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Announcements .......................... 17–23Awards ........................................ 11–16Committee and Other Reports ...... 6–11Contact the Editors ..........................23Deadline for the May Issue ...............23Mot du Président ............................ 3–4President’s Message ....................... 1–3Regional Meetings ..............................5

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NewsPresident’s Message/Mot duPrésident

Mary LeggettCPS-SCP President/Président

As I walked in to work today, in the – 36oCcold, it was hard to believe that spring ison its way but the days are getting longerand our plans for our summer field workare well underway. I am certain thatmost of you are like me and are so busywith putting the final finishing touches onlast years reports while planning this

summers research, that the thought oftaking anything else on is daunting.Nevertheless, I am making a plea foreveryone to consider becoming moreinvolved in CPS either at the regional ornational level. I can think of manybenefits to becoming more involved. Itlooks good on your resume emphasizing allof those “soft skills” everyone is keen on.It is enjoyable; you meet many newinteresting people, and get to know othersbetter. It helps improve managerial skills,I learned a lot about strategic planningserving on Ron Howard’s committee. It is agood way to increase your network ofcontacts. I have seen the benefits ofthese contacts as I start to do more plantpathology research and I have been able toaccess pathogen cultures and advice ontechniques from researchers across thecountry. And, in true David Lettermanstyle, the number one reason for


“I hope everyone has a good spring and Iam looking forward to a large turnout at

the AGM in Winnipeg.”

increasing your involvement in the CPS isthat it is our society and it is only as goodas we make it. So, when someone callsyou to ask you to volunteer for a committeeor board position please give it seriousconsideration.

Lakhdar Lamari is one of those people who“became involved” and greatly enrichedour society. He has been our websiteeditor for several years and introduced anew updated site. Lakhdar has resignedfrom this position and I would like to thankhim on behalf of the CPS members for allhis work and enthusiasm. Fouad Daayf iscarrying on Lakhdar’s work while wesearch for a new website editor. Anotherdedicated volunteer,KellyTurkingtonwho hasbeen theeditor ofthenewslettersince2003, would also like to step down and sowe are also looking for someone willing totake on this position. Thanks go to Kellyfor putting out an excellent publication, ontime, for the last 5 years. If anyone isinterested in either of these positionsplease contact me [email protected].

I would encourage all members to ensurethat their memberships are renewed. Iknow this is easy to forget, and even someof our board members were delinquent.Khalid is good about sending remindernotices but we could make his job easierby sending in our renewals. Many of ourcolleagues who are not plant pathologistsare working with pathologists oncollaborative projects and I hope thateveryone will encourage them to becomemembers of the society. It is aninexpensive way to increase your networkof contacts and possibly discover some newand interesting research ventures. I amalso about to continue Jim Menzies’s work

of approaching corporations aboutbecoming sustaining associates. You cansee our current sustaining associates onthe CPS website. Please look at it and ifyou see any organizations that you thinkwe should approach please send me anemail with the company and ideally acontact name to the email above.

It is also the time of year to think aboutnominating deserving colleagues for ourCPS awards. The society has a number ofawards for which people can benominated and they are a nice way ofrecognizing someone for a job well done.We also have two Graduate StudentTravel Awards for students who would likesome help in attending the meeting in

Winnipeg. Ifyou supervisegraduatestudentsplease makesure thatthey areaware of

these awards. They will have to be thesenior author on a poster or presentation.The deadline for submission is April 6th.

This is a reminder to all committee chairsthat annual reports on the activities ofyour committees should be submitted tothe Newsletter for publication prior to theAGM in Winnipeg. It is a good time totake a look at your committee’s mandateand make sure it is still relevant and thatyou are making progress.

I am looking forward to the AnnualGeneral Meeting to be held at the DeltaWinnipeg Hotel June 22-25. They havesome exciting things planned withworkshops on seed pathology, andpractical handling of root diseases,symposiums on signaling in plant andpathogen interactions and root rotcomplex pathogens and a graduatestudent activity. I hope everyone will putthe meeting into their calendar andanyone with students please bring them


to the meeting. This is where they startmaking the contacts that will last themthroughout their career. I would like tosee us have a very exciting competitionfor the best student paper and posterawards.

I hope everyone has a good spring and Iam looking forward to a large turnout atthe AGM in Winnipeg.

Comme je me rendais au travail cematin, par -36 ºC, j’éprouvais quelquedifficulté à réaliser que le printemps està nos portes. Par ailleurs, les joursrallongent et nos plans en ce qui a traitau travail à faire sur le terrain cet étésont bien amorcés. Je suis convaincuque, tout comme moi, la plupart d’entrevous sont tellement occupés à mettre latouche finale à leurs rapports de l’annéedernière, tout en planifiant la recherchede l’été qui s’en vient, que la simplepensée de s’attaquer à de nouvellestâches semble déconcertante.Néanmoins, je vous saurais tous gréd’envisager de vous investir davantagedans la Société canadienne dephytopathologie (SCP), que ce soit auniveau régional ou national, et ce, pourles bénéfices que cela procure, toutsimplement. D’une part, toutes les« connaissances non techniques » quevous acquerrez et que les employeursapprécient feront bonne figure sur votrecurriculum vitæ. Par ailleurs, c’estagréable : vous rencontrez de nouvellespersonnes intéressantes et vous avezl’occasion d’approfondir les relations quevous avez déjà établies. D’autre part,votre participation contribue àl’amélioration de vos compétences degestionnaire. En ce qui me concerne, j’aibeaucoup appris sur la planificationstratégique à titre de membre du comitéde Ron Howard. C’est également uneexcellente façon de développer votre

réseau de contacts. J’ai pu vérifierl’importance de ce réseau lorsque je mesuis mis à faire de plus en plus derecherche dans le domaine de laphytopathologie : il m’a effectivementpermis d’obtenir des cultures d’agentspathogènes ainsi que des conseilsrelativement à certaines techniques, et ce,de chercheurs partout au pays.Finalement, pour calquer DavidLetterman, la principale raison qui vouspoussera à vous investir dans la SCP estque c’est notre Société et que sonévolution ne dépend que de nosaspirations. Alors, quand quelqu’un vousdemandera de vous engager,bénévolement, à participer à un comité ouà siéger au conseil, pensez-ysérieusement.

Lakhdar Lamari est une de ces personnesqui s’est impliquée dans notre Société etqui a grandement contribué à sonenrichissement. Il a été l’éditeur de notresite Web pendant plusieurs années et l’amis à jour. Lakhdar a décidé de passer leflambeau à un autre et je tiens à leremercier de la part de tous les membresde la SCP pour l’excellent travail qu’il aaccompli ainsi que pour l’enthousiasmequ’il a manifesté. C’est Fouad Daayf quiassure l’intérim jusqu’à ce que noustrouvions un remplaçant à Lakhdar commenouvel éditeur du site. Kelly Turkington,un autre membre dévoué qui rédige lebulletin de la Société depuis 2003, adécidé également de se retirer. Noussommes par conséquent à la recherche dequelqu’un qui serait prêt à le remplacer.Je remercie Kelly d’avoir assuré laréalisation de cette excellente publication,à temps, depuis cinq ans. Toute personnequi serait intéressée par l’un ou l’autre deces postes n’a qu’à me joindre à l’adressesuivante : [email protected].

