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SUMMARY:Oak Crown Condition Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Crown condition is used to score how healthy trees are. Essentially\, the more leaves a tree has\, the more energy it can produce and use for growth. We are running training courses this summer\, so that you can assess visually assess your own trees and monitor their condition (especially useful for those in Observatree who monitor sentinel trees or tree managers looking for subtle differences in condition). In addition\, observations collected on the day will help to extend a national monitoring scheme. \n\n\n\nCrown condition monitoring has been undertaken by Forest Research since the 1980s\, but this is limited to 84 sites with oak trees. We would like to understand the changing condition of oak trees at a wider number of locations\, and we think sentinel tree monitoring by citizen scientists could help us achieve this goal. \n\n\n\nAs part of the BacStop project we are developing methods to standardise and calibrate observations from individual volunteers\, so that they link seamlessly with the Forest Research datasets. \n\n\n\nThis training will involve two steps: \n\n\n\n\nA short webinar in advance (planned for 2pm on 19th June). This would let us introduce the idea of condition monitoring ahead of meeting up in the field. (A recording will also be available if you can’t make the date).\n\n\n\nA half day training day\, this would be outdoors walking around a parkland and discussing the trees we pass and includes a final activity where everyone can score 10 sentinel trees.\n\n\n\n\nWorkshops will take place on three dates in July 2023\, 12-3 pm each day: \n\n\n\n\n4th July – Attingham (Shrewsbury)\n\n\n\n5th July – Blickling (Norwich)\n\n\n\n6th July – Ickworth (Bury St Edmunds)\n\n\n\n\nPlease contact Nathan\, nathan.brown@forestresearch.gov.uk if you would like to book a free place at one of the workshops. Full joining instructions will be sent ahead of the dates.
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/oak-crown-condition-workshops/
LOCATION:Various
CATEGORIES:Public
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SUMMARY:The impact of bacterial diseases on crops and food supply
DESCRIPTION:For Plant Health Week 2023 we will be discussing various bacterial diseases and how they threaten our food supply. \n\n\n\nBacterial diseases affect many food plants reducing yields and contributing to shortages. Emerging diseases not yet present in the UK also threaten to devastate our crops. Our researchers are studying bacterial diseases which affect carrots\, cabbages\, potatoes\, olives\, cherries and strawberries amongst others. Come along to hear about the latest research into preventing and managing diseases caused by bacteria like Xanthomonas\, Xylella\, Pectobacterium\, and Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum. \n\n\n\nSpeakers include \n\n\n\n\nMurray Grant (University of Warwick)\n\n\n\nJoana Vicente (FERA)\n\n\n\nJason Sumner-Kalkun (SASA)\n\n\n\nIan Toth (Hutton Institute)\n\n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/the-impact-of-bacterial-diseases-on-crops-and-food-supply/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme":MAILTO:bacterialplantdiseases@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230508T000000
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SUMMARY:Plant Health Week 2023
DESCRIPTION:Plant Health Week 2023\, coordinated by Defra\, will be held in the UK from Monday 8 to Sunday 14 May. It also coincides with the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May 2023 which is coordinated by FAO (UN). Both events are all about celebrating the benefits of healthy plants – to help to end hunger\, reduce poverty\, protect the environment\, and boost economic development. \n\n\n\nFor Plant Health Week 2023 we will be hosting a webinar on bacterial diseases which threaten our crops and food supply – find out more and register here. We will also be repeating our social media takeover using #HelpingKeepPlantsHealthy to show what our researchers are doing to contribute to improving plant health.  \n\n\n\nClick here to read about what we did last year.
