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11th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology Healthy plants – healthy people Book of abstracts 8–13 September 2014, Kraków, Poland Organizing Committee Presidium Małgorzata Mańka – chair Stanisław Mazur – v-ce chair Hanna Stępniewska – v-ce chair Conference Secretariat Marta Bełka Joanna Kaczmarek [email protected] Members Czesław Bartnik Zbigniew Burgieł Joanna Dłużniewska Ewa Hanus-Fajerska Robert Jankowiak Zbigniew Karolewski Maria Kowalik Tadeusz Kowalski Halina Kurzawińska Jacek Nawrocki Scientific Committee Piotr Sobiczewski, Skierniewice, Poland – chairman Małgorzata Mańka, Poznań, Poland – deputy chairman Małgorzata Jędryczka, Poznań, Poland – secretary Piet Boonekamp, Wageningen, The Netherlands Maria I. Clara, Évora, Portugal Zenonas Dabkevičius, Kėdainių, Lithuania Tatjana Gagkaeva, St. Petersburg-Pushkin, Russia Paolo Gonthier, Turin, Italy Nenad Keca, Belgrade, Serbia Maria M. Lopez, Valencia, Spain László Palkovics, Budapest, Hungary Henryk Pospieszny, Poznań, Poland Andreas von Tiedemann, Göttingen, Germany Steve Woodward, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Disclaimer The book of abstracts contains abstracts as provided by their authors. Technical support Publishing House of the University of Agriculture in Krakow 31-425 Kraków, al. 29 Listopada 46 e-mail: [email protected] www.wydawnictwo.ur.krakow.pl Content Oral presentations Session 1. New pathogens and shifts in pathogenicity Molecular tools allow the description of new taxons at species and infra-specific levels among plant pathogenic bacteria María M. López, Pablo López-Soriano, Silvia Barbé, Javier Peñalver, Pablo Llop, Ester Marco-Noales, Jerson Garita-Cambronero, Aitana Ares-Yebra, Adela Abelleira, Olga Aguín, Jaime Cubero, Ana Palacio-Bielsa . 23 The genus Torradovirus, an overview Martin Verbeek. 24 Umbel browning and stem necrosis on some cultivated apiaceous hosts in European domain Rossitza Rodeva, Audrius Kacergius, Jutta Gabler (emeritus senior researcher), Zornitsa Stoyanova. 25 New data for the taxonomy and variability of the Enterobacteriaceae family Anita Végh, László Palkovics . 26 Biodiversity and phylogenetic position of bacteria causing bacterial canker of stone fruits trees in Poland Monika Kałużna, Joanna Puławska, Piotr Sobiczewski . 27 Genetic diversity of Colletotrichum acutatum causing bitter rot on sour and sweet cherries in Poland Monika Michalecka, Joanna Puławska. 28 Session 2. Toxic metabolites of pathogens Mycotoxins in pathogen – patogen interactions: adaptation and response within Fusarium genus Adam Dawidziuk, Grzegorz Koczyk, Delfina Popiel . 30 Current distribution of Fusarium fungi on small grain cereals in Russia: species complex and related mycotoxins Tatiana Gagkaeva, Olga Gavrilova . 31 Molecular quantification and genetic diversity of toxigenic usariumF species in northern Europe and Asia Tapani Yli-Mattila, Sari Rämö, Veli Hietaniemi, Taha Hussien, Olga Gavrilova, Tatiana Gagkaeva . 32 Gene expression of ABC-transporters in Clonostachys rosea IK726 in response to anti-fungal metabolites from Pseudomonas chlororaphis ToZa7 and Serratia rubidaea S55 Nathalie Kamou, Mukesh Dubey, Georgios Tzelepis, Magnus Karlsson, Anastasia Lagopodi, Dan Funck Jensen . 33 Segregation of Alternaria strains isolated from cereals in Germany and Russia according to their morphological, molecular and toxigenic features Sandra Kahl, Andreas Ulrich, Marina Müller. 34 The ABC transporter AbreAtr1 affects phytotoxin secretion and the pathogenicity of Alternaria brassicae isolates Bahram Sharifnabi,Masoumeh Mostafa, Abolghasem Esmaeili, Mohammad Reza Mofid, Mahdi Abbasian . 35 Fusarium Head Blight of spring wheat: mycotoxins, causal agents and their quantitative analysis with Real Time PCR Aleksander Łukanowski, Leszek Lenc, Czesław Sadowski, Krzysztof Jończyk, Jan Kuś . 36 3 A survey of genetic diversity of Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis groups associated with potatoes in South Africa Norman Muzhinji, J.E. van der Waals, J.W. Woodhall, M. Truter . 37 Session 3. Pathogen identification, detection and monitoring Modification of vegetative compatibility test Maria Rataj-Guranowska . 39 Genetic diversity among Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 isolates recovered from different hosts based on ITS-rDNA markers in Isfahan, IRAN Farzanaeh Badpa, G. Reza Balali, Bahram Sharifnabi, Parvin Yavari . 40 How precisely diagnose whether the Trifolium ambiguum is infested by Sclerotinia trifoliorum or Sclerotinia sclerotiorum? Anna Baturo-Ciesniewska, Jadwiga Andrzejewska, Aleksander Lukanowski . 41 Identification of fungi associated with apple fruit rot before harvest and during storage in integrated agricultural system Julija Volkova, Lelde Grantina-Ievina . 42 High Resolution Melting Analysis for identification ofColletotrichum species causing pepper anthracnose Rossitza Rodeva, Zornitsa Stoyanova, Vasilissa Manova, Ralitsa Georgieva, Lubomir Stoilov . 