Proceedings

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1. The tomato genome sequence: an enabling platform for tomato biology - James Giovannoni, USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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2. Of tomatoes, genomes and databases (http://solgenomics.net/) - Lukas Muller, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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3. Molecular basis of resistance to bacterial speck disease in tomato - Greg Martin, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research & Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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4. Multilayered strategies for attack, defense and counter-defense in the plant cell wall - Jocelyn Rose, Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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5. Integrated food safety and plant health approach to controlling microbial hazards in greenhouse tomatoes - Sanja Ilic1, Sally Miller2, Melany Ivey2, Xuilan Xu2, Fulya Baysal-Gurel2, and Jeff Lejeune1, 1 Food Animal Health Research Program, 2Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH.
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6. Development of non-invasive inoculation methods of tomato fruit with Geotrichum candidum for the purpose of improving post-harvest disease management strategies - Kathryn Fiedler and Steve Rideout, Virginia Tech - Eastern Shore AREC, Painter, VA.
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7. Challenges of providing tomatoes that are locally grown for large end retailers and CSAs - Amy Hepworth, Hepworth Farms, Hudson Valley, Milton, NY.
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8. Launch of “Focus on Tomato” to a national audience - Phillip Bogdan, Communications Manager, Plant Management Network International, St. Paul, MN.
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9. Using small RNA technology to efficiently identify tomato viruses and viroids in mixed-infected field samples - Kai-Shu Ling1, Rugang Li1, Patrick, Wechter1, Alvaro Hernandez2 and Zhangjun Fei3.1 USDA-ARS, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, SC, 2 W.M. Keck Center for Comparative and Functional Genomics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 3 Boyce Thompson Institute, USDA-ARS, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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10. Recessive begomovirus resistance from the Solanum Lycopersicum cv. ‘Tyking’ is conferred by the Ty-5 locus - Samuel F. Hutton1, John W. Scott, and David J. Schuster. IFAS, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research & Education Center, Wimauma, FL.
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11. Spotty results in our Sw-7 tomato spotted wilt virus research - J. W. Scott1, S. F. Hutton1, S. M. Olson2, and M.R. Stevens3. 1University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research & Education Center, Wimauma, FL; 2North Florida Research & Education Center, Quincy, FL; 3Brigham Young University, Dept. of Plant and Animal Sciences, Provo, UT.
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12. Combining insect resistance with virus resistance to construct a dual system of virus control - Martha A. Mutschler1, Darlene DeJong1, Jessica Houle2, and George Kennedy2. 1Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; 2Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC.
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13. Determining the impacts of acylsugar characteristics on whitefly response - Brian Leckie, Darlene DeJong, and Martha Mutschler, Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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14. Screening of Solanum pimpinellifolium accessions for resistance to Xanthomonas gardneri - Debora Liabeuf1, Sung-Chur Sim2, David Francis2. 1Agrocampus Ouest, Centre d’Angers, Institut National d’Horticulture et de Paysage 2The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Dept. of Horticulture and Crop Sciences, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH.
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15. Identification of useful sources of bacterial wilt resistance in tomato - Dilip R. Panthee, Department of Horticultural Science, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University. Mills River, NC.
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16. Performance of hybrids combining genetic control to early blight and late blight with and without resistance to Septoria leaf spot - Martha A. Mutschler1, Stella Zitter1, Darlene DeJong1, Tom Zitter2, and Kelly Ivors3, 1Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University; 2Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; 3 Department of Plant Pathology, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center, North Carolina State University. Mills River, NC.
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17. Comparing the performance of early bight and Septoria leaf spot resistant materials in the presence and absence of fungicides - Tom Zitter1, Stella Zitter2, and Martha Mutschler2, 1Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section and 2Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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18. Initial characterization of Corynespora cassiicola affecting Florida tomatoes - Gary E. Vallad, Department of Plant Pathology, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida. Wimuama, FL.
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19. Effectiveness of Vapam (metam sodium) at reducing root rot symptoms and improving yield in Ontario processing tomatoes - Cheryl Trueman1 and K. Conn2, 1University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, ON N0P 2C0, and 2Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON.
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    Dinner at Holiday Inn – Guest speaker Dr. Jay Scott, University of Florida, “Philosophical Approach to Tomato Breeding – Is There Flavor Out There
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20. Late blight on tomatoes and potatoes in eastern USA in 2011 - Kevin Myers, Giovanna Danies, Ian Small, William Fry, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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21. A decision support system for late blight of tomato - Ian Small, L. Joseph, S. McKay, and W. Fry, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
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22. Differences in virulence of Phytophthora capsici isolates from a worldwide collection on tomato fruits - Leah L. Granke, L. M. Quesada-Ocampo, and Mary K. Hausbeck, Department of Plant Pathology, Center for Integrated Plant Systems, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI.
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23. Evaluation of products for the management of Botrytis gray mold and bacterial canker in greenhouse tomato – David M. Ingram, Central Mississippi Research & Extension Center, Raymond, MS.
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24. Critical components of bacterial canker surveillance and management in field and greenhouse tomatoes - Sally A. Miller1, Melanie L. Lewis Ivey1, Fulya Baysal-Gurel1, Xiulan Xu1, Warren Arinaitwe2 and Michael E. Bledsoe3. 1The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH, 2Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda and 3Village Farms International, Inc., Heathrow, FL.
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25. Managing bacterial speck and bacterial speck-like diseases on fresh market tomatoes in New York - Christine D. Smart, Maryann A.B. Herman, Lisa A. Jones and Holly W. Lange. Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University, Geneva, NY.
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26. Greenhouse industry update and challenges - Michael E. Bledsoe1, Erika Verrier2; Christy Goodman3; Dana Sfetcu4. 1Village Farms International, Heathrow, FL, 2Backyard Farms, Madison, ME, 3EuroFresh, Snowflake, CA, 4Houweling Nurseries, Carmarillo, CA.
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27. DNAble™ field test kit for detection of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in tomato tissue - Tania Spenlinhauer, Manager of Molecular Diagnostics Applications Development, EnviroLogix Inc. Portland, ME.
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28. Phytophthora infestans transmitted to seedlings growing from tomato fruit rotted by late blight. Margaret T. McGrath, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, New York 11901. 
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Special thanks for their help in organizing this workshop are extended to Tracey Sherwood, Tracy Holdridge, Dawn Dailey O’Brien, Carol Fisher, Andrea Gilbert, Mary Kreitinger, and Kent Loeffler

Link to a PDF of the detailed program schedule