CGIAR RTB Pest Risk Assessment meeting with Fera scientists Julian Smith and colleagues in the UK, with Kelsey Andersen and Karen Garrett from our lab. Discussing the next steps for these projects and related work: Xing*, Y., J. Hernandez Nopsa*, J. Andrade-Piedra, F. Beed, G. Blomme, M. Carvajal Yepes, D. Coyne, G. Forbes, J. Kreuze, J. Kroschel, …
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CGIAR Roots, Tubers and Bananas meeting on seed systems in Nairobi in March. Kelsey Andersen, Joubert Fayette, James Fulton, and Karen Garrett participate. Good meeting to make progress with the next steps for implementing models such as these: Buddenhagen*, C. E., J. F. Hernandez Nopsa*, K. F. Andersen, J. Andrade-Piedra, G. A. Forbes, P. Kromann, S. Thomas-Sharma, P. Useche, and K. A. Garrett. 2017. …
Robin Choudhury presented at the 2017 meeting of the Florida Phytopathological Society, discussing a systems analysis of laurel wilt management for avocado in Florida. For background on laurel wilt: Ploetz, R. C., Kendra, P. E., Choudhury, R. A., Rollins, J. A., Campbell, A., Garrett, K., Hughes, M., and Dreaden, T. 2017. Laurel wilt in natural …
Congratulations to Ravin Poudel and coauthors on this recent paper, downloaded over 3000 times. Poudel, R., A. Jumpponen, D. C. Schlatter, T. C. Paulitz, B. McSpadden Gardener, L. L. Kinkel, and K. A. Garrett. 2016. Microbiome networks: A systems framework for identifying candidate microbial assemblages for disease management. Phytopathology 106:1083-1096. [open access link]
Rice and mungbean intercropping in rubber plantations has the potential to increase household food security. Hondrade*, R. F., Hondrade*, E., Zheng*, L., Elazegui, F., Duque, J., Mundt, C. C., Vera Cruz, C. M., and Garrett, K. A. 2017. Cropping system diversification for food production in Mindanao rubber plantations: A rice cultivar mixture and rice intercropped …
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