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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, August 5, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM HST
    Women and Allies in Plant Pathology Breakfast with financial support from Corteva, Bayer and Valent Biosciences
  • 7:00 AM - 11:45 AM HST
    Poster Viewing Open
  • 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM HST
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM HST
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM HST
    New Products and Services Session 2 of 2
    Room 313 C
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: A World in Crisis: Impact on Food Security and Disease Management from the Front Lines
    Organizer: Robert C. Kemerait, Jr., PhD – UGA Dept of Plant Pathology
    Moderator: Robert C. Kemerait, Jr., PhD – UGA Dept of Plant Pathology
    Ballroom B/C
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: Embracing the Land-Grant Mission: How to Build a Strong and Sustainable Career in Extension
    Organizer: Jensen Hayter
    Moderator: Jensen Hayter
    Room 311
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: Forest Health in the 21st Century: Addressing Ecological and Cultural Consequences
    Organizer: Carrie Fearer – Virginia Tech
    Moderator: Carrie Fearer – Virginia Tech
    Room 312
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: The Ascendancy of Persistent Propagative Vector-borne Plant Viruses
    Organizer: Kiran R. Gadhave – Texas A&M University
    Organizer: Daniel K. Hasegawa – USDA-ARS
    Moderator: Kiran R. Gadhave – Texas A&M University
    Moderator: Stephanie Preising, Ms. – Cornell University
    Room 313 A
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM HST
    APS PRESS Open
  • 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    Plant Health Hub Networking Break sponsored by EPL Bio Analytical Services
  • 9:15 AM - 12:15 PM HST
    Network with Exhibitors
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    Poster Viewing with Authors Present (P-002 - P-318, Poster Session II)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Analytical and Theoretical Plant Pathology II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Bacteriology II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Biological Control II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Biotechnology II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Chemical and Biopesticide Control II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Crop Loss Assessment II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Cultural Control II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Disease Detection and Diagnosis II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Epidemiology II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Genetics of Resistance II
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM HST
    POSTERS: Integrated Pest Management II
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM HST
    Phytopathologist of Distinction (POD) Talks
    Moderator: Courtney Gallup
    Room 313 A
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: Beyond Pathogens: Decoding Microbial Dynamics in Plant Health Decline
    Organizer: Gayan Abeysinghe, PhD – Texas AandM University
    Moderator: Gayan Abeysinghe, PhD – Texas AandM University
    Moderator: Sanjay Antony-Babu – Texas A&M University
    Room 321 B
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: The Challenges of Promoting Plant Health Globally to Prevent Global Risks
    Organizer: Ronald D. French-Monar – USDA APHIS PPQ FO Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program
    Moderator: Ronald D. French-Monar – USDA APHIS PPQ FO Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program
    Room 321 A
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM HST
    IDEA CAFÉ: The Hidden Curriculum of Grad School: What No One Tells You
    Organizer: Dalvir Dhadly, MS – University of Georgia
    Moderator: Dalvir Dhadly, MS – University of Georgia
    Organizer: Carlton Fitz-Patrick Collins, n/a – University of Georgia
    Moderator: Carlton Fitz-Patrick Collins, n/a – University of Georgia
    Room 322 A
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    Poster Viewing with Authors Present (P-320 - P-606, Poster Session II)
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Late Breaking II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Microbiome/Communities II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Molecular/Cellular Plant‐Microbe Interactions II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Mycology II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Nematology II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: New and Emerging Diseases II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Oomycetes II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Outreach II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Pathogen Dispersal II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Pathogen‐Vector Interactions II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Plant Defense Responses II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Plant Stress and Abiotic Disorders II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Population Biology Genetics II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Postharvest Pathology II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Proteomics/Metabolomics/Genomics II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Systematics/Evolution II
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM HST
    POSTERS: Virology II
  • 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM HST
    Lunch Break
  • 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM HST
    Poster Take-Down
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM HST
    PLENARY SESSION: Society Updates & Plenary Speaker - ​Jan Kreuze

    Speaker: Jan Kreuze – International Potato Center

  • 12:15 PM - 3:45 PM HST
    Exhibitor Move-Out
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM HST
    Public Policy Board (PPB) Listening Session
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM HST
    SESSION: Integrating Epidemiological Modeling and Spatial Risk Assessment for Sustainable Plant Disease Management, Supported by Corteva
    Moderator: Javier Delgado
    Speaker: Layton Peddicord (he/him/his) – Corteva Agriscience
    Room 313 C
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: Endangered Species Act: New Agricultural Outlook Post ESA Strategies
    Organizer: Karen Ferreira Da Silva (she/her/hers) – Corteva Agriscience
    Organizer: Madeline Wade
    Organizer: Julia M. Crane – Valent BioSciences
    Organizer: Lia Murty
    Organizer: Katie Neufeld
    Organizer: Amy Hope
    Organizer: Carl A. Bradley – University of Kentucky
    Moderator: Karen Ferreira Da Silva (she/her/hers) – Corteva Agriscience
    Moderator: Madeline Wade
    Room 312
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: From Models to Action: Global Strategies for Surveillance and Management of Plant Disease Spread
    Organizer: Wanderson Moraes
    Organizer: Katie Gold – Cornell University
    Organizer: Roy Ladell Davis, II, PhD – University of Connecticut
    Moderator: Wanderson Moraes
    Moderator: Roy Ladell Davis, II, PhD – University of Connecticut
    Ballroom B/C
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: Leveraging Diverse Knowledge to Address Socio-Economic Disparities in Mycotoxin Management Worldwide
    Organizer: Lily Lofton
    Organizer: Wanderson Moraes
    Organizer: joesph Opoku
    Organizer: Shiv Singla
    Organizer: Rebecca R. Sweany, PhD, PhD – U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Moderator: Rebecca R. Sweany, PhD, PhD – U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Moderator: Wanderson Moraes
    Moderator: Drew Olson (he/him/his) – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia
    Room 313 A
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM HST
    SPECIAL SESSION: I. E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium: Harnessing Host Resistance to Strengthen Management Strategies Amidst Global Threats
    Moderator: Carrie Fearer – Virginia Tech
    Room 311
  • 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Biological Control
  • 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Global Spread, Risk, and Regulatory
  • 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Microbiome and Microbial Communities
  • 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM HST
    TECHNICAL SESSION: Virology
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM HST
    Hemp Diseases Working Group Meeting
  • 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM HST
    Celebration Event: Aloha Under the Stars