Breakfast Club series 5: Plant Health and Protection

Welcome to our webinar series on Plant Health and Protection. This series is designed to provide an in-depth exploration of the critical factors influencing plant health, with a focus on the prevention and management of diseases, pests, and environmental stressors.

Through a series of expert-led discussions, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of plant pathology, integrated pest management, and sustainable agricultural practices. The webinars will present the latest research, emerging technologies, and practical approaches that are essential for safeguarding plant health in different agricultural contexts.

Throughout the series, we invite you to explore cutting-edge knowledge and solutions that will contribute to advancing the field of plant health and protection, driving the transition toward more resilient and sustainable agricultural practices for a better future.

Upcoming webinars:

Breakfast Club 25: Thursday, 9th January

Dr. Sarah Green – Principal Forest Pathologist at Forest Research, UK

Title: Early Detection of Phytophthora in EU and Third Country Nurseries and Traded Plants

Dr. Marleen Botermans - Senior Plant Virologist at the Dutch National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO)

Title: Baseline Study of Virus Reservoirs in Native Plant Species and Crops

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u7iPCuwhQ-2PByqjzAiljw

 

Breakfast Club 26: Thursday, 23rd January

Dr. Hugh Evans - Research Fellow at Forest Research, UK

Title: Range Expansion of Bark Beetles in the Genus Ips

Dr. Perrine Portier - Research Engineer at INRAE, France (Director of CIRM-CFBP, the French Collection for Plant-Associated Bacteria)

Title: Building a Reference Database for Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria Identification by Maldi-TOF and Evaluation of the Method

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oensjo-6TYG7218OZHj3ng

Breakfast Club 27: Thursday, 6th February

Dr. Panagiotis Milonas - Entomologist at the Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI), Greece

Title: Fruit Volatiles for Fruit Fly Infestation Detection

Dr. Evelyn Van Heese - Scientific Officer of Nematology at the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)

Title: Meloidogyne Enterolobii – Survival under Temperate Climate Conditions and Distribution within Europe

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x7G_nH8NTt2Vw3MkTykNIQ

Breakfast Club 28: Thursday, 20th February

Dr. Ruojing Wang - Head of Department at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Title: Development of Seed Identification Guide and Database for Invasive Plants and Weedy Species

Dr. Khaled Djeoulah - Senior Researcher in Plant Protection at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy

Title: Detection and Identification of Severe Strains of Citrus Tristeza Virus

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TWnShZanQYSI1Q-DB1ru7Q

Breakfast Club 29: Thursday, 6th March

Dr. Merike Sõmera - Senior Research Scientist at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Title: Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Viruses Infecting Cereal Crops

Gudrun Strauss, MSc - Researcher at the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety

Title: Improved Knowledge about Epidemiology and Distribution of Priority Invasive and (Re)emerging Arthropod Pests in Fruit Crops and Grapevines

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PUc0fbeISEmZF1qC6fwV7g

Breakfast Club 30: Thursday, 20th March

Dr. Chiel Pel - Scientific Officer at the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

Title: Taxonomy and Epidemiology of Pectobacterium and Dickeya spp. in Europe, North America and South Africa

Ellen Everaert, MSc - Researcher at the Flanders Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium

Title: Detecting Virus-Carrying Xiphinema spp. as an Alternative to Xiphinema Identification up to Species Level in Trade

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G8NZL2uIQJyDwskonowXDA

Breakfast Club 31: Thursday, 10th April

Katharina Heinrich, MSc - Analytical Chemist at Fera, UK

Title: Use of Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis (SIRA) for the Identification of Invasive Species Native in Alien Environments

Dr. Negin Ebrahimi - Senior Researcher at the Flanders Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium

Title: Fast Detection Methods for Quarantine Tephritidae

Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gop8PR4iRIy52N_mw6RhGQ

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