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NEW – Proceedings of the Second International Aphanomyces workshop are now available for downloading (2,479kb): Grünwald, N. J. and Coyne, C. (eds.) 2003. Proceedings of the Second International Aphanomyces Workshop. US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Pasco, WA, June 17-18, 2003. 112pp. Late contributions to the proceedings: M. A. Smith et al. Breeding for Aphanomyces tolerance in Alfalfa: An industry perspective

Foreword to Proceedings of the Second International Aphanomyces Workshop Aphanomyces is an economically important genus of Oomycete pathogens that affect a wide range of hosts including on the one hand fish and crayfish and on the other hand crops such as alfalfa, bean, lentil, pea and sugarbeet. These proceedings summarize scientific contributions from a recently held workshop on the genus Aphanomyces that emphasized the importance of these pathogens on legumes and sugarbeet. One recurring question raised during the second international Aphanomyces workshop was when the first Aphanomyces workshop took place. The first workshop was held in Le Rheu, France in 2002 following the initiative of our colleagues from Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche. The first workshop served to remind us all how important Aphanomyces root rot is on pea. This workshop included breeders and plant pathologists working on pea and focusing solely on A. euteiches from the USDA, INRA and private industry. The first workshop was organized and sponsored by INRA, France. The Second International Aphanomyces Workshop was held in Pasco, WA, on June 17 and 18, 2003. This workshop was expanded to include scientists from private industry, university, government, and international institutions. The workshop was also expanded in scope in that two important Aphanomyces species, namely A. euteiches and A. coccineus, as well as several hosts were included, namely those causing Aphanomyces root rot on alfalfa, bean, pea and sugarbeet.  The workshop covered a broad range of subject matter including disease management, host-parasite interactions, epidemiology, population genetics, breeding for resistance, and economic impact. Over forty participants coming from France, New Zealand, California, Idaho, Illinois, North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin attended the workshop. The workshop included a discussion session that provided critical observations on the need for more research and funding for the genus Aphanomyces. Participants agreed on the fact that Aphanomyces remains one of the most important yield-limiting factors in production of legumes and sugarbeet. Yet, the number of scientists working on this pathogen group has shrunken significantly. This is also reflected by the fact that the last comprehensive treatise on the genus Aphanomyces was published by Papavizas and Ayers in 1974 and has not been updated since. These proceedings also contain a bibliography on the genus Aphanomyces assembled to serve as a handy reference for the Aphanomyces community. It is hoped that this workshop will renew interest in addressing the serious problems that the pathogens in the genus Aphanomyces cause. Niklaus J. Grünwald & Clarice Coyne Workshop Organizers and Proceedings Editors

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