22nd Annual Tomato Disease Workshop
November 9-10, 2006

North Carolina State University
Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center (MHCR&EC)

455 Research Drive, Fletcher, NC 28732

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2006 Proceedings (PDF)

Presentations (alphabetical by presenter)
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Wednesday, November 8		B cinerea fruit
7:30 pm	Hors d'Oeuvre Reception and Cash Bar, Holiday Inn Asheville Airport
Thursday, November 9
7:15 am	Shuttle bus pick up at hotel. Registraton and Continental Breakfast at Research Center. (Wait in lobby at 7:15 am sharp if you need a ride to the research center.)
8:30 am	Welcome – Dr. James Moyer, Department Head, Dept. of Plant Pathology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
8:45 am	Tomato Diseases: Lessons Learned in the NC Mountains. Paul B. Shoemaker, Professor Emeritus, NC State University.
9:20 am	Genetics and Adaptation of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus to Single Gene Resistance. James Moyer, NCSU.	Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
9:40 am	Sources of Resistance to Pepino Mosaic Virus in Solanum Habrochaites. Kai-Shu Ling, USDA-ARS, Charleston, SC, and John W. Scott, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL.
10:00 am	Mapping of New Late Blight Resistance Genes in Tomato. Majid R. Foolad, Heather Merk, Hamid Ashrafi, and Matthew Kinkade, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
10:20 am	Coffee break
10:50 am	Update on Breeding for Resistance to Late Blight and Bacterial Spot in North Carolina. Randy Gardner, NC State University, Fletcher, NC.
11:10 am	Evaluation of Resistance to Bacterial Canker of Tomato Transplants. Yael Rekah, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.	Rootknot nematode damage to plants on right
11:30 am	Effectiveness of Genetic Resistance and Lite Fungicides for Disease Control in Tomato. Martha Mutschler and Thomas A. Zitter, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
11:50 am	Grafting: An Integrated Approach for Soilborne Disease Management. Cary Rivard and Frank Louws, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
12:10 noon	Lunch (provided by Laurey's Catering)
1:10 pm	Evaluation of Rootstock-Scion Performance under Organic and Conventional Field Production Systems. David Francis, Alba McIntyre, Dept. of Horticulture and Crop Science; Matt Kleinhenz, Sally Miller, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Ohio State University.
1:30 pm	Methyl Bromide Alternatives in Tomato Production. Frank J. Louws, Rob Welker, Jim Driver, Katie Jennings, and David Monks, NC State University, Raleigh, NC.	Rootknot nematode damage to roots on right
1:50 pm	Efficacy of Fungicides for Early Blight and Late Blight Control. Thomas A. Zitter, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
1:50 pm	Coppers 101. Bond McInnes, DuPont Crop Protection, Hahira, GA.
2:10 pm	Recent Research on Bacterial Canker in Greenhouse Tomatoes. David M. Ingram, Mississippi State University, Raymond, MS.
2:30 pm	Factors Which Affect Bacteriophage Survival on Leaf Surfaces. Jeff B. Jones, University of Florida, Gainesville.
2:50 pm	Coffee and Snack Break
3:20 pm	Leveraging Nature to Fight Bacteria with AgriPhage. Randy Scott and Brett Jackman, OmniLytics, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
3:40 pm	Kasumin-Vegetable Trial Data Review of New Antibiotic. Layne Wade, Aystra LifeScience, Technical Service-Western US.
4:00 pm	Evaluation of Products for Control of Bacterial Spot on Tomato. Kelly L. Ivors, Dreama Milks, Jordana Chalnick, and Chris Holmberg, NC State University, Fletcher, NC
4:20 pm	Effects of Spray Applications on Epiphytic Populations and Disease Development of Bacterial Canker. Chandra Howard and Mary Jausbeck, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
4:40 pm	Tomato Bacterial Soft Rot; Effect of Time Interval from Harvest on Fruit Water Uptake and Diallet Analysis of Stem Scar Water Uptake. Sarah M. Smith, John W. Scott, and J. A. Bartz, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL
5:00 pm	Presentations end for the day.
7:00 pm	Optional trip to downtown Asheville (vans leave from hotel). Limited seating. Sign up at registration desk.

Friday, November 10
7:30 am	Shuttle bus pick up at Holiday Inn Asheville Airport. (Wait in lobby at 7:30 am sharp if you need a ride to the research center.) Continental Breakfast at MHCR&EC.
8:45 am	Web Blight: A New Foliar Disease of Tomato. Kelly L. Ivors, Dreama Milks, NCSU, Fletcher; Marc Cubeta, NCSU, Raleigh; and Mark Lancaster, United Ag Products, Hendersonville, NC.
9:05 am	Effect of Transition Strategy and Production System on Disease Development in Organic Tomatoes. Sally Miller, Fulya Baysal-Tustas, Brian McSpadden-Gardener, John Cardina, and Matthew Kleinhenz, Ohio State University - OARDC, Wooster, OH.
9:25 am	Coppers 101. Bond McInnes, DuPont Cropt Protection, Hahira, GA.
9:55 am	The North American Greenhouse Tomato Industry. Michael E. Bledsoe, Village Farms, Heathrow, FL.
10:15 am	Coffee Break
10:40 am	Disease Challenges for Greenhouse Tomatoes. Karin Tifft, Eurofresh Farms, Willcox, AZ.
11:00 am	Progress Report on Benefits of Winter-Grown Triticale Cover Crop for Tomato Productions. T.K. Hartz and Gene Miyao, Plant Sciences Dept., UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension, Yolo, Solano & Sacramento Counties, CA.
11:20 am	Group Discussion on Post-Harvest Sour Rot. Led by Jerry Bartz, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
11:45 am	Meeting Wrap-Up and Assignment of Next Workshop Place and Time
1:00 pm	Optional Tour of MHCR&EC Greenhouses and Flavor 1st, a local repacking operation in Mills River, NC.

Posters
An Advance in Copper Fungicide Formulation from DuPont. A Marcon, R. Williams, B. McInnes, R. Armstrong, L. Gaultney, T. Zaucha, C. Shepherd, R. Geddens, and M. Martin, DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition, Newark, DE.
Evaluation of Products for Control of Late Blight on Tomato. Kelly L. Ivors, Dreama Milks, Jordana Chalnick, and Chris Holmberg, NC State University, Fletcher, NC.
Monarda as a Biological Control for Pythium myriotylum. M. M. Clark, Kimberly D. Gwinn, and Bonnie H. Ownley. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
Biological Control of Pythium myriotylum. M. M. Clark, Kimberly D. Gwinn, and Bonnie H. Ownley. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.