Abstracts, British Columbia Regional Meeting, The Canadian Phytopathological Society, Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, 23-24 October, 1995

Abstract

Ultrastructural localization of chitin in the five spore stages of blister rust fungus, Cronartium ribicola. A.K.M. Ekramoddoullah, G.D. Jensen, and L.E. Manning, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 1M5.

Root residues from herbicide-treated bean seedlings cause temporary increases in Pythium populations and damping off potential in soil. R.C. Descalzo and JE. Rahe. Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A JS6.

3,5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropylstilbene: a selective nematicidal compound from the culture filtrate of Photorhabdus luminescens. K. Hu, J. Li, and J.M. Webster, Centre for Pest Management, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A IS6.

Inonotus tomentosus, I. circinatus, and Phellinus pini are distinguished by their protein patterns. R.S Hunt, A.K. Ekramoddoullah, and A. Zamani. Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z1M5.

Mechanisms of predisposition by glyphosate of bean roots (Phaseolus vulgaris) to colonization by Pythium spp. L. Liu, Z.K. Punja, and J.E. Rahe. Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6

Fusarium avenaceum, a candidate biological control agent for Rubus spp. C. Oleskevich, S.F. Shamoun, and Z.K. Punja. Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6; (S.F.S.) Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry' Centre, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 1M5.

Controlled infection of apple trees by Cryptosporiopsis curvispora, the cause of anthracnose canker, under natural conditions without wounding. J. Rahe, Q. Wang, and A. Morem. Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6.

Assessment of the genetic variability of Chondrostereum purpureum. T.D. Ramsfield, E. Becker, S. Rathlef. Y. Tang, T.C. Vrain, S.F. Shamoun, and W.E. Hintz. (T.C.V.) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Research Centre, 6660 NW Marine Dr, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1X1 ; (T.D.R.j Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6; (E.B., S.R., Y.T. and W.E.H.) Department of Biological Sciences, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2\ (S.F.S.) Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 W Burnside Rd., Victoria British Columbia V8Z 1M5

Molecular markers for species diagnosis in Armillaria. E.E. White. C. Dubetz, M. Cruickshank, and D. Morrison. Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 1M5; (M.C.) Department of Biology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6.