J’encourage tous les membres à veiller aurenouvellement de leur adhésion. Je saisque c’est facile à oublier, il arrive même àcertains membres de notre conseil d’êtreen retard. Khalid excelle en ce qui a trait


<<Je vous souhaite à tous un excellentprintemps et j’espère que vous viendrezen grand nombre à la réunion générale

annuelle de Winnipeg.>>

à l’envoi de notes de rappel, mais nouspourrions tous lui faciliter la tâche en luifaisant parvenir nos cotisations. Plusieursde nos collègues qui ne sont pas desphytopathologistes travaillent sur desprojets en collaboration avec desphytopathologistes, et j’espère que tout unchacun encouragera ces collaborateurs àadhérer à la Société. C’est une façon bonmarché de développer son réseau decontacts et, possiblement, de dénicher denouveaux et fascinants projets derecherche.Personnellement,je m’apprête àpoursuivre letravail de JimMenzies en cequi a trait àconvaincredes sociétésde devenirmembres bienfaiteurs. Vous trouverez lesnoms des membres bienfaiteurs actuelssur le site Web de la SCP. Jetez-y un coupd’œil et, si vous pensez à certainessociétés qui seraient susceptibles dedevenir membres bienfaiteurs, s’il vousplaît, envoyez-moi un courriel à l’adresseindiquée précédemment en spécifiant lenom de la ou des sociétés et, si possible,celui d’une personne à contacter au seinde ces dernières afin que je puisse établirun contact.

Le temps est également venu de penser àproposer, parmi nos collègues, descandidats qui mériteraient de recevoir undes prix de la SCP. La Société a un certainnombre de prix à décerner pour lesquelsles gens peuvent être proposés, prix quisoulignent de façon sympathique le travailbien fait. Nous décernons également deuxallocations de voyage aux étudiantsdiplômés qui désireraient obtenir un peud’aide pour assister à la réunion généralequi se tiendra cette année à Winnipeg. Sivous supervisez des étudiants diplômés,s’il vous plaît assurez-vous qu’ils sont aucourant de ces allocations. Les candidatsdevront figurer à titre d’auteurs

principaux d’une affiche ou d’unecommunication. La date butoir poursoumettre les candidatures est le 6 avril.

Je profite de l’occasion pour rappeler àtous les présidents de comités que vosrapports d’activité doivent être transmisau bulletin afin que celui-ci soit publiéavant la réunion générale annuelle deWinnipeg. Cela constitue une excellenteoccasion de réviser votre mandat, de vousassurer qu’il est toujours pertinent et que

vousprogressez.

C’est avecimpatiencequej’attends laréuniongénéraleannuelle

qui cette année se tiendra à l’hôtel Deltade Winnipeg, du 22 au 25 juin. Le comitéorganisateur a planifié des activités desplus intéressantes, dont des atelierstraitant de la pathologie des semences etde la gestion pratique des maladiesracinaires; des symposiums sur lasignalisation relative aux interactionsplantes-agents pathogènes et sur lecomplexe pathogène du pourridié; ainsiqu’une activité s’adressant aux étudiantsdiplômés. J’espère que tous inscriront laréunion dans leur agenda et que ceux quiont des étudiants sous leur responsabilitéles amèneront. C’est là qu’ils établissentles premiers contacts qui leur serontutiles tout au long de leur carrière.J’aimerais que l’on assiste à unecompétition captivante quant au concoursdes meilleures affiches etcommunications présentées par desétudiants.

Je vous souhaite à tous un excellentprintemps et j’espère que vous viendrez engrand nombre à la réunion généraleannuelle de Winnipeg.


Regional Meetings

Manitoba CPS regional Meeting minutesDecember 04, 2008

The 2008 Manitoba Regional Meeting ofthe Canadian Phytopathological Societywas held on the 4th of December at theCereal Research Centre (Agriculture andAgri-Food Canada), Winnipeg Manitoba.Twenty-three people attended the event.

Registration started at 8:30 am, withcoffee and donuts. Disease updates werepresented starting at 9:00 am, by Drs.Tom Fetch, Brent McCallum, Jim Menzies,Randy Clear, Andy Tekauz, Steve Haber,and Khalid Rashid. These covereddifferent cereals diseases including stemand leaf rusts, smuts, Fusarium HeadBlight, and viral diseases. Dr. Rashidcovered different diseases on sunflowerand flax.

Student presentations consisted of twotalks: “Interplay of Plant DefenseSignaling Pathways” authored by HollyTaylor and Fouad Daayf, and “DefenseSignaling Pathways Activated by Verticilliumdahliae in Helianthus annuus” authored byZhen Yao and Fouad Daayf.

After the morning coffee break, fivepresentations were made by scientists asfollows: (1) Update on recent changes tothe national Fusarium graminearumpopulation by R. Clear; (2) Prequel tobreeding for resistance to fusarium headblight of oat for western Canada:assessing disease impact andcharacteristics by A. Tekauz, J.W. MitchellFetch, B.G. Rossnagel, and M.E. Savard;(3) Sunflower Rust epidemic in 2008 andupdate on prevalent races, by K.Y. Rashid;(4) Stem rust: A wheat killer of globalproportions by T. Fetch Jr.; and (5) Usingvariations in response to infection withwheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) toidentify resistance to fusarium head blight

(FHB) in germplasm consideredsusceptible by S. Haber, J. Gilbert and S.Golkari.

After lunch, which was served onsite, theparticipating students were presentedwith awards. Holly Taylor (supervisor: F.Daayf) won the runner-up place and ZhenYao (supervisors: F. Daayf and K. Rashid)won the first place.

A short business meeting followed at 1:45pm. Dr. J. Menzies presented an updatefrom the CPS board, as well as from thelocal arrangement committee of the 2009CPS meeting to be held in Winnipeg June22-25. Support for foreign scientist andthe content of the regional website werethe two other items discussed. Themeeting was adjourned at 2:00 pm.

Special thanks to the Cereal ResearchCentre for allowing the access to themeeting facilities, Drs. Jim Menzies andTom Fetch for room and audiovisualarrangements, Mr. Lorne Adam and Dr. A.El Hadrami for helping with theregistration, food and coffee preparation,and to the CPS for their annualcontribution.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Fouad DaayfCPS MB Regional Representative


Committee and OtherReports

Financial Advisory Committee Report

June 2008

Members present: Bruce Gossen (Chair),Jim Menzies, Mary Leggett, RichardBèlanger, Sarah Hambleton, PaulHildebrand, Ron Howard

Regrets: Rona Sturrock, Zamir Punja

The Financial Advisory Committee (FAC)met on June 14 in Charlottetown, PEI toreview the financial statements for CPS,the implementation of the strategic plan,and the budget forecasts taking intoconsideration the strategic plan.

1) Budget and Forecast

At every meeting and conference call in2007-2008, the CPS Executive Boarddiscussed ways to deal with the budgetdeficits that have battered the society inrecent years. In 2007, membership feeswere increased and CPS News was movedon-line to reduce costs. In 2008, pagecharges were implemented for CPDS tomake it self-supporting, page chargeswere increased for CJPP, and the CPSDirectory was moved on-line to reducecosts. However, there is still a budgetdeficit predicted for each year unlessfurther changes are made (see summaryof financial statement and forecast,below). In the past, the proceeds of annualmeetings and sales of our books havehelped to balance the society’s expenses.The FAC recommends increasingmembership fees, reassessing ourapproach to publishing CJPP to ensurethat it becomes a steady source of incomefor the society, and structuring annualmeetings to ensure that they make aprofit for the society. Moreover, the Boardwill need to critically evaluate the

business plan for publication of books. Thecurrent plan is to publish (hard-copy or on-line) several books within the next fiveyears, including a reprinting of Disease ofField Crops in Canada, an on-line edition ofPlant Pathology in Canada, and the first bookin a series that will replace Diseases andPests of Vegetable Crops in Canada (agreenhouse crop volume). Each of theseitems will be of long-term value to thesociety, but will place substantial stresseson cash-flow in the short term. Theattached forecast takes these publicationsinto consideration.

