Institute, Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center, Japan
Speaker 4
Increases factor of bakanae disease and its countermeasures in Japan
Shin-ichi Fuji
Akita Prefectural University, Japan
Chair: Yoshihide Nakajima (Syngenta Japan K.K., Japan)
Speaker 5
Resistance of strobilurin fungicides in Colletotrichum spp. causing anthracnose of several crop plants in Korea
Heung Tae Kim
Chungbuk National University, Korea
Speaker 6
Collaboration: the key to managing fungicide resistance in Asia
Susan Knight
Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., Singapore

Session III

Omics-based biocontrol strategies for plant pathogens
Convention Hall 300
Organizer: Masafumi Shimizu (Gifu University, Japan)
Chair: Nobutaka Someya (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Speaker 1
Metabolic architecture that shapes the lifestyle of Pseudomonas protegens in the rhizosphere
Kasumi Takeuchi
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Chair: Yoshiteru Noutoshi (Okayama University, Japan)
Speaker 2
Resource discovery and application of Bacillus in biocontrol of plant diseases
Xuewen Gao
Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Chair: Ikuo Sato (Nagoya University, Japan)
Speaker 3
Suppression of rice seedling disease using bacteria and bacteriophages from soils for organic farming
Sugihiro Ando
Tohoku University, Japan
Chair: Chol Gyu Lee (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)
Speaker 4
To be announced
Jihyun F. Kim
Yonsei University, Korea
Chair: Kazuki Fujiwara (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Speaker 5
Microbiome Engineering and Development of Microbial Biopesticides for Improved Biotic and Abiotic Stress Resilience in Plants
Peer M. Schenk
The University of Queensland, Australia

Session IV

Viruses as manageable phytopathogens and useful tools (This session is co-sponsored by PSJ Plant Virus Disease Workshop)
Convention Hall 200
Organizer: Nobuhiro Suzuki (Okayama University, Japan)
Chair: Nobuhiro Suzuki (Okayama University, Japan)
Speaker 1
Rapid selection of useful mild strains after nitrous acid induction for control of potyvirus by cross protection
Shyi-Dong Yeh
National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Speaker 2
Screening and identification of new agents for controlling plant viruses
Kook-Hyung Kim
Seoul National University, Korea
Speaker 3
Using mycovirus-mediated hypovirulent strain of a cosmopolitan fungal pathogen of dicots to protect cereal crops from major fungal diseases
Daohong Jiang
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Speaker 4
Application of virus vectors for integration-free plant genome editing
Kazuhiro Ishibashi
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Speaker 5
Apple latent spherical virus vectors as a tool for applied research in agriculture
Nobuyuki Yoshikawa
Iwate University, Japan

Session V

Plant immunity (This session is co-sponsored by PSJ plant-microbe interactions symposium)
Main Convention Hall
Organizer: Yoshitaka Takano (Kyoto University, Japan)
Chair: Yoshitaka Takano (Kyoto University, Japan)
Speaker 1
Quinone perception in plants via leucine-rich repeat kinases
Ken Shirasu
RIKEN CSRS, Japan
Speaker 2
Lignin barrier spatially restricts pathogens and confers resistance in Arabidopsis
Ohkmae K Park
Korea University, Korea
Speaker 3
Molecular basis for Pseudomonas acetylatransferase effector HopZ5-triggered immunity
Kee Hoon Sohn
Pohang University of Science and Technology , Korea
Speaker 4
Signaling and evolution of rice NLR proteins Pit1 and Pit2
Yoji Kawano
Okayama University, Japan
Speaker 5
Phytophthora pathogens manipulate host pre-mRNA splicing machinery to subvert plant immunity
Suomeng Dong
Nanjing Agricultural University, China

