Plant Pathology Program at UF/IFAS NFREC - Quincy

NEW AND EMERGING DISEASES


Southern Plant Diagnostic Network
 (12 Southern States and PR)


University of Florida / IFAS/ Plant Disease Clinics
Campus-Gainesville
NFREC-Quincy
SWREC-Immokalee
TREC-Homestead

"High risk" plant pathogens

web-based DDIS
 (UF/IFAS)

Surveillance and Emergency Programs Planning and Coordination

 - (USDA/APHIS/PPQ)


USDA Regional Pest Management Centers Information System
- Hosted by CIPM


APS white papper on crop biosecurity (October 2002)

NAPIS Data Format

NAPIS and CAPS


The Florida Pest Alert

Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinics in the US (APS)

Crop Biosecurity (American Phytopathological Society -APS)

New an Emerging Plant Diseases  (NCSU - Dept of Plant Pathology )

US Agriculture Extension Specialists (APS)

ProMed and other WWW sites for reporting plant diseases (APS)

EDEN  (Extension Disaster Education Network)

CDC-Atlanta
(Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services)


Exotic Plant Pathogens (APS)

Farm Security and Bioterrorism
- Jefferson County Extension, Florida


Center for Biological Defense   (USF)

US Geological Survey

CINDI
(Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information)

Bird ID (USGS)

Scientific Research Databases On-line  (Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering)





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SPDN MISSION and BIOSECURITY
Video presentation on a CD by Gail Wisler  UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Chair, SPDN Director
(will be ready for Texas meeting)

APSnet Feature Story, Cook et al. (October 2002)
http://www.apsnet.org/online/feature/bioterrorism/

Momol et al. (UF/IFAS NFREC-Quincy)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/review_pp112

ART AND SCIENCE OF DIAGNOSIS

Riley et al. (2002) APS Education Center Introductory Topics
http://www.apsnet.org/education/IntroPlantPath/Topics/plantdisease/

UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Extension
http://plantdoctor.ifas.ufl.edu/plantpath.html

NCSU Plant Pathology Extension
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantpath/ExtensionPro/extensio.html

UGA Plant Pathology Extension
http://www.plant.uga.edu/Extension/home.htm

for master gardeners: Dr. Ken Pernezny- UF/IFAS  EREC, Belle Glade, Florida
http://erec.ifas.ufl.edu/MG/Index.htm

University of Wisconsin
http://www.plantpath.wisc.edu/PDDCEducation/EducationIndex.htm


FUNDEMENTALS OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(Dr. Bill Zettler, UF/IFAS, Plant Pathology Department)
At this web page http://plp3002.ifas.ufl.edu/   click on “Lab Schedule” to watch video


QUALITY AND SECURE SAMPLE SUBMISSION
example from U of F:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SR007


MONITORING FOR HIGH RISK and UNKNOWN PESTS ?

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/ep/

University of Wisconsin: IPM Scout School - Diseases of Field and Forage Crops
http://www.plantpath.wisc.edu/PDDCEducation/EducationIndex.htm

http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/clinic/Emerging/

http://tmomol.ifas.ufl.edu/emerging.html


PROFESSIONAL DEGREE PROGRAMS IN PLANT PATHOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS

http://www.dpm.ifas.ufl.edu/

http://www.plant.uga.edu/MPPPM.htm

http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/php/perspective/doctor/

PEST ALERT SITES
http://extlab7.entnem.ufl.edu/PestAlert/


DIGITAL IMAGING AND DATABASES: AN OTHER TOOL FOR PLANT DIAGNOTICS
http://ddis.ifas.ufl.edu/

http://www.dddi.org /   (UGA)

http://www.gpdn.org/

http://www.plant.uga.edu/Extension/fungilib.htm

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/DDIS1

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/DDIS2

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/DDIS3

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/DDIS4

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE225


Diagnostician training (SPDN regional training)
SPDN-Diagnostics-List Server topics

- APS 2003 Annual meeting, Charlotte, NC – threat pathogens: symptoms, signs, host range, detection ID and Diagnosis
- fact sheet on potential "high risk" diseases with symptoms and signs and
detection tools.
- response to emergency situation, independent confirmation, collaboration with DPI, FDACS and PPQ, APHIS, USDA
- novel biosensors, real-time PCR, electronic nose
- multiplex PCR
- DNA array technology
- PCR and/or ELISA screening, group PCR, immunostrip ELISA (such as AgDia)
- genotypic and phenotypic database of threat pathogens
- culture collections





University Related Plant Disease and Soil Testing Services
http://www.apsnet.org/directories/univ_diagnosticians.asp

The plant pathology and nematology specialists
are listed alphabetically by state. Click on the appropriate link below and scroll or use the bookmarks to find the most appropriate specialist in your area. The Responsibility section lists each individual's speciality. For the key to these codes, click here or on Responsibility once within the directory. Important Note:  Names marked with an asterisk (*) are an Extension Plant Pathology/Nematology leader or individual designated to receive materials in short supply.” APS web site:
http://www.apsnet.org/directories/extension/top.asp