2) Strategic Plan 2006-2011

The FAC reviewed progress made on goalsin the second year of the Strategic Plan,and a summary of the review is availableas Annex 2 of the strategic plan (seehttp://www.cps-scp.ca/members.htm).Overall, 43 goals have been achieved, 14were in progress, and there were 22 goalssuggested by the Strategic PlanningCommittee that had not been addressedor where the Board has decided that noaction will be taken. The major activitieshave been to improve the website to makeit even more useful for communicationwithin the society, increase support forregional groups, revitalize severalimportant committees, and to reach out toindustry, technical assistants andgraduate students and get them moreinvolved in the society. The FACcommends the Strategic PlanningCommittee (led by Ron Howard) fordeveloping the plan, and the CPS Board forthe progress that has already been madetowards achieving these goals.


CPS Budget - 5 year forecast

Revenues 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

General Operations Actual Actual Budget Actual Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget

Membership Dues (Sum of Dues) 13,542 15,460 16,000 20,282 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 22,000

Interest/Investment Income or loss 4,325 5,132 4,000 -3,488 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000

Profit from Annual Meeting -2,415 6,117 9,000 12,599 1,000 7,000 5,000 3,000 5,000

Subtotal - Revenue (General Operations) 15,452 26,709 29,000 29,393 25,000 31,000 29,000 27,000 30,000

Can. J. Plant Pathol. (CJPP)

Membership Dues 12,955 15,025 15,000 12,845 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000

Subscriptions (multi- users) 29,196 29,170 38,000 13,106 24,000 25,000 26,000 27,000 28,000

Page charges, reprints & abstracts 43,610 55,132 70,000 62,137 65,000 66,000 67,000 67,000 67,000

Subtotal - Revenue (CJPP) 85,761 99,327 123,000 88,088 102,000 104,000 106,000 107,000 108,000

Information Products

MGCC (DFCC French) 0 2,744 5,000 830 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

DFCC Sales 3rd Edition - English 45,876 11,523 7,000 10,566 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000

CPDS - Page charges 0 0 0 0 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500

DPVCC/MRCLC 1,453 1,161 1,000 134 500 500 0 0 0

Plant Pathology in Canada 1,500 0 0 0 0 2,000 500 500 500

DPVCC revision 0 0 0 0 0 0 15,000 10,000 15,000

Subtotal - Revenue (Information Products) 48,829 15,428 13,000 11,530 9,000 11,000 24,000 19,000 24,000

Grand Total - Revenues 150,042 141,464 165,000 129,011 136,000 146,000 159,000 153,000 162,000

Expenditures

General Operations (GO)

Regional meetings 755 1,602 2,500 750 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500

Awards - minting and framing 1,115 1,750 1,000 1,177 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500

Professional Services (auditors) 8,271 11,827 10,000 9,746 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000

Society Newsletter (CPS News) 4,298 2,780 2,500 1,712 800 800 800 800 800

Travel 7,747 7,712 7,000 3,451 6,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000

General/Miscellaneous 19,273 18,085 16,400 12,969 14,700 11,200 10,700 10,700 10,700

GO Subtotal - Expenditures 42,050 43,756 42,300 34,372 34,700 32,200 31,700 31,700 31,700

GO Subtotal - Revenues 15,452 26,709 29,000 29,393 25,000 31,000 29,000 27,000 30,000

GO Net -26,598 -17,047 -13,300 -4,979 -9,700 -1,200 -2,700 -4,700 -1,700

Can. J. Plant Pathol.

Printing, Mailing, Reprints 108,651 170,926 113,000 92,241 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000

Salaries, Translation, Office Costs 10,850 9,580 12,000 9,590 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

CJPP Subtotal - Expenditures 119,501 180,506 125,000 101,831 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000 105,000

CJPP Subtotal - Revenue 85,761 99,327 123,000 88,088 102,000 104,000 106,000 107,000 108,000

CJPP - Net (R - E) -33,740 -81,179 -2,000 -13,743 -3,000 -1,000 1,000 2,000 3,000

Information Products (print & marketl)

MGCC (DFCC - French) 29,476 519 500 94 100 100 100 100 100

DFCC 3rd ed. 1,815 2,725 2,500 1,185 1,600 36,600 1,600 1,600 1,600

DPVCC/MRCLC 443 379 500 0 0 0 0 0 0

Plant Pathology in Canada 0 0 0 0 1,000 3,000 0 0 0

DPVCC revision 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 21,000 2,000 22,000

IP Subtotal - Expenditures 31,734 4,407 4,500 3,630 4,200 42,700 24,200 5,200 25,200

IP Subtotal - Revenues 48,829 15,428 13,000 11,530 9,000 11,000 24,000 19,000 24,000

IP Subtotal Net (R-E) 14,968 11,021 8,500 7,900 4,800 -31,700 -200 13,800 -1,200

Grand Total - Expenditures 195,412 228,669 171,800 139,834 143,900 179,900 160,900 141,900 161,900

Grand Total - Revenues 150,042 141,464 165,000 134,432 136,000 146,000 159,000 153,000 162,000

Grand Net (R - E) -45,370 -87,205 -6,800 -5,402 -7,900 -33,900 -1,900 11,100 100


Plant Canada Update

The next Plant Canada meeting istentatively scheduled for July 18-22, 2011at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, NS.The meeting will be co-hosted by theCanadian Society of Agronomy and theCanadian Society for HorticulturalScience. The CPS representatives on thelocal arrangements committee are PaulHildebrand and Gordon Braun.

Between meetings, activities for PlantCanada generally occur at a slow pace.One issue that stimulated intensediscussion was a suggestion to change theformula for sharing losses that arise at aPlant Canada meeting. For the smallsocieties that make up Plant Canada,sharing profits is easy compared tosharing losses. In the end, the PlantCanada Board opted for the status quo –profits and losses will be divided amongthe societies that make up Plant Canadabased on the number of members of eachsociety that attend the meeting. However,the Executive Board is working to ensurethat Plant Canada has a contingency fundto cover small losses, and that the LACsare given the resources and support toensure that losses do not occur. Inaddition, one organization that works withPlant Canada has gone throughinteresting changes recently. TheCanadian Federation of BiologicalSocieties recently closed its doors due to alack of funds. Plant Canada has decidednot to be part of proposed attempts torevive this organization, but the CPS andother societies are free to participate ifthey wish.

Bruce Gossen and Jim MenziesCPS representatives to Plant Canada

Report to the Executive Board of theCanadian Phytopathological Society

From the Journal Publication Committee

Re: A review of the options available tothe CPS for the publication of theCanadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Committee members: James Menzies(Chair), Zamir Punja (Editor-in-chief,CJPP), Richard Bélanger, SarahHambleton, André Levesque.

Background:

The Canadian Journal of Plant Pathologyhas been published in collaboration withNRC research press since 1999. Thecurrent contract will expire in December,2009. Dr. Punja received a proposal fromTaylor and Francis Group (TF) forpublication of CJPP in the fall of 2007. Theproposal was very different from thecurrent contract the CPS has with theNRC research press, and indicated anumber of ways in which the journal andthe finances of the journal could beimproved. Taylor and Francis Group wasvery interested in becoming a partner withthe CPS for publishing CJPP, and hoped tostart in January 2009.

The ad hoc Journal publication committeewas established June, 2009, at theoutgoing board meeting of the CPSexecutive in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Itsmandate was to solicit proposals fromdifferent organizations for publication ofthe CJPP, and along with the Taylor andFrancis Group proposal, make arecommendation to the executive board onthe future publication partner of the CJPP.Jim Menzies was appointed chair, as pastpresident of the executive board, and thefollowing were asked to serve on thecommittee; Zamir Punja, as Editor-in-


Chief, CJPP, Richard Bélanger asPresident Elect, Sarah Hambleton, astreasurer of the CPS, and André Levesque,as a member at large.

