Seminar on Forest Pathology

Seminar on Forest Pathology
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
Natural Resource Institute Finland (Luke), Vantaa, Jokiniemenkuja 1 A
Auditorium
MORNING SESSION (09:00 - 11:00)
CHAIR: MICHAEL MÜLLER
 ZHEN ZENG et al. (Helsinki University): Pathogenicity screening of Finnish
isolates of the Heterobasidion parviporum and Heterobasidion annosum s.s.
 TOMMASO RAFFAELLO (Helsinki University): Characterization of small
secreted proteins (SSPs) in the conifer pathogen Heterobasidion annosum
s.l.
 ABBOT OGHENAKARO (Helsinki University): De novo assembly and
transcriptomic profiling of Rigidoporus microporus genes expressed during
saprotrophic growth on rubber wood.
Lunch 11:00-12:00
AFTERNOON SESSION (12:00-15:15)
CHAIR: JARKKO HANTULA
 MICHAEL MÜLLER (Luke, Vantaa): On the ecology of Lophodermium piceae,
a needle endophyte of Norway spruce.
 JOHANNA WITZELL (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp,
and University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu): Endophyte status and
secondary chemicals in Norway spruce.
Coffee break 13:20-13:50
 ANNE UIMARI (Luke, Suonenjoki): Neonectria canker disease of conifer
species.
 JARKKO HANTULA (Luke, Vantaa): Viruses of the causative agent of Pitch
canker in Spain
Enquiries to Michael Müller, e-mail: michael.mueller@luke.fi