Bassersdorf, Switzerland
May 19, 2021

On Wednesday, 12 May we had the second session of the Plant Health Seminar 2021 with 250+ attendants in which we talked about new threats, outbreaks and regulations. You can find the presentations on our website and the recording below and on our YouTube channel.
 

Session 1: Regulatory aspects of plant health

IPPC and the global movement of seeds – an overview of ISPM 38.  Stephanie Bloem (North American Plant Protection Organization) 

How to secure the global movement of sufficiently healthy seeds and its connection with the ISPM38.  Michael Keller (International Seed Federation, ISF)

Public-Private partnership initiatives in APAC on the implementation of ISPM38.  Kanokwan (May) Chodchoey (The Asia and Pacific Seed Association , APSA)
 

Session 2: Plant protection in a changing world    

Session 2.1: New threats/ outbreaks/ regulations

Knowledge of tobamovirus-plant interactions helps in understanding and managing the new invasive tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). Robert Gilbertson (UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences)

Assessing the risk of invasive alien plants on plant health for the EPPO region. Rob Tanner (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization)

‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ epidemiology : current state of knowledge. Marianne Loiseau (ANSES-LSV)

Fusarium wilt in lettuce: challenges for diagnostics, dynamics and control. John Clarkson (Warwick Crop Centre, School of Life Sciences University of Warwick)

Xylella fastidiosa: general traits of a recently introduced ancient threat. Stefania Loreti (CREA DC)

19 May, 2021 16:00 CET

Session 2.2: New detection methods

Session 2.3: Alternative control measures

For registration follow the link: Registration Session 2.2. and 2.3.

For more information open the Programme.

Guidance how to attend GoToWebinar.

Website: http://www.seedtest.org

Published: May 19, 2021