Detailed Programme

THURSDAY 15 JUNE 2023

 

08:45 – 10:20 SESSION V: PESTS AND DISEASES
08:45 – 09:29

Keynote Lecture (KL5) : Emerging Diseases Related to Climate Change

Florent Trouillas (University of California, USA)

09:29 – 09:35 Poster presentations (see list below)
09:35- 10:20 Oral Presentations
09:35

(OC40) : The Characterization of Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis Strains from Bacterial Blight and Brown Apical Necrosis of Walnuts in Türkiye  

Dr. Damla ERTIMURTAS, Prof. Dr. Hatice OZAKTAN (Ege University, Turkey)

09:50

(OC41) : Evaluation of the effectiveness of a bacteriophage-based formulation in laboratory and field trials on Xanthomonas arboricola juglandis

Lydie Leymarie Lachaud, Dr. Camila Morales, Sofía Bustos, Héctor Apablaza, Dr. Fernanda Flores, Marie-Neige Hébrard, Dr. Patricia Jargeat, Dr. Pablo Núñez (Agroadvance SpA and omité des fruits à coques du Lot, France)

10:05

(OC42) : Phenotypic behaviour and assessing phage sensitivity in pathogenic Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis 

Dr. Tamas Kovacs, Dr. Maroua Oueslati, Ms. Dominika Bali (Biopesticide Ltd, Hungary)

10:20 – 10:50 Coffee break
10:50 – 12:05

SESSION V: PESTS AND DISEASES

10:50 – 12:05 Oral Presentations
10:50

(OC43) : Epidemiology and Management of Botryosphaeria Canker and Blight of Walnut in California  

Dr. Themis Michailides, Mr. Victor Gabri, Mr. David Morgan, Dr. ShuaiFei Chen, Mr. Giuseppe Fiore (University of California-Davis, USA)

11:05

(OC44) : Investigation on the involvement of Botryosphaeriaceae in recent walnut dieback in French orchards  

Dr. Yohana Laloum, Ms. Cyrielle MASSON, Ms. Marie-Neige Hébrard, Ms. Aude MORONVALLE, Dr. Flora Pensec, Dr. Adeline Picot, Ms. Marie Belair, Prof. Gaëtan Le Floch, Ms. Agnès Verhaeghe (CTIFL, France)

11:20

(OC45) : Colletotrichum acutatum in French walnut orchards – improving knowledge on the behavior of the fungus and its host  

Ms. Cyrielle MASSON, Ms. Marine Barbedette, Ms. Lucie Leurs (SENURA, France)

11:35

(OC46) : Etiology of walnut fruit rot and twig dieback in South-Western France  

Dr. Florent Trouillas, Ms. Marie-Neige Hébrard, Ms. Violette Aurelle, Dr. Patricia Jargeat, Ms. Eloise Tranchand (University of California, USA)

11:50

(OC47) : Transcriptome analysis under pecan scab infection reveals the molecular mechanisms of the defense response in pecan

Mr. Gaurab Bhattarai, Prof. Dr. Patrick J Conner, Prof. Dr. Jennifer J Randall, Dr. Hormat Shadgou Rhein (University of Georgia, USA)

12:05 – 13:45 Lunch time
13:45 – 15:00

SESSION V: PESTS AND DISEASES

13:45 – 15:00 Oral Presentations
13:45

(OC48) : Discovering and Improving Microbial Biocontrol Methods for Managing Key Pecan Pests

Dr. David Shapiro-Ilan (United States Department of Agriculture, USA)

14:00

(OC49) : Pilot-scale field trial of Sterile Insect Technique for codling moth management in walnut orchards  

Dr. Ghais ZRIKI, Mr. Jean-Michel Leyre, Ms. Stéphanie Blachon, Jean-Baptiste Philibert, Jean-Michel Ricard, Ms. Agnès Verhaeghe (CTIFL, France)

14:15

(OC50) : Efficacy and Persistence of the Entomopathogenic Fungi and Nematodes on Walnut Husk Fly  

Dr. Jhalendra Rijal, Dr. Sudan Gyawaly, Chang Vue (University of California-Davis, USA)

14:30

(OC51) : Preliminary findings on the improved monitoring of walnut husk fly through a new pheromone lure  

Dr. Robert Van Steenwyk, Dr. Spencer Walse, Dr. Dan Kuzmich, Ms. Melissa Thayer (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

14:45

(OC52) : Analysis of the nutritional content of the Green Walnut Husk (GWH) and perspectives for the Walnut Husk Fly (R. completa) larval diet development  

Solène TRAVAILLARD, François Verheggen (SENURA, France)

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30- 16:00

SESSION V: PESTS AND DISEASES

15:30- 16:00 Oral Presentations
15:30

(OC53) : Understanding seasonal biology and exploring detection tools for Pacific flatheaded borer in walnut orchards in California  

Dr. Sudan Gyawaly, Dr. Jhalendra Rijal (University of California, USA)

15:45

(OC54) : Using a double-sided volute sprayer to control scab in tall pecan trees

Dr. Clive Bock, Dr. Michael Hotchkiss, Mr. Buck Paulk (United States Department of Agriculture, USA)

16:00- 17:35

CLOSING SESSION

Closing speech and election of the next host country

SESSION V: PESTS AND DISEASES

These posters will be presented on June 15 from 09:29 – 09:35

 

  • (P15) : Fungal community associated with shoot blight and branch dieback of ‘Pieral’ Lara walnut variety

Loredana Cretu G. Stelian (Romania)

  • (P16) : Anthracnose Disease of Walnut in California and its Management

Dr. Themis Michailides (University of California- Davis, USA)

  • (P17) : Efficacy of two nematode species against the Walnut husk fly

Dr. Erick D.M. Campan (Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France)

  • (P18) : Walnut Husk Fly – Monitoring population dynamics and density with yellow sticky traps               

Dr. Anita Solar, Rok Veber (University of Ljubljana, Slovania)

  • (P19) : First report of Ilyonectria liriodendri causing black foot of walnut in Chile

Prof. Gabino Reginato (University of Chile, Chile)

  • (P20) : Project ParasiT: using egg parasitoids as biocontrol agents against walnut and chestnut lepidopteran pests

Jean-Baptiste Philibert (SENURA, France)