43 The main causal agents of winter wheat crown rot in Latvia Biruta Bankina, Antons Ruža, Gunita Bimšteine, Ingrīda Neusa-Luca, Ance Roga, Dāvids Fridmanis . 44 Virulence variation in cucurbit powdery mildew populations in the Czech Republic Božena Sedláková, Aleš Lebeda, Eva Křístková, Kateřina Gryczová . 45 Crown gall and the diversity and detection of its causal agent – screening of Polish stone fruits nurseries Joanna Puławska . 46 Nectrotrophic behaviour of Erwinia amylovora in apple and tobacco leaf tissues Piotr Sobiczewski, Artur Mikiciński, Barbara Dyki, Elżbieta Węgrzynowicz-Lesiak. 47 Detection, identification and monitoring ofDickeya spp. in potato, water and weed samples with molecular methods Marta Potrykus, Małgorzata Golanowska, Wojciech Śledź, Aleksandra Binek, Agata Motyka, Sabina Żołędowska, Monika Sławiak, Ewa Łojkowska . 48 Viruses infecting horseradish (Armoracia rusticana P.Gaertn., B.Mey. et Scherb) plants in Poland Tadeusz Malinowski, Maria Burian, Lidia Fornal, Grażyna Szczechowicz, Krystyna Górecka . 49 Monitoring and characterisation of Pectobacterium wasabiae isolated from potato fields in Poland Agata Motyka, Sabina Żołędowska, Wojciech Śledź, Robert Czajkowski, Ewa Łojkowska. 50 Potato virus Y – important pathogen of tobacco Grażyna Korbecka, Marcin Przybyś, Anna Czubacka. 51 Special session. Special session in Wieliczka Salt Mine EFPP Conferences Małgorzata Mańka . 53 Biological monitoring in the treatment salt chambers of the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine Health Resort Dorota Myszkowska, Magdalena Kostrzon, Wojciech Dyga, Maciej Mikołajczyk, Krystyna Obtułowicz, Monika Zagórska, Jolanta Kędzierska, Ewa Czarnobilska . 54 Session 4. Genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics Role of different molecular mechanisms in resistance to synthetic fungicide substances Delfina Popiel, Adam Dawidziuk, Grzegorz Koczyk . 56 Towards probing the toxigenic potential of fungal communities in environmental samples Grzegorz Koczyk, Delfina Popiel, Adam Dawidziuk . 57 Cell wall-degrading effectors are crucial for the fungal plant pathogen V. longisporum to infect Arabidopsis Jonas Roos, Sarosh Bejai, Johan Fogelqvist, Tim Kamber, Arne Schwelm, Christina Dixelius . 58 4 Role of a pleiotropic drug transporter protein abcG5 in xenobiotic tolerance and antagonism in fungal biocontrol agent Clonostachys rosea Mukesh Dubey, Dan Funck Jensen, and Magnus Karlsson . 59 The effect of reversible point mutations in the Pepino mosaic virus coat protein gene on viral aggressiveness Beata Hasiów-Jaroszewska, Anneleen Paeleman, Nelia Ortega Parra, Natasza Borodynko, Julia Minicka, Anna Czerwoniec, Bart PHJ Thomma, Inge M. Hanssen . 60 Fungal cellulases on both sides of the fence: cellulolytic enzymes as an infectious agent of Fusarium pathogens and as an inducer of plant resistance by the Trichoderma fungi Judyta Strakowska, Łukasz Stępień, Lidia Błaszczyk . 61 Molecular detection and identification of begomoviruses and its associated satellite molecules affecting some important plants in India Sunil Kumar Snehi, Shri Krishna Raj . 62 Leaf symptoms image analysis by using biology inspired algorithms Michal Obořil, Tomáš Kašparovský, Jan Lochman . 63 Quantifying the resistance risks associated with systemic seed treatments: a modelling analysis James L. Kitchen . 64 Session 5. Diseases of trees in forests and recreation sites Healthy forest – healthy society Andrzej Grzywacz, Małgorzata Mańka . 66 Alien invasive threats to UK forests: a reassessment in the wake of ash dieback Steve Woodward, Eric Boa . 67 An integrated approach to monitor and control the invasive fungal pathogen Heterobasidion irregulare in European forest stands Paolo Gonthier, Naldo Anselmi, Paolo Capretti, Filippo Bussotti, Matteo Feducci, Luana Giordano, Tommaso Honorati, Guglielmo Lione, Nicola Luchi, Marco Michelozzi, Bruno Paparatti, Martina Pollastrini, Fabiano Sillo, Anna Maria Vettraino, Matteo Garbelotto . 68 Role of Armillaria species in tree dying in Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) and Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto Ten.) forest Nenad Keča, Ljiljana Keča . 69 Modelling the effects of climate on the incidence of the nut rot of chestnuts caused by Gnomoniopsis castanea Guglielmo Lione, Luana Giordano, Fabiano Sillo, Paolo Gonthier . 70 Genetic differentiation within and between Swiss and Lithuanian populations of Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus using microsatellite analysis Daiva Burokiene, Esther Jung, Vaidotas Lygis, Karin Moosbrugger, Simone Prospero, Daniel Rigling, Corine N. Schoebel . 71 Virulence of Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus isolates originating from Lithuanian (post-epidemic) and Swiss (epidemic) populations Vaidotas Lygis,
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