Tentative agenda: Updated April 30, 2021 Virtual meeting

Wednesday Sala 1 Sala 2 Sept. 22 9:00 – 9:30 Opening ceremony

9:30 - 11:30 Conference session: Extensive crops Conference session: Biotechnology Moderador: Mercedes Scandiani (CEREMIC, , Moderador: Gabriela Lucero (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, ) Mendoza, Argentina) 9:30 - 10:10 Conference session: Extensive crops Conference session: Biotechnology Moderador: Mercedes Scandiani (CEREMIC, Buenos Aires, Moderador: Gabriela Lucero (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina) Mendoza, Argentina)

10:10 - 10:50 Analysis of the effect of pre-harvest meteorological Signaling and response to stress in yerba mate: Current conditions on the mycotoxin content in wheat and corn status and future perspectives. Dr. Pedro Sansberro (FCA- grains in the Pampean region of Argentina. Dr. Ricardo Carlos UNNE, CONICET, Argentina) Moschini (CNIA-INTA, Argentina)

10:50 - 11:30 Wheat phenotyping for Septoria, Fusarium, and rust Secondary metabolites of regional plants and their role diseases. Dra. S. Pereyra (INIA-Uruguay) against pathogens, determined by chromatographic methods coupled to UV spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Dr. Andrea Escalante (FCByF-UNR, CONICET, Argentina) 11:40 - 12:20 Regional approach disease management of sunflower stem Defense metabolites of native plants of the Argentine canker and maize charcoal rot. Dr. Juan Pablo Edwards Northwest: detection and potential of the same in the Molina (INTA Balcarce, Argentina). control of phytopathogenic fungi. Dr. Diego Alejandro Sampietro (FBQyF-UNT, CONICET, Argentina) Break

14:00 - 14:40 Plenary session 1: Emerging plant diseases - when science meets society. Dr. Rodrigo Almeida (UC Berkeley, USA)

14:45 - 15:50 Oral Presentations: Oral presentations: Epidemiology Biotechnology, genetic improvement, and selection 5 speakers 5 speakers

16:00 - 17:30 Conference sesión: Conference Session Epidemiology Emerging viral diseases 16:00 - 16:40 Fusarium wilt of musaceae. Dr. Fernando Haddad (Embrapa Viruses infecting grapevines in Argentina: etiology and Mandioca e Fruticultura, Brazil) economic impact of an emerging problem. Dr. Sebastian Gomez Talquenca (INTA, Argentina) 16:40 - 17:20 Tropical race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, Characterization of the genome of the introduced CLRDV-AL incursion and suppression-containment strategies in cotton blue disease virus and variants identified in the sun Colombia. Dr. Mónica Betancourt (AGROSAVIA, Colombia) belt states. Dr. Roberto Ramos y Dra. Judith Brown (University of Arizona, USA) 16:50 - 17:30 Tropical race 4 Fusarium wilt of musaceae. Dr. Miguel Dita Poleroviruses associated with cotton blue disease and Rodriguez (CGIAR, Colombia) atypical cotton disease in Argentina. Dr. Ana Julia Distefano (IABIMO, INTA-CONICET, FCEyN-UBA, Argentina) 17:30 - 19:00 Corn workshop Oral Presentations: Emerging viruses and new detections Presentation of the Workshop. Dr. Roberto De Rossi (UCC, Vector-borne deseases Argentina).

Corn stunt by Corn Stunt Spiroplasma: regional update for Chaco and Santiago del Estero provinces. MSc. Macarena Casuso & Agr. Ing. Marcelo Druetta (INTA-Las Breñas – INTA Santiago del Estero, Argentina)

Mal de Río Cuarto Virus - MRCV: zonal update, Rio IV (Córdoba). Agr. Ing. Julián García (Oro Verde, Argentina).

Corn Bacteria: what do we know today? What is important today? Biol. Cristina Plazas (UCC, Argentina).

Maize White spot complex (Pantoea ananatis - Phaeosphaeria maydis): etiology and management, experiences in southern Brazil. Agr. Ing. Brustolin R. B. (consultant, Brazil).

Charcoal rot from the corn panicle (Sporisorium reilianum): symptoms and news. M Sc. Lucrecia Couretot (INTA Pergamino, Argentina) 19:00 - 20:00 AAF internal meeting

8:30 – 11:30 Conference session: Vector-borne diseases Thursday 8:30 – 9:10 Spiroplasma kunkelii and its vector: allies to boycott corn Fungicide Resistance Workshop Sept. 23 production in northern Argentina? Dr. Eduardo Virla (PROIMI-CONICET, Argentina) Concepts of fungicides and resistance Mechanisms and causes that generate it. Dr. Gilberto Olaya (Syngenta, USA).