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/plant-health-week-2023/
CATEGORIES:Public
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221117T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221117T110000
DTSTAMP:20260425T010252
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SUMMARY:Fighting Bac: New technologies for predicting and detecting bacterial plant diseases (Stakeholder Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:In the second of our Fighting Bac workshops our researchers will share new approaches for identifying and modelling disease outbreaks. The workshop will focus particularly on the next steps for translating these findings into real world innovations and how stakeholders can get involved. \n\n\n\nThe challenges facing plant health in the UK and worldwide are constantly evolving due to factors like climate change\, global trade and changing land use. That might mean previously absent diseases reaching our shores or existing pathogens spreading to new areas or hosts. It has never been more important to have robust ways of detecting pathogens and predicting how they might spread so they can quickly be contained. \n\n\n\nSeveral of our projects are working on improved ways to do exactly this. They are working to understand bacterial taxonomy\, host-specialisation\, and the mechanics of transmission\, which could hold the key to predicting the emergence and spread of new diseases. They are also modelling how climate forecasts\, trade routes\, changes in land management and other factors might influence disease outbreaks. \n\n\n\nIn this workshop researchers will share their findings so far\, as well as their ideas for the next steps to turn their research into pioneering products or processes. Stakeholders will be invited to contribute to this future-focussed conversation\, identifying potential areas of collaboration and knowledge exchange. \n\n\n\nConfirmed projects: \n\n\n\nXanthomonas Threats (understanding Xanthomonas spp genetics\, host range\, transmission and resistance)Pseudomonas-Prunus (understanding host specificity and predicting host range for Pseudomonas syringae)CALIBER (understanding disease transmission and developing diagnostic tools for Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum)\n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/new-technologies-for-predicting-and-detecting-bacterial-plant-diseases/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public,Stakeholder
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme":MAILTO:bacterialplantdiseases@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Fighting Bac: Making microbes our allies (Stakeholder Workshop)
DESCRIPTION:In the first of our Fighting Bac workshops our researchers will share promising new strategies for controlling bacterial plant diseases using microbes and microbial products. The workshop will focus particularly on the next steps for translating these findings into real world innovations and how stakeholders can get involved. \n\n\n\nThe plant microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that live on and around plants. The microbiome is a complex interdependent community which can cause disease but can also have positive benefits such as boosting disease resistance or aiding nutrient uptake. Several of our projects are researching how to harness the power of the beneficial microbes and microbial products to protect crops and trees from bacterial diseases. These novel strategies include engineering microbial communities\, and highly specific bacteriophages and bacteriocins. \n\n\n\nIn this workshop researchers will share their findings so far\, as well as their ideas for the next steps to turn their research into pioneering products or processes. Stakeholders will be invited to contribute to this future-focussed conversation\, identifying potential areas of collaboration and knowledge exchange. \n\n\n\nContributing projects \n\n\n\nFuture Oak (microbiome engineering to mitigate acute oak decline)Ralstonia Phage (using bacteriophages to control bacterial wilt in tomatoes)Disease Suppressive Microbes (using microbial mixtures and suppressive soil to suppress tomato root mat disease)Bac-Stop (the impact of environmental stress on the oak microbiome and acute oak decline)DeS-BL (using bacteriocins to control potato blackleg disease)\n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/making-microbes-our-allies/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public,Stakeholder
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme":MAILTO:bacterialplantdiseases@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:International Plant Health Conference
DESCRIPTION:Organised by FAO and Defra\, the First International Plant Health Conference aims to address new and emerging plant health challenges\, including climate change impacts\, the risks associated with significant increase in international trade\, the rapid loss of biological diversity and new pest pathways such as e-commerce by exploring more efficient national\, regional and global policies\, structures and mechanisms. \n\n\n\nThe Conference will be held in London\, the United Kingdom on 21 – 23 September 2022 and is co-organized by the Department for Environment\, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention. \n\n\n\nWe hope to host a side event and an exhibition stand at the conference.
