Training School on Detection and Diagnosis of Fusarium circinatum

April 12-14th 2016

Cost Action FP1406 PINESTRENGTH

Aim

This TS will provide the practical know-how for the detection and identification of Fusarium circinatum using both morphological and molecular biology methodologies

How to participate

Please email a letter of motivation explaining how this training will benefit your research project and scientific career, as well as your CV to Marta Vasconcelos(mvasconcelos@porto.ucp.pt) by March 5th of 2016. Gender balance and country representativeness will be promoted.

Location

ANSES Laboratoire de la Santé des Végétaux, Unité de Mycologie, Domaine de Pixérécourt, F-54220 Malzéville (Nancy), France

Participants

The TS is open to all participants, but priority will be given to researchers with fewer than 8 years of experience (inclusive) from the date they obtained their PhD. It is limited to 12 participants

Support for selected attendees

There is no registration fee for the COST training, and all materials will be provided free of charge. Selected participants will receive individual grants of up to 750€ to cover for travel and lodging expenses.

Scientific Organizers

Renaud IOOS, Anses
Julio Javier Diez Casero, University of Valladolid
Jorge Martín Garcia, University of Valladolid
Marta Vasconcelos, Catholic University of Portugal

Training School on Detection and Diagnosis of Fusarium circinatum – Nancy 2016

PRESENTATION

• Detection of F. circinatum in seeds by conventional and real-time PCR

• Quarantine procedures in force in the laboratory

• PINE pitch canker: STRategies for managEmeNt of Gibberella circinaTa in greenHouses and forests

• Features and identification of Fusarium in culture

• Survey, sampling and identifying Fusarium circinatum nurseries vs forest

• Detection and identification of Fusarium circinatum by isolation – the Spanish experience