Session VI

Elucidation of bacterial virulence mechanisms for development of sustainable control system (This session is cohosted by Plant Bacterial Disease Workshop supported by The Phytopathological Sciety of Japan.)
Convention Hall 300
Organizer: Yasufumi Hikichi (Kochi University, Japan)
Chair: Seiji Tsuge (Kyoto Prefecture University, Japan)
Speaker 1
Gene regulatory landscape of pathogenic and commensal bacteria in plants
Kenichi Tsuda
Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Speaker 2
Application of Pseudomonas sp. XP1-6 on management of bacterial wilt and heat stress in tomato
Nai-Chun Lin
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Chair: Yasufumi Hikichi (Kochi University, Japan)
Speaker 3
Modulation of bacterial wilt resistance of tomato by root microbiota
Seon-Woo Lee
Dong-A University, Korea
Speaker 4
Quorum Sensing in Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex: Characterization and Chemical Control
Kenji Kai
Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
Speaker 5
Regulation of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae hrp genes mediated by sugars and sugar metabolism regulators
Seiji Tsuge
Kyoto Prefecture University, Japan

Session VII

Initiatives for better education on plant health
Convention Hall 200
Organizer: Takashi Tsuge (Chubu University, Japan)
Chair: Yuki Ichinose (Okayama University, Japan)
Speaker 1
Educational program for plant disease diagnosis supported by the PSJ
Norio Kondo
Hokkaido University, Japan
Speaker 2
Tips for conducting hands on plant diagnostic workshops
Kyoko Watanabe
Tamagawa University, Japan
Chair: Sotaro Chiba (Nagoya University, Japan)
Speaker 3
Farmer education through Farmer Field School in Cambodia
Chhay Ngin
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia
Speaker 4
Bring healthy crop through disease management to farmer
Pamela Wang
Corteva Agriscience, China

Session VIII

”Evidence-based Control ” for disease management and epidemiology
Main Convention Hall
Organizer: Akira Kawaguchi (National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Chair: Akira Kawaguchi (National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Speaker 1
The improvement of plant disease management using evidence-based control
Nobuya Tashiro
Saga Prefectural Upland Farming Research and Extension Center, Japan
Speaker 2
Integrated control of cucumber black root rot by using soil fumigation and soil pH amendment with converter slag
Yasuya Iwadate
Iwate Agricultural Research Center, Japan
Speaker 3
Species composition, infection process, and chemical management options of Colletotrichum species causing grape ripe rot in Virginia, USA
Mizuho Nita
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Chair: Sotaro Chiba (Nagoya University, Japan)
Speaker 4
Fusarium wilt of blackberry: an experience in the design of evidence-based integrated disease management programs
Angel Rebollar Alviter
Chapingo Autonomous University, Mexico
Speaker 5
Factors affecting and control for red crown rot of soybean in Japan
Sunao Ochi
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Speaker 6
Spatial pattern analysis with the images taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle
Kentaro Ikeda
Gumma Prefectural Government, Japan
Speaker 7
The evidence-based control for bacterial plant diseases in Japan
Akira Kawaguchi
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan

Session IX

Current practice of managing plant diseases caused by soilborne pathogens (This concurrent session is jointly organized by 30th PSJ Soil-Borne Disease Workshop.)
Convention Hall 300
Organizer: Masahiro Shishido (Chiba University, Japan)
Chair: Masahiro Shishido (Chiba University, Japan)
Speaker 1
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as biocontrol against soilborne root pathogens causing diseases on banana and vegetables
Nelly Aggangan
University of Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines
Speaker 2
Techniques for controlling Fusarium basal stem rot of shallot in Indonesia
Suryo Wiyono
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
Speaker 3
Bio-control of Rigidoporus and Ganoderma root rot using perennial herbaceous plants
Suwandi Suwandi
Sriwijaya University, Indonesia
Speaker 4
Characteristics and control of potato late blight as a soil-borne disease
Seishi Akino
Hokkaido University, Japan
Speaker 5
A decade of research on soilborne fungal and oomycete diseases of cucurbits in dry environments: characterization and management
Abdullah M. Al-Sadi
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Session X

