Soliciting submissions for session T2.6 IUFRO World Congress 2024
by Brigitte Burger
From: Ramsfield, Tod <tod.ramsfield(a)NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 1:05 AM
Dear All,
Division 5 and Division 7 have come together to develop technical session T2.6 for the upcoming IUFRO World Congress.
The title of the session is "Ensuring healthy trees for high quality wood products" and the objective of the session is to encourage collaboration between specialists in wood science and forest health.
Session description:
The production of high quality forest products is directly reliant upon desired raw material quality, i.e.
disease-free, clear wood harvested from healthy trees. When stems are infected by forest pathogens,
end products can be compromised by inferior wood, or the production cycle suffers unacceptably high
levels of waste creation. Infection of non-merchantable parts of the tree, such as foliage, result in
decreased overall productivity, leading to increased rotation length and an extended period between
planting and harvest. For these reasons, forest pathologists in Division 7 and wood scientists in
Division 5 have come together in this session to discuss how to optimize wood production for the future
forest products. Topics that will be discussed include canker pathogens of commercial species and
the assessment of defect, non-destructive testing to detect heart rot within commercially important
trees, the effects of foliar pathogens on growth and how to mitigate losses, assessment of degrade,
industrial processes to optimize production from inferior wood, and the planting of resilient forests
that can withstand the anticipated effects of climate change and stress. We have suggested a diverse
group of speakers from both divisions that are able to examine this issue from different perspectives
but are united in their desire to optimize forest productivity.
If this session is relevant to your work, we hope that you will consider submitting an abstract.
Best regards, Tod Ramsfield, Pekka Saranpaa, and Isabel Munck, session organizers.
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Pine Wilt Disease International Symposium PWD2023/ Nanjing (China)
by Luís Bonifácio
Dear all,
As coordinator of the IUFRO WP 7.02.10 on the Pine Wilt Disease (PWD) and on behalf of the local organizing committee leader and Professor Sun, I am pleased to send you the second announcement of the International Symposium (PWD 2023), that will take place in Nanjing (China), in 2023 October 25th and 27th
The main theme of PWD 2023 is "The Prevention, Theory, Technology and Management of Pine Wilt Disease".
This symposium aims to present the latest research advances about the spread and pathogenicity of PWD, Host tree - Nematode -insect vector interactions, monitoring and control methods, and technology development for PWD management.
In the congress webpage you will find all information to support your participation.
https://www.bagevent.com/event/8443317
Therefore, I invite you all to make your registration and submit your abstracts.
Looking forward to meet you in Nanjing.
Best regards
Luís Bonifácio
(coordinator of IUFRO WP 7.02.10)
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[cid:image001.png@01D97DCB.AFB184A0] Luís Filipe P. Bonifácio
Entomologista Florestal/ Forest Entomologist (phD)
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P.
Unidade Estratégica de Investigação e Serviços de Sistemas Agrários e Florestais e Sanidade Vegetal
Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2784-505 Oeiras
PORTUGAL
Tel: (+351) 21214463750
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IUFRO Stockholm - technical session on Needle diseases of conifers
by Caterina Villari
Dear all,
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for an oral/poster contribution to our technical session on needle diseases of conifers at the 2024 IUFRO Congress in Stockholm<https://www.iufro.org/events/congresses/2024/>.
Session title: Needle diseases of conifers: a globally rising threat to natural and planted forests
Session number: T1.20
Session Description: The damage caused by foliar pathogens in coniferous forests is on the rise globally, causing severe concerns for the management of both planted and natural forests. While some pathogens are host specific, such as the causal agent of Swiss needle cast on Douglas fir, others, such as those in Dothistroma or Lecanosticta, colonize a variety of hosts. Regardless, they are causing sporadic outbreaks across the globe, likely due to climate change or the mostly accidental introduction of new strains into areas. Despite the numerous species that can be classified as needle diseases (e.g., those in the genera Coleosporuim, Dothistroma, Lecanosticta, Lophodermella, Lophodermium, Passalora, Phaeocryptopus, and Rhizosphaera, just to name a few), they have many traits in common, even across those colonizing different host species, and current research on needle diseases can benefit from exchanging experiences from different systems. This session will cover and welcome a broad range of topics related to both pathogens and endophytes of needles, including their origin and dispersal, their geographic distribution, management options, the differential susceptibility of their hosts, and their resistance mechanisms. We will also cover current advances in pathogen genomics and population genetics, as well as diagnostics.
Session Organizers: Irene Barnes (FABI, South Africa), Michelle Cleary (SLU, Sweden), and Caterina Villari (UGA, USA).
The session includes talks and posters and the deadline for submission is 2 June 2023: https://iufro2024.com/call-for-congress-abstract.
We hope you will consider contributing to this session!
Best regards,
Caterina, Irene, and Michelle
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Caterina Villari (she/her)
Associate Professor
Co-Director - Southern Pine Health Research Cooperative
706-389-5031 Office
706-542-0119 Lab
cvillari(a)uga.edu
Villari Forest Pathology Lab<https://warnell.uga.edu/about/centers-labs/villari-forest-pathology-lab>
southernpinehealth.org<https://southernpinehealth.org/>
D.B. Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
University of Georgia
180 E Green Street
Athens, GA 30602
Integrated Plant Sciences: ips.uga.edu<https://ips.uga.edu/>
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