The committee developed a solicitationletter to be sent to perspective publishers(Appendix A), with a list of items to beaddressed in each proposal. Proposalswere invited from NRC research press,Springer Publishing Company (Springer)and Elsevier.

Comparison of Proposals:

Notification of interest and proposals werereceived from NRC Research Press andSpringer, as well as the proposal from TF.Elsevier responded by indicating nointerest in developing a proposal. Zamirdeveloped a comparisons table for thethree proposals, as well as our currentNRC contract (see Appendix B).

Current contract:

We have been publishing in partnershipwith the NRC since 1999. In general, thiscontract has served CJPP and CPS well.Our journal has increased in impactfactor, and is an attractive journal. Therehave been a few problems with the NRC,but in general, their service in thepublishing arena has been good. Theirmarketing is poor, however, and it is likelythat our impact factor has risen as high asit is going to go as long as we publish withNRC. CJPP is also not making any moneyfor the CPS, and NRC has done little tohelp overcome this problem.

NRC Proposal:

The new NRC proposal is very similar tothe current contract. It is essentially a feefor service operation. This means thatCJPP is ours to do with as we please, butany improvements must come from thesociety. They mentioned access toelectronic submission software (Osprey)through NRC, which would be useful. At

one point they mention that the use ofOsprey would be free, but later on in theproposal, they mention fees for usingOsprey. They are the only group thatsupply technical editing (at cost). We didnot see any improvements in themarketing of CJPP in the NRC proposal. Inthe current contract, marketing of CJPP ismentioned, but in reality, we do not seeany marketing of the journal happening.Recently, it has been announced that NRCpress will become a not-for-profit corporateentity over the next year. One cannotforesee what this will mean as far aschanges at NRC press, but certainly,changes are likely to happen.

The TF and Springer proposals are verysimilar.

Taylor and Francis:

The proposed contract is for 7 years. Thisproposal would likely move the journaltowards making money for CPS. Therewould be a signing bonus of $30,000.00, aswell as $8,000.00 per year for the editor’soffice (we currently pay $6,500.00 peryear), $2,000.00 per year for editorialboard meetings, and $1,000.00 per year asan award (likely becoming known as theTF award) for the best student paper. Theywould also take care of any copy-editing,printing, binding, mailing, distribution andstorage of journal costs (currently costCPS about $25K per issue), with anylosses covered by TF. Any overprints areproperty of TF. Authors would receive 50free reprints, a PDF file and a free issueof the journal. Members would receive ahard copy of the journal as well aselectronic access, with the rate frozen forthe first 3 years. There would be 16 free,colour pages/year in the journal, afterwhich we must charge for the colourpages. We would have access to theironline manuscript submission (ManuscriptCentral) at no cost. We would also haveone journal provided to members from TFinventory. Page charges are up to us, and


we keep the money. CJPP hosted on theirwebsite. TF would like to sell back copiesof the journal, but are open to open accessto the journal after 5 years. TF have noissue with French manuscripts orpublishing meeting abstracts. TF will pay aminimum of $15,000.00 per year formultisubscription sales, with more if salesare good. They would increase multi-usesubscriber fees to $300.00 per year. Thereis no technical editing, but perhaps weuse the page charges to pay for Technicalediting. There will be some advertising inthe journal, but generally the advertisingis science related and in good taste. Inthe sample journals TF sent us, there wasvery little advertising. TF want the pagenumbers to increase.

Generally, the committee thought thiswas a very good proposal.

Springer:

The proposed contract is for 10 years.This proposal would also likely move thejournal towards making money for theCPS. There would be a signing bonus of$30K, paid over 18 months, as well as $8Kper year for the editor’s office. They wouldalso take care of any copy-editing,printing, binding, mailing, distribution andstorage of journal costs (currently costCPS about $25K per issue), with anylosses covered by Springer. Any overprintsare property of Springer. Authors wouldreceive 25 free reprints. Members wouldreceive the journal electronically; hardcopies would cost $45.00 plus shipping andhandling (Springer did not appear keen onhard copies of the journal). Rates would befrozen for the first three years. Memberswould also have access to other Springerjournals, but we aren’t completely surewhat that means. There would be 16 freecolour pages/year in the journal, afterwhich we must charge for the colourpages. We would have access to theironline manuscript submission at no cost.Page charges are up to us, and we keep

the money. CJPP hosted on their website.Springer would like to sell back copies ofthe journal. French is not an issue in thejournal. No details given on publishingmeeting abstracts. Springer will pay$15,000.00 per year for multisubscriptionsales, less any discounts offered fromSpringer. They would increase multi-usesubscriber fees to $300.00 per year. Thereis no technical editing, but perhaps weuse the page charges to pay for Technicalediting. There will be some advertising inthe journal, but generally the advertisingis science related and in good taste.

Generally, the committee thought thatthis was a good proposal.

Recommendations:

1) The committee recommendspursuing a publishing contract withTaylor and Francis Group. Althoughthe TF and Springer proposals arevery similar, the committee felt thatmany members prefer to receivehard copies of the journal. The TFproposal was superior to theSpringer proposal in this regard.The committee also felt that a 10year contract was too long andfavoured the seven year contract ofTF. TF also appears to be the moreadvantageous proposal to CPS on afinancial basis. The NRC proposalwas inferior to TF and Springer, andpossible major changes at NRC asthey move towards becoming a not-for-profit corporate entity may be aconcern. It is also hoped that acontract with companies such as TFand Springer will raise the impactfactor and profile of CJPP.

2) The committee felt that before anycontract is signed, the CPS shouldhave a lawyer review the contracton behalf of the CPS.

3) The CPS should also pursue anoption for open access PDF’s (to bepaid by authors who want this


Awards

CPS Awards Nominations due by April 6,2009

Please take time to consider and discusswith your CPS colleagues worthycandidates for the awards listed below.Awards will be presented at the CPSAnnual Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Change of By-law

Notice of Motion

The governing Board of the CPS wishes tobring forward a motion at the AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Society to be heldin Winnipeg, Manitoba in June 2009, toapprove the following amendments of CPSBy-Laws V and IX.

V. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, CANADIANJOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

General Responsibilities

9. The Editor-in-Chief shall be required toattend and participate in all meetings ofthe Governing Board as a non-votingmember.

IX. AWARDS

Current By Law

8. Graduate Student Travel Award

a) The award is intended to provideoutstanding graduate students in plantpathology funds to attend an AnnualGeneral Meeting and present an abstractof their research work.b) there shall be a maximum of 2 awardspresented annually, depending on theavailability of suitable applicants, eachvalued at $500.

c) The student must be enrolled in aMaster’s level or Doctorate level programin any area of plant pathology.d) The selected awardees do not have tobe CPS members at the time the award isgiven.

Proposed change

8. Graduate Student Travel Award

a) The award is intended to providefinancial assistance to outstandingstudents to attend and present theirresearch at a CPS Annual GeneralMeeting.b) The student must be the senior authoron the presentation of this research workc) The number of awards presentedannually shall depend on the income fromthe trust fund account and availability ofsuitable applicants, with at least oneaward presented each year.d) The student must be enrolled in aMaster or Doctorate level program in anarea related to plant pathology.e) The awardee(s) does not have to be aCPS member at the time that the award isgiven.

AWARDS TRUST FUND

All cash awards will be a fixed amount.This amount shall be set by the Board; itmay be adjusted at intervals and inaccordance with the prestigious nature ofthe award.

option) with whoever they decide topartner with in publishing CJPP.