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/international-plant-health-conference/
LOCATION:Queen Elizabeth II Centre\, Broad Sanctuary\, London\, SW1P 3EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public,Science,Stakeholder
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220511T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220511T140000
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SUMMARY:Innovative approaches to controlling bacterial plant diseases (webinar)
DESCRIPTION:As part of Plant Health Week\, this webinar will explore innovative biocontrol methods that could reduce the impact of bacterial plant diseases on our farms\, forests and gardens. \n\n\n\nConventional antibiotic treatments can damage the environment and are becoming less effective as bacteria evolve resistance. New approaches are urgently needed. This webinar will include three short presentations on promising new treatments and the opportunity to ask questions. \n\n\n\nTopics and speakers: \n\n\n\nBacteriophages with Dr Ville Friman (University of York and Ralstonia Phage project)Microbiome engineering with Prof James McDonald (Bangor University and Future Oak project)Disease suppressive soils with Prof Duncan Cameron (University of Sheffield and Disease Suppressive Microbes project)\n\n\n\nRegister via Eventbrite for the Zoom link \n\n\n\n(Featured image: ‘Microbe Hunting’ by Natalie Barratt of Disease Suppressive Microbes – one of the category winners in our Bac In The Picture photo competition)
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/innovative-approaches-to-controlling-bacterial-plant-diseases/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public,Science
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme":MAILTO:bacterialplantdiseases@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220509T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220515T170000
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SUMMARY:Plant Health Week
DESCRIPTION:Plant Health Week 2022\, coordinated by Defra\, will be held in the UK from Monday 9 to Sunday 15 May. It also coincides with the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May 2022 which is coordinated by FAO (UN). Both events are all about celebrating the benefits of healthy plants – to help to end hunger\, reduce poverty\, protect the environment\, and boost economic development. \n\n\n\nHere are BPD HQ we have been beavering away on our plans for marking #planthealthweek and #planthealthday. In particular we want to share how a better understanding of bacterial plant diseases can contribute to keeping plants healthy. We’ll be sharing insights from our research teams\, showcasing some of our favourite plants and publishing some new blog posts. Here are some of the things you can look forward to: \n\n\n\nWebinar: Our main Plant Health Week event will be a webinar on Wednesday 11 May at 1pm. The topic is ‘Innovative approaches to controlling bacterial plant diseases’ and will feature some promising approaches being researched by our project teams. Find out more here.Plants Make Life Better: On Tuesday 10 May we’ll be encouraging everyone to post their favourite plants outside of the lab – houseplants\, tasty plants\, useful plants\, plants in art or film – with the hashtag #PlantsMakeLifeBetter Why not join in?Research In Action: On Thursday 12 May\, for International Plant Health Day\, we’ll be asking our researchers to post on social media about what they are doing in their research to help keep plants healthy with the hashtag #HelpingKeepPlantsHealthyBlog Updates: We will also be sharing some new blog posts and resources with insights into the work of our research projects.\n\n\n\nAnd that is just what we have planned! Many other organisations including RHS\, Tree Council\, Kew Gardens\, Woodland Trust and the Linnean Society are getting involved too. A highlight will be the FAO’s celebratory webinar on Thursday 12 May at 12.30pm (UK time). You can register for free here. Otherwise keep an eye on social media\, particularly #planthealthweek and #planthealthday and do join in!
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/plant-health-week/
CATEGORIES:Public,Science
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211201T133000
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SUMMARY:Bacterial tree diseases from past to future – how to identify\, manage and prevent new introductions
DESCRIPTION:As part of Tree Week our experts will be discussing various bacterial diseases of trees and how everyone can play their part in helping to protect trees.  \n\n\n\nFind out more about bacterial canker of ash (knotty ash) and poplar\, bacterial canker of cherry and plum\, fireblight of apples and pears\, and horse chestnut bleeding canker. The event will also discuss bacterial tree pathogens not present in UK\, the importance of biosecurity and what you can do to help.  \n\n\n\nSpeakers include: \n\n\n\nJohn Mansfield (Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology\, Imperial College) on long-established bacterial tree diseases such as cherry/plum canker and ash cankerSarah Green (Forest Research) on more recent invasive species\, such as horse chestnut bleeding cankerAlistair Yeomans (Scheme Manager for the Plant Healthy Certification Scheme) on future threats and what YOU can do to prevent new pathogens from becoming established\n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite to receive the Zoom link.
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/bacterial-disease-of-trees-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme":MAILTO:bacterialplantdiseases@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211129T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211212T235959
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SUMMARY:Bac In the Picture Photo Competition
DESCRIPTION:We are inviting our project team members to share their adventures in plant pathology. In the field\, in the lab\, or anywhere else. Pictures that make them proud or pictures that make them laugh. Images that tell a story or spark curiosity.  \n\n\n\nThe competition is now open for voting here \n\n\n\nThe winners will be chosen by a public vote and a jury. Winners will receive plant gift vouchers and see their images featured on the BPD Programme website\, social media and publications. The competition will be open for voting from Monday 29 November to Sunday 12 December with the winners announced by Friday 17 December. \n\n\n\nCategories \n\n\n\nBac to the Field:pictures taken in the field or glasshouseBac in the Lab:Pictures taken in the laboratory including microscopyBac Together:Pictures of teams undertaking project workBac to the Future:Pictures that reflect new discoveries and understandingBac in the Game:Unusual\, eye-catching or just funny moments from research\n\n\n\n\nVote here by 12 December
URL:https://bacterialplantdiseases.uk/event/bac-in-the-picture-photo-competition/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bacterial Plant Diseases Programme":MAILTO:bacterialplantdiseases@gmail.com
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