A workshop on "Implementing rapid diagnostic tools for Phytophthora in agricultural crops in Central America" is a joint initiative of North Carolina State University, the University of Costa Rica, Earth University and the Pan American University at Zamorano, and will be held Sept 29-Oct 4, 2013.

The development of the workshop has been made possible through the Horticulture Food Security Innovation Lab (formerly Hort CRSP) coordinated by the University of UC Davis and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

The course will bring together pathologists belonging to government agencies, private companies, public and private universities in Central America and Mexico.

During the week in which the course is taught we will teach a series of rapid technologies for pathogen identification. Phytophthora species will be analyzed and identified by morphological and molecular methods. In addition, we have organized a diagnostic network in the region that can serve as a connection between laboratories and support plant disease diagnosis in Central America, Mexico and the United States.

Dr. Monica Blanco M. (en español)

 

Laboratory of Molecular Techniques Applied to Plant Protection

Research Center Crop Protection

Faculty of Agriculture

University of Costa Rica

 

Tel. (506) 2511.8781

Fax. (506) 2234.6164

 

Email.  monica.blancomeneses@ucr.ac.cr, monicablmn@gmail.com

 

Contact Information:

Horticulture Food Security Innovation Lab,

USAID, NCSU,

UCR, Zamorano,  y Earth University

Dr. Jean Beagle Ristaino (in English)

 

Professor Plant Pathology

Box 7616 Dept Plant Pathology

NC State University

Raleigh, NC 27695

 

Tel. (01) 919 515-3257,  (01) 919 515-7716

 

Email.  jean.ristaino@ncsu.edu

Course:

History Course

"Implementation of diagnostic tools for Phytophthora species in agricultural crops"

Dr. Dinie Espinal (en español)

 
Laboratory Tissue Culture and In Vitro Reproduction,
Department of Agricultural Sciences and Production
 
Tel: (504) 2776-6140/50 Ext. 2318, FAX: (504) 2776-6242

Email: drueda@zamorano.edu 

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