Respectfully submitted

Jim Menzies (Chair)For the Journal Publications Committee(Zamir Punja, Richard Bélanger, SarahHambleton, André Levesque).


Nominations must be received by the CPSAwards Committee Chairperson by April ,2009. Nominations can be sent to SabineBanniza, CPS Awards Committee Chair [email protected]

There are several types of awardssponsored by CPS. These Awardsrepresent an important means ofacknowledging the contributions of ourmembers to our society, to the science ofplant pathology and to the community inwhich we live.

1. Honorary MemberThe nominee can be any person who hasrendered eminent service to plantpathology and shall normally not be amember of the Society.

2. FellowNominees shall be regular members of theSociety who have rendered outstandingservice to the Society and to theprofession of plant pathology.

3. Award for Outstanding ResearchThis award is intended to recognizeoutstanding research in plant pathology inCanada. As the Society’s most prestigiousaward, consideration is given to researchinvolving new concepts, the discovery ofnew phenomena, or principles in plantpathology or novel application of existingprinciples.

4. Outstanding Young Scientist AwardThe award is intended to recognize thecontribution of a junior scientist, judged tohave had a major impact on plantpathology in Canada.

5. Graduate Student Travel AwardThe purpose of this award is to providereimbursement to selected graduatestudents to attend the Annual Meeting ofthe CPS. Two travel awards are presentedannually by the CPS, each for a value of$500 per student.

Prem D. Kharbanda, Ph.D.Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame

On September 26, 2008, Dr. PremKharbanda was inducted into the AlbertaAgriculture Hall of Fame for hisdistinguished services to the Province ofAlberta and Canada. Every two years,Alberta’s Agriculture Hall of Famerecognizes up to three individuals whoseleadership, innovation and businesspractices have made significantcontribution to Alberta’s Agriculture andAgri-food Industry. Induction into the Hallof Fame is the highest honour granted byAlberta Agriculture and RuralDevelopment.

Dr. Kharbanda has been an outstandingcontributor to the field of plant pathologyfor over 37 years, excelling in his researchon economically important diseases on avariety of crops.

Dr. Kharbanda graduated from theUniversity of Illinois in 1971 where heearned his Ph.D. under the guidance ofDr. J.B. Sinclair. He obtained an M.Sc. inPlant Pathology under the supervision ofDr. Y.L. Nene at the G.B. Pant Universityof Agriculture, Pant Nagar, (Nainital),India. He joined the Alberta ResearchCouncil (ARC) in 1979 where he retired as

6. Achievements in Plant DiseaseManagementThe award is intended to recognize thecontributions by industry, or not-for-profitagencies, for innovative research,development of products and technologies,and/or transfer of information for thebenefit of disease management in Canada.

A full description of each award, criteriaand guidelines on nominating a colleaguefor a CPS Award or for students to applyfor the Graduate Student Travel Awardcan be found on the CPS Website at http://www.cps-scp.ca/awards.htm


a Senior Research Scientist on March 31,2008.

Dr. Kharbanda started his career as aresearch associate with Dr. ClaudeBernier at the University of Manitoba,Winnipeg, in 1973 where he worked onseed and soil-borne diseases of fababeansand reported on management of a newpowdery mildew, Microsphaera maculansvar. ludens, and Ascochyta blight onfababeans.

In 1983, Dr. Kharbanda discoveredblackleg disease on canola in Alberta.Since then, he has been instrumental inpreventing the spread of blackleg diseasein Alberta, using innovative strategies thatinvolved a combination of cultural,chemical and biological methods, diseasemonitoring, seed testing, producereducation and awareness as well astechnology development.

As part of the AlbertaBlackleg ResponseCommittee, he made asignificant contribution togetting the virulent strain ofthe blackleg fungus,Leptosphaeria maculans,named as a pest under theAlberta Agricultural PestsAct in 1984. This allowedthe use of legislativeauthority by agriculturalfieldmen in enforcing theimplementation of thedisease control measures.

It’s estimated his effortsfighting blackleg alonesaved producers over $400million between 1983 and1999 in Alberta and alongwith the combined efforts offellow plant pathologistsacross the prairie region,and both public and privatesector breeding programs

prevented total annihilation of theCanadian canola industry. In 2007, a teamof British and Chinese scientists used Dr.Kharbanda’s data to highlight the threatto Chinese agriculture from blackleg.

In 2000, he was awarded the prestigiousAVAC/ASTech Innovations in AgriculturalScience prize by the Alberta Science andTechnology Leadership Awards Foundationin recognition of his outstandingachievements towards the prevention ofblackleg of canola.

He has also been very active in his workwith the province’s greenhouse industry.In 1979-81 he concluded the first in-depthstudy of the epidemiology of the fungaldiseases in greenhouse cucumbers. Herecently identified a new fungus, Fusariumlactis, on greenhouse peppers.

As leader of the crop disease biocontrolprogram at the Alberta Research Councilsince 1994, he discovered and patented

Dr. Prem Kharbanda (m) and his wife Devi (l) Receivingthe Hall of Fame Plaque from the Honorable George

Groeneveld (r), Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment, Government of Alberta


Commémoration du centenaireSociété de protection des plantes du

QuébecPrix ExcellencePrix Hommage

HommagesLe mercredi 19 novembre 2008

Musée national des beaux-arts duQuébec

Hommage René-PomerleauPionnier et Force vive en pathologieforestière et moléculaireLouis Bernier, Richard Hamelin et AndréLévesque

Louis Bernier

« Dr. Bernier is an inspiration for new andestablished forest pathologists alike and isone of the most visible and recognized

forest pathologists in Canada. » Sociétécanadienne de phytopathologie (2002)

Louis Bernier est bachelier en sciencesforestières de l’Université Laval. Il obtientpar la suite des diplômes de maîtrise et dedoctorat de l’Université de Toronto où il sespécialise en pathologie forestière. Aprèsun stage postdoctoral en biologiemoléculaire à l’Université de Bath(Angleterre), il revient au Québec où ilentreprend, en 1990, sa carrière deprofesseur à l’Université Laval. Il metrapidement en place un programme derecherche en pathologie forestière. Ceprogramme fait une large place àl’utilisation des techniques génétiques etmoléculaires, jusque-là encore très peuutilisées par les pathologistes forestiers.L’étude des champignons responsables dela maladie hollandaise de l’orme, que leDr Bernier avait entreprise lorsqu’ilétudiait à Toronto, deviendra et demeureencore aujourd’hui un thème derecherche privilégié. Les travaux exécutésinitialement à l’aide d’approchesgénétiques ponctuelles ont depuis évoluévers des approches à grande échellepermettant une analyse plus globale dugénome. En parallèle, le Dr Berniers’intéresse à l’étude des populations dechampignons phytopathogènes, audéveloppement de moyens de luttebiologique, ainsi qu’à la biotechnologie deschampignons. Au fil des ans, le Dr Berniera dirigé ou codirigé 15 étudiants à lamaîtrise, 12 doctorants et quatrepostdoctorants dans ces domaines. Il a enoutre développé des collaborationsfructueuses avec plusieurs collègues auQuébec, au Canada et ailleurs dans lemonde. Il est l’auteur ou le co-auteur deprès de nombreux articles de recherchedans des revues internationales et estrégulièrement invité à présenter desconférences à l’étranger. Le professeurBernier a été rédacteur associé à la revuePhytoprotection de 1996 à 2002 ets’acquitte d’une tâche similaire à la Revuecanadienne de recherche forestièredepuis 2000. Il a été président de la

Paenibacillus polymyxa PKPB1, a biocontrolbacterium for use against several plantdiseases and fairy rings in lawns.