Plant diagnosis: The past and the future
Convention Hall 200
Organizer: Tetsuo Maoka (National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Chair: Tetsuo Maoka (National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Speaker 1
Thirty years of diagnosis history in Japanese potato viruses: Past achievements and future prospects
Tetsuo Maoka
National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan
Speaker 2
Diagnosis of Citrus Huanglongbing and virus diseases in Taiwan
Ting-Hsuan Hung
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Speaker 3
On-site application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for the detection of phytoplasma in Asia-Pacific countries
Toshiro Shigaki
Pacific Agriculture Alliance, Japan
Speaker 4
Current status and future prospects of plant disease diagnosis using aerial images from an unmanned aerial vehicle
Ryo Sugiura
National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan

Workshop

Newly developed plant protection measures in Japan for sustainable agricuture
development GOALS

Workshop I

Plant protection for soil borne diseases
Convention Hall 300
Organizer: Kazuhiro Nakaho (National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Chair: Kazuhiro Nakaho (National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan)
Speaker 1
Optimized field trials of anaerobic soil disinfestation with diluted ethanol solution
Yuso Kobara
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Speaker 2
Integrated pest management of lettuce big-vein disease by utilizing acidic fertilizer
Kenichi Ikeda
Kobe University, Japan
Speaker 3
Towards development of amino acid-based agrochemicals that induce resistance to bacterial wilt disease
Shigemi Seo
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Speaker 4
Development of health checkup based soil-borne disease management (HeSoDiM)
Shigenobu Yoshida
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Speaker 5
Development of Capsicum rootstock cultivars with resistant to bacterial wilt and Phytophthora blight
Hiroshi Matsunaga
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan

Workshop II

Plant protection for insect pests on the way to viral disease control transmitted by them
Main Convention Hall
Organizers: Norihide Hinomoto (Kyoto University, Japan) and Hiroshi Abe (RIKEN BRC, Japan)
Chair: Hiroshi Abe (RIKEN BRC, Japan)
Speaker 1
Use of zoophytophagous bug Nesidiocoris tenuis to control virus transmitting insect pests in protected horticulture
Norihide Hinomoto
Kyoto University, Japan
Speaker 2
Attraction of predatory bugs by violet LED
Takumi Ogino, Takuya Uehara and Masami Shimoda
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan
Chair: Norihide Hinomoto (Kyoto University, Japan
Speaker 3
Behavioral control of the thrips using Jasmonate analog, PDJ -from the model plants for practical application-
Hiroshi Abe
RIKEN BRC, Japan
Speaker 4
A novel insect behavior regulator -The feature and usage of acetylated glyceride to suppress infection of plant disease viruses-
Takayuki Kashima
Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd., Japan
Speaker 5
Repellence of moth pests by ultrasound
Ryo Nakano
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan

Country and Region Report  (Tentative Speakers)

Main Convention Hall
Organizer and Chair: Kazuyuki Hiratsuka (Yokohama National University, Japan)
Bangladesh
Biological control of plant diseases in Bangladesh
Ismail Hossain
College of Agricultural Sciences IUBAT
China
To be announced
You-Liang Peng
China Agricultural University
Indonesia
Emerging plant diseases in Indonesia and their management
Achmadi Priyatmojo
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Malaysia
Updates on major rice diseases in Malaysia and recent works in managing their threats
Mrs Siti Norsuha Binti Misman
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
Singapore
Re-organization of Plant Health Services into Singapore government agency National Parks Board
Sek-Man Wong
National University of Singapore
Taiwan
Emerging fungal diseases under climate change: new threats and ongoing efforts in Taiwan
S.D. Liu
National Pingtung Polytech University
Vietnam
Occurence and distribution of cassava mosaic virus disease in Viet Nam
Trinh Xuan Hoat
Plant Protection Research Institute
India
Role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units (GHUs) in international distribution of pest-free germplasm
Rajan Sharma
South Korea
To be announced
Thailand
To be announced
Japan
Efforts towards the achievement of SDGs and Society 5.0 in Japan
Takashi Nakajima
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization