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This event is going to take place at Potato 2005 congress (5th to 9th September 2005, Emmeloord, Netherlands), but it is possible to register for the GILB mini symposium only. Delegates registered for the entire congress can also attend the GILB mini symposium (to be held on Tuesday, September 6th, 9:00am to 5:00pm) as a parallel session, of course.

The program will be the following:

Session 2c Mini symposium on Late Blight 

Chairman Dr. F. Govers, Global Initiative on Late Blight (GILB)

09.00 – 09.25 Introduction and overview of GILB

Dr. P.K. Anderson, International Potato Center (CIP), Peru)

09.25 – 09.50 The Netherlands Phytophthora Umbrella Plan in (inter)national perspective

Dr. P.M. Boonekamp, Parapluplan Phytophthora, the Netherlands

09.50 – 10.15 Eucablight – a Late Blight network for Europe

L.T. Colon, Plant Research International, the Netherlands

10.15-11.00 Coffee/ tea break

11.00 – 11.25 Late Blight the perspective from the pathogen

Dr. F. Govers, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

11.25 – 11.50 Resistance to late blight in Sárpo clones – an update

Dr. D. Shaw, Sárvári Research Trust, Wales , United Kingdom

11.50 - 14.00 Coffee/tea break

14.00 – 14.25 Control of Phytophthora infestans in potatoes

Dr. H.T.A.M. Schepers, Applied Plant Research (PPO), the Netherlands

14.25 – 14.50 Infinito a novel fungicide to set a new standard for the control of late blight in potatoes

Ir. A. Schirring, Bayer Crop Science, Germany

14.50 – 15.15 Potato blight populations in Ireland and beyond

Dr. L.R. Cooke, Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, United Kingdom

15.15 - 16.00 Coffee/ tea break

16.00 – 16.25 Primary outbreaks of late blight and effect on the control strategy

P. Raatjes, Dacom Plant Service b.v., theNetherlands

16.25 – 16.50 Breeding for late blight resistance in the genomics era

Dr. J.J.H.M. Allefs, Agrico Research, the Netherlands

16.50 – 17.15 The role of spray technology to control late blight in potatoes

Ir.J.C. van de Zande, Wageningen University & Research centre (WUR), the Netherlands

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