Sensitivity status of the Argentine populations of Ramularia collo cygni. Lic. Ignacio Erreguerena (INTA Manfredi, Argentina) 9:10 – 9:50 Phytoplasmas and their vectors. Who chooses who? Dr. Luis Conci (INTA-IPAVE, Argentina) Cercospora species resistance in soybeans in Argentina. MSc. Francisco Sautua (FAUBA, Argentina)

Tolerance to triazole fungicides of populations Fusarium 9:50 – 10:30 Ecological genomics of Xylella fastidiosa diseases. Dr. graminearum sensu stricto that cause fusariosis of the Rodrigo Almeida (UC Berkeley, USA) wheat ear isolated in different countries. Dr. Nadia Yerkovich (UNRC, Argentina)

10:30 - 11:00 Diagnosis of bacterial diseases of citrus fruits in the Ibero- Detection and management of Penicillium spp. resistant to American Citribac network. Inmaculada Navarro y Ester imazalil in lemon packing houses. Agr. Ing. Gabriela Fogliata Marco- Noales (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones (EEAOC, Argentina) Agrarias-IVIA, Spain).

11:00 - 11:30 HLB Management. Renato Beozzo Bassanezi (Fundecitrus – Fungal diversity of Aspergillus strains isolated from soil, Brazil) seeds and compost of our country and their in vitro sensitivity to azoles for clinical use. Dr. Maria Luján Cuestas 11:00 - 11:30 HLB Management. Renato Beozzo Bassanezi (Fundecitrus – (UBA, Argentina) Brazil) Pyrenophora tritici repentis resistance in Argentina: Current status of investigations. Dr. Marcelo Carmona (FAUBA, Argentina)

Past present and future of the resistance of Pakopsora pachirrizi (Asian rust) in Brazil. Dr. E. M Reis (EPG, Brazil)

Round table of in vivo questions and discussion on Good practices to minimize and / or delay the appearance of resistance Coordinator Dr. M. Carmona: CEFA, FRAC, SENASA, Olaya, Reis and others. 11:45 - 13:45 HLB Citrus Workshop Conference Session Integrated disease management Prospects for citrus in the state of Florida. Dr. Ariel Moderator: Dr. Daniel Plopper (EEAOC, Argentina) Singerman (University of Florida, CREC Lake Alfred, USA) Digital tools in disease management. Dr. Ricardo Balardin Citrus production and disease management for the Uruguay (Phytus-Brazil) River coast. Agr. Ing. Sebastian Perini (AER Chajarí, Argentina) Impact of the application of fungicides and nitrogen HLB disease situation for the province of . Agr. fertilizers on the yield and quality of wheat in the presence Ing.Adriana Alve (Provincial Ministry of Production, of foliar diseases. Dr. Ma. Rosa Simón (FCAyF-UNLP, rgentina) Argentina) Integrated disease management in rice cultivation. Dr. HLB: the synergistic effect for the benefit of society as a Gustavo Adolfo Prado Patiño (Consultant, Colombia) total. Ings. Julián Jezierski y Wilda Ramírez (SENASA, Argentina) Use of microorganisms as biocontrollers of phytopathogenic fungi in wheat. Dr. Juan Manuel Palazzini (UNRC-CCT Panel discussion with all the previous speakers. Moderator: CONICET, Argentina) Dr. Alberto M. Gochez (EEA INTA Bella Vista, Argentina). 15:45 - 17:50 Cotton workshop Rice workshop

Cotton diseases with the high incidence in Brazil and Current status of the rice blast disease (Pyricularia oryzae), management strategies. Dr. Nelson Dias Suassuna (Embrapa economic importance, and disease management. Dr. Algodao, Brazil). Fernando Correa (Rice Breeding and Crop Protection Consultant, Brazil) New INTA Cotton varieties and phytosanitary profile. Agr,. Ing. Iván Bonacic Kresic (INTA Saenz Peña, Argentina) The use of genetic resistance and other control methods in the management of rice diseases. Dr. Fernando Correa (Rice Cotton diseases caused by bacteria. Dr. Roxana Roeschlin Breeding and Crop Protection Consultant, Brazil). (CONICET, Argentina). Advances in disease management using plant extracts and Present status of cotton blue disease in the region. Dr. Ana their application in rice. MSc. Gustavo Prado Patiño (Plant Julia Distéfano (IABIMO INTA Castelar, Argentina). Pathology Consultant for FLAR, Colombia).

Productive implications of the presence of foliar diseases in Panel discussion with all the previous speakers. Topic: cotton during fruit filling. Dr. José Tarragó (FAC UNNE, Productive implications of the presence of rice cultivation Argentina). diseases in Argentina. Moderator: Agr. Ing. Susana Gutierrez (FCA UNNE, Argentina). Panel discussion with all the previous speakers. Topic: Productive implications of the presence of cotton diseases in Argentina. Moderator Dr. José Tarragó (FCA, UNNE, Argentina). 18:00 Adriana Marinelli award ceremony APS award ceremony Presentation of the new 6th CAF headquarters 18:30 Congress closing ceremony