He has authored over 250 publicationsincluding scientific research papers,manuals, book chapters, research reportsand newspaper articles. His manual,entitled Blackleg of Canola in Alberta:Investigations on Biology, Epidemiology andManagement, is a well-used reference forscientists and the canola industry.

Dr. Kharbanda has been a CPS membersince 1974. He was also the President ofthe Plant Pathology Society of Alberta(PPSA) in 1986-87 and for his dedicatedservices, was granted Honrary lifemembership in PPSA in November 2008.He was appointed as Scientist Emeritus atthe Alberta Research Council upon hisretirement in April 2008.


Société de protection des plantes duQuébec (SPPQ) en 1997-98 et a dirigé leCentre de recherche en biologie forestière(CRBF) de 2001 à 2003. Il est co-directeurdu Réseau Ligniculture Québec depuis2001. Il a en outre été impliqué dans lagestion du 24 Réseau Biocontrôle, de 2001à 2006. Il a été récipiendaire, en 2002, duPrix Gordon J. Green décerné par laSociété canadienne de phytopathologie àun jeune chercheur émérite. Désormais«jeune quinquagénaire», le professeurBernier est toujours enthousiasmé par larecherche en milieu universitaire et parla formation de la relève scientifique enpathologie forestière.

Richard Hamelin

Richard Hamelin a obtenu unbaccalauréat en agronomie de l’UniversitéMcGill et une maîtrise de l’UniversitéSimon Fraser (Vancouver) dans leprogramme Pest Management. Il complètepar la suite un doctorat en phytopathologieà l’Université du Kentucky et poursuitcomme chercheur post-doctoral au Servicedes forêts du United States Department ofAgriculture au Mississippi, puis àl’Université Laval à Québec. En 1992, ildécroche un poste de chercheur enphytopathologie au Centre de foresteriedes Laurentides du Service canadien desforêts (SCF) à Québec. Professeur associéà la Faculté de foresterie et degéomatique de l’Université Laval et à laFaculty of Forestry de l’Université deColombie-Britannique, il a dirigé et co-dirigé plusieurs étudiants à la maîtrise etau doctorat. Le Dr Hamelin a été un despremiers chercheurs au Québec à utiliserdes outils moléculaires pour étudier labiologie et l’épidémiologie d’agentspathogènes des forêts. Il a ainsi contribuéà développer le domaine de l’épidémiologiemoléculaire. Ses travaux portent entreautres sur l’identification et lacaractérisation de gènes de pathogénicitéet de reconnaissance des hôtes.L’acquisition de telles connaissances

permet d’améliorer le suivi et la prévisionde la migration de ces agents pathogèneset aide à la prise de décision. Il est auteurde nombreux articles scientifiques,chapitres de livres et a été conférencierinvité à plusieurs occasions. Le DrHamelin a été président de la Société(1998-1999) et de la Société canadiennede phytopathologie, et rédacteur associéde la Revue canadienne de rechercheforestière. Il est présentement directeurde la section pathologie forestière de laRevue canadienne de phytopathologie, demême que rédacteur principal dePhytopathology. Il a également participé àplusieurs comités, dont le comité desélection des subventions du CRSNG, lescomités d’évaluation d’unités derecherche de l’Institut national de larecherche agronomique de Nancy et duCentre de Recherche en Agriculture etDéveloppement de Montpellier. Il faitprésentement partie du comité consultatifde Genome British Columbia enforesterie. On lui a décerné le Prix dereconnaissance de l’Agence canadienned’inspection des aliments, la 25 Prime aumérite du SCF et le Prix RNCan deRessources naturelles Canada pour lacréativité et l’innovation.

André Lévesque

« Dr. C. André Lévesque is one of the mostsuccessful and influential young plantpathologists in Canada today ... hasbecome a world authority on themolecular taxonomy and diagnostics ofPythium. »Société canadienne de phytopathologie(1999)

André Lévesque détient un baccalauréaten agronomie de l’Université McGill, unemaîtrise professionnelle en lutte intégréede l’université Simon Fraser de laColombie-Britannique, ainsi qu’undoctorat à cette même université. En1993, le Dr Lévesque a été engagé àAgriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada


(AAC). Il a occupé un poste de chercheuren phytopathologie au Centre derecherches agroalimentaires du Pacifiqueen Colombie- Britannique, d’abord à lastation de Vancouver puis à la station deSummerland. En l’an 2000, il s’estrapproché du Québec en rejoignantl’équipe de biosystématique du Centre derecherches de l’Est sur les céréales et lesoléagineux à Ottawa, comme spécialistedes champignons produisant des zoospores(Oomycètes et Chytridiomycètes). Sontravail de recherche au doctorat a mené àdes publications qui sont encoreaujourd’hui et plus que jamais desréférences importantes pour les étudesd’impact du glyphosate sur les maladiesracinaires et la flore fongique du sol.Mentionnons qu’il utilisait déjà à cemoment-là (fin des années 80) diversestechniques d’ADN recombinant pourétudier les populations de Pythium. Dansle cadre de ses emplois, il développa lepremier système de détection par biopucesen phytopathologie et en mycologie,approche qui a été adaptée par la suitepour la bactériologie, la nématologie et lavirologie et qui est maintenant utiliséecommercialement au Canada et enEurope. Il a publié une phylogéniecomplète des espèces de Pythium qui estdevenue la principale référencemoléculaire pour la taxinomie de ce genreimportant en phytopathologie. Il a été lepremier à développer pour l’écologiemoléculaire une biopuce pour un genrecomplet de champignon, le genre Pythiumqui compte plus de 100 espèces. Le DrLévesque travaille en étroite collaborationavec plusieurs laboratoires au Canada,aux États-Unis et en Europe pourdévelopper de meilleurs outils degénomique et bioinformatique pour ledépistage d’agents phytopathogènes dequarantaine à haut risque, tant enagriculture 26 qu’en foresterie. Il codirigeune initiative nationale pour la créationd’un organisme qui encadrerait, appuieraitet aiderait à développer les principalessouchothèques canadiennes. Le DrLévesque est professeur associé à

l’Université Carleton. Il est l’auteur ou leco-auteur de nombreux articlesscientifiques incluant deux invitationspour l’Annual Review of Phytopathology etprononce régulièrement des conférencessur invitation tant au niveau nationalqu’international. Le Dr Lévesque a étéprésident de la Société canadienne dephytopathologie (SCP) en 2005-2006. Il aorganisé de nombreux colloques dont lecongrès du 75e anniversaire de la SCP en2004. Il a fait partie de nombreux comitésau sein de diverses sociétés scientifiques.Il a été l’un des évaluateurs des dossiersde candidature aux bourses du centenaireet étudiante de la SPPQ en 2008. Le DrLévesque a été honoré à plusieursreprises. Il a reçu, entre autres, le prix dujeune chercheur émérite Gordon J. Greende la SCP en 1999. À l’occasion de lacommémoration de son centenaire (1908-2008), la Société de protection des plantesdu Québec est fière de présenterl’Hommage René-Pomerleau 1 - Pionnieret Force vive en pathologie forestière etmoléculaire - aux chercheurs LouisBernier, Richard Hamelin et AndréLévesque, en gage de sa plus profondegratitude pour leur contributioninestimable au rayonnement de lamycologie, de la pathologie forestière etmoléculaire et de la Société.


Announcements

CANADIAN FORUM FOR BIOLOGICALCONTROLWe need your help!

