PROGRAM

APRIL 24, MONDAY (Academic Exchange Center#1, HZAU)

10:00-22:00Registration and Check In

18:00-20:00Dinner (Academic Exchange Center#1)

APRIL 25, TUESDAY (Academic Exchange Center#1, HZAU)

Chairs:Dr. Chunyu Zhang & Dr.Gary Peng

8:20-8:40 Opening remarks: Drs. Chunyu Zhang & Gary Peng

Welcome address: Vice president from HZAU

Session I: Genetic Resistance and Genomics

Chairs: Dr. Bruce Gossen & Dr. Yueqiu He

8:40-9:10Dr. Yong Pyo Lim, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea

Genome-wide association mapping of clubroot resistance genes using Brassica rapa core collection

9:10-9:40Dr.Daohong Jiang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China

The life of clubroot pathogen, from genome to microbiome

9:40-10:10Dr. Fengqun Yu, Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada(AAFC), Canada

Identification of clubroot resistance genes in Brassica species though mapping by sequencing

10:10-10:40Tea Break and Photo Session

10:40-11:10Dr.Jun Si, Southwest University, China

Breeding for clubroot resistance on cabbage at the Southwest University

11:10-11:40Dr.Chunyu Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University, China

Novel germplasms for clubroot resistance and genetic improvements for disease-resistant Brassica napus.

11:40-12:10Poster Session

12:10 – 14:00Lunch and Break time(Academic Exchange Center#1, HZAU)

Session II: Understanding the Mechanisms of Clubroot Resistance & Pathogen Populations and Disease Epidemiology

Chairs:Dr. Yong Pyo Lim &Dr. Daohong Jiang

14:00-14:30Dr.Guokang Chen, Southwest University, China

Methods for evaluation of clubroot resistance and analysis of biochemical mechanisms

14:30-15:00Dr. Gary Peng, Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

Understanding the mechanisms and durability of clubroot resistance exploring omics approaches

15:00-15:30Dr.Zhongyun Piao, Shenyang Agricultural University, China

Different metabolic events on Chinese cabbage harboring clubroot-resistant CRb gene during infection by two pathotype of Plasmodiophora brassicae

15:30-16:00Dr. Lijiang Liu, Oil Crops Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

From resistant resources exploitation to new insights into pathogen virulence

16:00-16:30Tea Break and Poster Session

16:30-17:00Dr. Stephan Strelkov, University of Alberta, Canada

The changing face of clubroot of canola in Canada

17:00-17:30Dr. Sheau-Fang Hwang, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Canada

Effects of inoculum density and virulence of Plasmodiophora brassicae on clubroot-resistant canola

17:30-17:50Dr.R. Fredua-Agyeman,Crop Diversification Center North, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Edmonton,Canada

Assessment of resistance to ‘new’ virulent Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes from Alberta, Canada, in doubled haploid lines derived from Brassica napus cv. 'Mendel'

17:50-18:00Information to be provided by Dr. Sheau-Fang Huang, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

Invitation to the 2018 International Clubroot Workshop

18:00-20:00 Dinner (Academic Exchange Center#1, HZAU)

April 26, Wednesday (Qu Jia Ling, Jingmen City)

8:00-10:00Travel from Wuhan to Qu Jia Ling

10:00-11:30Visit the Agricultural Valley

11:30-12:00Hotel Check in（Academician Village Hotel and Bai Lu Chun Hotel)

12:00-14:00Lunch Break (Academician Village Hotel)

14:00-15:30Traveling to the Rapeseed Demonstration Plot at Zeng Ji Town

15:30-16:00 Field Observation

16:00-17:30Back to Qu Jia Ling (Jingmen City)

18:00-20:00Dinner (Academician Village Hotel)

April 27, Thursday (Academician Village at Qu Jia Ling)

Chairs:Dr. Yongming Zhou & Dr. Gary Peng

8:20-8:40 Welcome address: Vice president from HZAU

Session III: Pathogen Populations, Disease Epidemiology

and Clubroot Management

Chairs: Dr. Stephan Strelkov & Dr. Shengyi Liu

8:40-9:10Dr.Xiaolin Yu,Zhejiang University, China

Pathotypes and virulence of Plasmodiophora brassicae and clubroot management in Nyingchi prefecture, Tibet, China

9:10-9:40Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald, University of Guelph, Canada Accurate assessment of concentration of resting spores of Plasmodiophora brassicae in soil

9:40-10:10Dr.Xingyu Li, Yunnan Agricultural University, China

Secondary metabolites of Bacillus subtilis XF-1 and their biocontrol activities: A case of clubroot control using a biological approach

10:10-10:40Tea Break

10:40-11:10Dr. Bruce Gossen, Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada(AAFC), Canada

Dealing with small areas of clubroot infestation

11:10-11:40Dr. Yueqiu He, Yunnan Agricultural University, China Demonstration of successful biocontrol of clubroot with Bacillus subtilis XF-1 in China

11:40-12:00Closing remarks: Dr. Chunyu Zhang & Dr. Gary Peng

12:00-13:30Lunch (Academician Village Hotel)

13:30-17:00 Travel back to Wuhan

April 28, Friday

Departure