The Canadian Forum for Biological Control(CFBC) is a national, non-profitorganization with a mandate to study,advance and promote/advocate biologicalcontrol in Canada. To raise the profile ofbiological control within the broaderresearch community, the CFBC sponsorssymposia on biological control each year atnational scientific meetings. You can viewthe program for the 2008 symposium, heldin Charlottetown in June on the web. TheCFBC relies on annual membership duesof $15 to support this activity.If you have an interest in biological control[of arthropods, diseases or weeds] andwould like to become a member of thisnational group, or are already a memberbut have not paid your dues for this year,please contact CFBC secretary JamesCoupland ([email protected]) toobtain a membership/dues payment form.Your dues will directly support the nextbiological control symposium planned forthe Entomological Society of Canadameeting in Winnipeg, October 2009. Seeyou there!

FORUM CANADIEN POUR LA LUTTEBIOLOGIQUENous avons besoin de votre aide!

Le Forum canadien pour la luttebiologique (FCLB) est un organismenational, à but non lucratif, dont lemandat est d’étudier, de faireprogresser, de promouvoir et de défendrela lutte biologique au Canada. Afind’accroître la visibilité de la luttebiologique au sein de la communautéscientifique, le FCLB parraine chaqueannée des symposiums sur la luttebiologique lors de réunions scientifiquesd’envergure nationale. Le programme dusymposium 2008, tenu en juin àCharlottetown, peut être consulté surInternet. Le FCLB finance ce typed’activité à même les cotisationsannuelles de ses membres (soit 15 $ parmembre). Si la lutte biologique[arthropodes, maladies ou plantesnuisibles] vous intéresse et que voussouhaitez devenir membre de ce groupenational, ou si vous êtes déjà membre,mais n’avez pas encore payé votrecotisation cette année, veuillezcommuniquer avec le secrétaire du FCLB,James Coupland ([email protected]),afin d’obtenir un formulaire de cotisation.Cette dernière permettra de financerdirectement le prochain symposium sur lalutte biologique, qui se tiendra lors de laréunion de la Société d’entomologie duCanada, à Winnipeg, en octobre 2009. Enespérant vous y voir!


History of Plant Pathology in Canadanears completion

Since 2004, the Steering Committee ofVerna Higgins, Lu Piening, Bud Platt, DickStace-Smith, Guillemond Ouellette, RoyWhitney, Jack Sutherland, Ron Wall, andDenis Gaudet, have been working veryhard to complete the history of Plant

Pathology in Canada; 1970-2008. In asequel to I.L Conners’ Plant Pathology inCanada, we have assembled and writtenthe histories and reminiscences of over500 plant pathologists who have made asignificant impact on agricultural andforest plant pathology in Canada from1970 to the present. Through apresentation of their professional andpersonal lives, we come to realize that ourcolleagues have not only helped shape the

foundations of plant pathology in Canadaand world-wide, but have also had asignificant impact in shaping the socialfabric of Canadian society. At last the endis in sight. We anticipate that CPSmembers will be able to view the finishedproduct and order their copies during theCPS Meetings in Winnipeg, during June22-25, 2009. These are our stories and all

of you have been involved in writing thishistory! We invite you to join in on theexcitement and anticipation of thecompletion of this project.

Respectfully, Denis Gaudet


Sixth Canadian Workshop on FusariumHead Blight

First announcement (le texte françaissuit)

The 6TH CANADIAN WORKSHOP ONFUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT will take placeat the Marriott Ottawa on November 1-4,2009.

This event provides the opportunity toexchange scientific ideas and progress onFusarium head blight (FHB) research inCanada. An evening reception andregistration will be held on November 1st,followed by speaker and poster sessions onNov. 2-4th.

We invite your participation in theplanning process, and hope that yourschedule will permit attendance. Pleaseview the list of proposed speaker sessionthemes shown below and email us([email protected]) your thoughtsor suggestions of alternate themes fortimely and important topics. We wouldalso greatly appreciate communitynomination of colleagues doing leading-edge and innovative FHB research thatshould be considered for speakers andsession chairs to encourage livelyscientific presentations, discussions anddebate.

Proposed sessions:

1. Plenary session

2. Breeding & Markers

3. Biology of the Disease

4. Toxicology & Safety

5. Disease Management

The registration fee of $300 will include acopy of the Proceedings, an openingreception, three continental breakfasts,two lunches, and a banquet over thecourse of this event. Hotel

accommodations are available at theMarriott Ottawa and a block of rooms hasbeen reserved for workshop attendees.

Please forward this message to those whowould be interested and look for updatedannouncements on the new CanadianWorkshop on Fusarium Head Blight web-site at: http://www.cwfhb.org

Best regards,

Linda Harris,Chair, 6th CWFHB,Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa,ON

Sixième Colloque Canadien sur laFusariose

Première annonce

Le 6ième COLLOQUE SUR LA FUSARIOSEse tiendra au Marriott Ottawa du 1-4Novembre, 2009.

Ce colloque permettra d’échanger desidées à caractère scientifique et sur lesprogrès de la recherche sur la Fusariosede l’épi au Canada.Une réception d’ouverture aura lieu ensoirée, le 1er novembre, suivie de sessionsde présentations et d’affiches du 2 au 4novembre.

« Nous vous invitons à participer à laplanification de cet événement etespérons que vous pourrez y assister.Veuillez prendre connaissance desthèmes ci-joints qui seront abordés etnous faire parvenir vos commentaires([email protected]) ou suggestionssur d’autres thèmes opportuns etimportants. Nous vous serions très obligésde nous suggérer certains de voscollègues qui font de la recherche depointe et de l’innovation dans le domainede la Fusariose de l’épi des céréales et qui


devraient être considérés commeconférencier(e) ou président(e) de sessionafin de procurer une animationénergisante des présentations, destimuler les discussions et les débats.

Les sessions proposées sont lessuivantes :

1. Plénière2. Amélioration génétique &

Marqueurs3. Biologie de la maladie4. Toxicologie & Sécurité5. Régie de la maladie

Les frais d’inscription seront de $300incluant une copie des Résumés decommunication, une réceptiond’ouverture, trois petits-déjeuners stylecontinental, deux repas du midi et unbanquet en soirée durant cet événement.L’Hôtel du Marriott Ottawa aura deschambres disponibles à un tarif de groupequi devront être réservées par lesparticipants.

Veuillez faire suivre ce message auxpersonnes qui seraient intéressées. Nousvous invitons à suivre les prochainesannonces affichées sur le nouveau siteinternet du Colloque Canadien sur laFusariose à http://: www.cwfhb.org

Au plaisir!

Linda HarrisPrésidente du 6ième CCFAgriculture et Agro-alimentaire Canada,Ottawa, ON

Science Scan, a new publicationproduced by Science StrategiesDirectorate.

For the past several years, the PlantHealth Risk Assessment Unit (PHRA)biologists have been routinely scanningthe recently published scientific (andother) literature for any new plant pest(pathogen, insect, weed, etc.) informationthat might be of possible regulatorysignificance or interest to Canada’snational Plant Health staff. The “ScienceIntelligence Report” (SIR) was developed in2004 as a mechanism to highlight andshare within CFIA any significant newpest-related information/publicationsrelative to current or potential quarantinepests for Canada.

As a result of the positive feedback thereport received over the years, a decisionwas made to broaden the scope of thatreport. The “Science Scan” will nowreplace the Scientific Intelligence Report,building and expanding upon the Plantheath focus and elements of the SIR tonow also include issues related to otherareas of the CFIA mandate, in particularanimal health.

Thank you

Ci-joint, vous trouverez la premièreédition du Compte rendu scientifique, unenouvelle publication produite par laDirection des stratégies scientifiques.

Au cours des dernières années, lesbiologistes du Service de l’évaluation desrisques phytosanitaires (SERP) analysentrégulièrement les ouvrages scientifiquesrécemment publiés (entre autres) afin d’yrelever tout renseignement sur lesnouveaux phytoravageurs (pathogènes,insectes, mauvaises herbes, etc.) quipourrait être utile sur le plan de laréglementation ou intéresser le personnelchargé de la protection des végétaux àl’échelle nationale. Le rapport sur lesrenseignements scientifiques (RRS) est


un mécanisme qui avait été créé en 2004pour signaler et diffuser au sein de l’ACIAtoute nouvelle information ou publicationpertinente sur des ravageursactuellement ou potentiellementjusticiables de quarantaine au Canada.

Étant donné les commentaires positifsqu’a suscités le rapport au fil des ans, ona décidé d’élargir la portée de ce dernier.Le Compte rendu scientifique remplaceradorénavant le rapport sur lesrenseignements scientifiques, quidonnera encore plus de renseignementssur la Protection des végétaux que le RRS,mais aussi des renseignements surd’autres domaines relevant du mandat del’ACIA, plus particulièrement la santé desanimaux.

Merci

Jennifer HyattAnimal Health Analyst and Advice OfficerAnimal Health Risk Assessment Unit,Science Branch,Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)Phone: (613) 228-6698 ext. 4922

Science Scan 01-2009, January 22, 2009

Published by the Science StrategiesDirectorate, Canadian Food InspectionAgency

PLANT HEALTH ARTICLES:

1) First Report of Chalara fraxinea inHungary

2) First Report of Phytophthora ramorum onRhododendron sp. in Serbia

3) First Report of Tilletia pulcherrima Bunton Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) inTexas

4) Soil Solarization Reduces Viability ofTilletia indica Teliospores in ArizonaWheat Fields

5) First Records of Anoplophora chinensis inLithuania and Rome, Italy

6) Live Beetles Found in Solid WoodPackaging Materials Imported intoBavaria, Germany

7) Chemical Ecology of Dastarcushelophoroides, a Parasitoid of the AsianLonghorned Beetle and otherCerambycid Pests

8) New Sighting Notification: WaterSoldier

9) The Many Uses of the BeneficialFungus, Muscodor Albus

Compte rendu scientifique 01-2009, 22janvier 2009

Publié par la Direction des stratégiesscientifiques, Agence canadienned’inspection des aliments

ARTICLES SUR LA PROTECTION DESVÉGÉTAUX :

1) Première mention du Chalara fraxineaen Hongrie

2) Première mention d’une infection deRhododendron par le Phytophthoraramorum en Serbie

3) Première mention d’une infection dupanic érigé (Panicum virgatum) par leTilletia pulcherrima au Texas

4) Solarisation des champs de bléinfectés par le Tilletia indica pourréduire la viabilité des téliospores, enArizona

5) Premières mentions de l’Anoplophorachinensis en Lituanie et à Rome

6) Coléoptères vivants introduits enBavière par la voie de matériauxd’emballage en bois massif

7) Substance sémiochimique agissant surle Dastarcus helophoroides, parasitoïde


CPS-SCP MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FOR2009

THIS IS THE FINAL NOTICE TO RENEWYOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE CPS, TO GETYOUR NAME ON THE MEMBERSHIPDIRECTORY FOR 2009, AND BE ELIGIBLEFOR THE MEMBERSHIP REDUCEDREGISTRATION FEE FOR THE ANNUALGENERAL MEETING IN WINNIPEG ONJUNE 22-25, 2009. MY APOLOGIES ANDTHANKS TO THE 340 MEMBERS WHOHAVE RENEWED THEIR MEMBERSHIP SOFAR.

PLEASE VISIT THE CPS WEBSITE ATWWW.CPS-SCP.CA TO GET THEMEMBERSHIP RENEWAL APPLICATIONFORM, FILL IN YOUR INFORMATION ANDSEND IT TO KHALID RASHID BY EMAIL [email protected], OR BY FAXTO 204-822-7207.

Respectfully,

CPS Membership Secretary

Khalid Y. Rashid, Ph.D.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire CanadaTelephone/Téléphone: 204-822-7220Facsimile/Télécopieur: 204-822-7207UNIT 100 - 101 Route 100 / 101 CH 100,UNITE 100 Morden, Manitoba, CanadaR6M 1Y5

du longicorne étoilé et d’autreslongicornes nuisibles

8) Première mention de l’aloès d’eau9) De multiples usages pour lechampignon Muscodor albus

Science Scan 02-2009, February 20,2009

Published by the Science StrategiesDirectorate, Canadian Food InspectionAgency

PLANT HEALTH ARTICLES:

1) Chemical Controls and Phytophthoraramorum

2) First Report of Colombian datura virusin Brugmansia in Canada

3) New Disease Affecting Southern USA-grown Blueberries

4) Stem Rust of Wheat Spores Carried asContaminants on Wheat Seeds –Concerns Over Spreading Ug99?

5) USDA Revises list of “Select Agents”6) USDA-APHIS to Open New Agriculture

Quarantine, Inspection and PortTechnology Methods DevelopmentLaboratory

7) Invasiveness in Ants

Compte rendu scientifique 02-2009, 20février 2009

Publié par la Direction des stratégiesscientifiques, Agence canadienned’inspection des aliments

ARTICLES SUR LA PROTECTION DESVÉGÉTAUX :

1) Le virus colombien du datura signalépour la première fois sur le Brugmansiaau Canada

2) Lutte chimique et Phytophthora ramorum3) Une nouvelle maladie du bleuet dans le

sud des États-Unis4) Transfert de spores de la rouille noire

du blé par contamination de semences:

Faut-il craindre la propagation de lasouche Ug99?

5) L’USDA revoit sa liste d’agentsdangereux

6) L’Animal and Plant Health InspectionService (APHIS) du département del’agriculture des États-Unis (USDA)ouvre un nouveau laboratoire d’étudedes méthodes de quarantaine,d’inspection et de technologie portuairepour les produits agricoles

7) Le caractère envahisseur des fourmis


Submission Deadline forthe June 2009 issue of CPS- SCP News

PLEASE NOTE: The submissiondeadline for the June 2009 issue of CPS- SCP News is May 15, 2009. If yousend photographs for publication in theCPS-SCP News please ensure that youindicate that all individuals appearing inthe photographs have given permissionfor their photographs to appear in thenewsletter. Photographs will not bepublished if permission has not beenobtained from the individuals involved.

Contact the Editors

Kelly Turkington, EditorAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Agricul-ture et Agroalimentaire Canada6000 C&E Trail/6000 C&E TrailLacombe, Alberta/Lacombe (Alberta)T4L 1W1Telephone/Téléphone: 403-782-8138Facsimile/Télécopieur: [email protected]

Jim Menzies, Associate EditorAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Agricul-ture et Agroalimentaire Canada195 Dafoe Road/195 Dafoe RoadWinnipeg, Manitoba/ Winnipeg (Manitoba)R3T 2M9Telephone/Téléphone: 204-983-5714Facsimile/Télécopieur: [email protected]

The Annual General Meeting of theCanadian Phytopathological SocietyWinnipeg, MB, June 22-25, 2009

Join us in Winnipeg, June 22 to 25th,2009 for the annual general meeting ofthe Canadian Phytopathological Society.

The Canadian Phytopathological Society ismeeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba at theDelta Winnipeg hotel from June 22nd to25th, 2009.The local arrangements committee (LAC)has been very active and is planning ameeting you won’t want to miss.

Details regarding the upcoming meetingcan be found at http://www.cps-scp.ca/regional/manitoba/cps2009/index.shtml.

Please note that May 1, 2009 is thedeadline for abstracts and early registra-tion.

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