Sessions and presentations
EuroBlight workshop 18-21 May, 2026. Ourense, Spain. Download as pdf
Monday 18 May | |
18:00-21:00 | Registration and mounting of posters, University of Vigo, Campus Ourense
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Tuesday 19 May | |
8:00 -08:30 | Registration and poster mounting, Hall of the Faculty of Sciences |
08:30-08:55 | Opening and organisational remarks, Marie Curie Auditorium, Faculty of Sciences
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Session 1Plenary | Late and early blight - importance and pathogen characteristics - Status in Europe and beyond (Marie Curie Auditorium)Chair: Jens G. Hansen, Sub-chair: Mout deVrieze |
09:00-09:15 | Late blight and early blight in Europe in 2024 & 2025 / Isaac Abuley, Geert Kessel & Hans Hausladen |
09:15-09:30 | Update on the population of Phytophthora infestans across Europe via EuroBlight monitoring / David Cooke |
09:30-09:45 | Building a continental picture of Phytophthora infestans: population structure and emerging dynamics across |
09:45-10:00 | Population genetics and fungicide resistance of Phytophthora infestans in China: An update / Han Chen |
10:00-10:20 | Discussion |
10:20-10:45 | Coffee break and poster session |
10:45-11:00 | United against Potato late blight: The power of working together on phenotyping/ Lawrence Veryser |
11:00-11:15 | From species to strains: CRISPR-Cas-mediated detection of bioaerosol environmental DNA enables strain-level late blight monitoring / Weili Guo |
11:15-11:30 | A remote field-based LAMP assay early warning system for fungal plant pathogens / Guido Drago |
11:30–11:45 | Real-time detection of Phytophthora infestans and Alternaria solani & A. alternata in the field using the SwisensPoleno Jupiter / Tomke Musa & Erny Niederberger |
11:45-11:55 | Towards a more integrated control strategy for potato late blight. The added value of more resistant cultivars and spore traps / Geert Kessel |
11:55-12:10 | A European network on aerobiology (Spore traps and DNA methods) targeted crop health and disease early warning / Carsten Ambelas Skjøth |
12:10-12:30 | Discussion |
12:30-13:30 | Lunch |
Session 2Plenary | Epidemiology and host resistance (Marie Curie Auditorium)Chair: Geert Kessel Sub-chair: Alison Lees |
13:30-13:45 | Integrating Host–Pathogen Dynamics and Quantitative Resistance for Sustainable Blight Management in Solanaceous Crops / Remco Stam |
13:45-14:00 | Emergence and detection of virulence towards host encoded late blight resistance / Jack Vossen |
14:00-14:15 | R-gene rotation in combined New Genomic Technologies and ICM strategies / Kim Hebelstrup |
14:15–14.30 | Resistant cultivars and decision support systems as the tools to significantly reduce fungicide use in late blight control / Stany Vandermoere |
14:30-14:45 | Discussion |
14:45-15:15 | Coffee break |
Session 3Plenary | Control strategies (Marie Curie Auditorium)Chair: David Cooke Sub-chair: Rebecca Joynt |
15:15-15:30 | Control of late blight and early blight in Denmark without PFAS pesticides / Lars Bødker |
15:30-15:45 | Drivers of Phytophthora infestans population change in Denmark as a result of fungicide strategy / Jens G. Hansen |
15:45-16:00 | Late blight resistance management strategies: are we ready for the future? / Faye Ritchie |
16:00-16:15 | Discussion |
18:00-23:00 | Guided visit to the old town and dinner at restaurant Agape in the old town |
Wednesday 20 May (Morning) | |
Session 3Plenary | Control strategies - continued (Marie Curie Auditorium)Chair: David Cooke Sub-chair: Rebecca Joynt |
08:30-08:45 | The Emergence and Management of CAA and OSBPI Fungicide Resistance in Phytophthora infestans: A Five-Year European Surveillance Study / Lorenzo Borgi |
08:45-09:00 | Sagropia, how to include biologicals into blight management / Bert Evenhuis |
09:00-09:15 | Framework and pipeline for test of biologicals and alternatives / Mout deVrieze |
09:15-09:30 | Epidemiology of Potato Late Blight in Galicia (NW Spain) and On-Farm validation of the NEGFRY model for sustainable disease management / Jonathan Castaño-Serna |
09:30-09:45 | IPMorama: better integration of varietal resistance into the deployment landscape is essential for the successful future management of late blight / Dan Milbourne |
09:45-10:00 | The Regulatory framework in the EU status update May 2025 / Albert Schirring |
10:00-10:15 | Discussion |
10:15-10:45 | Coffee break and poster session |
Session 4Plenary | Alternaria (Marie Curie Auditorium)Chair: Hans Hausladen Sub-chair: Laura Meno |
10:45–11:00 | Elucidating population structure, genetic diversity and host specificity of section Alternaria from diverse regions and wild and domestic host plants / Gonne Clasen |
11:00-11:15 | Global and regional diversity in alternaria causing potato early blight /Laura Meno |
11:15-11:30 | Studies on Fungicide Sensitivity and Fitness Characteristics of Alternaria solani Isolates / Claire Haumann |
11:30-11:45 | Overview of the current sensitivity of Alternaria solani to fungicides in Europe / Gerd Stammler |
11:45-12:00 | Studying wild relatives of potato to develop early blight-resistant cultivars / Pieter J. Wolters |
12:00-12:15 | Early blight control strategies / Martin Teichmann |
12:15-12:30 | Discussion |
12:30-13:20 | Lunch |
Wednesday 20th May (Afternoon) Parallel Sessions | |
Session 5 | Parallel subgroup meetings |
13:20-13:30 | Introduction to parallel subgroup discussionsGeert Kessel, Alison Lees, Mout deVrieze and Jens G. Hansen |
Session 5 A | Subgroup - control strategies / Marie Curie AuditoriumChair: Bert Evenhuis Sub-chair: Faye Ritchie |
13:30-13:45 | Characterization of new resistance mechanisms for CAAs and OSBPIs in Phytophthora infestans and their impact on Late Blight control in potatoes / Jürgen Derpmann |
13:45-14:00 | Translaminar distribution of amisulbrom / Fabrice Robin |
14:00-14:15 | Metalaxyl-M (Mefenoxam) in potatoes against Late Blight: A Critical Review of Its Role in Modern Potato Production Systems / Myriam Van Hecke |
14:15-14:30 | Monitoring sensitivity to fungicide active ingredients in the GB population of Phytophthora infestans / James Lynott |
14:30-14:45 | Leaf wetness climatology and forecasting in The Netherlands / Bert Heusinkveld |
14:45-15:00 | Discussion |
15:00- 15:30 | Coffee break |
15:30-15:45 | National-Scale EBH Risk Mapping for Potato Late Blight in Ireland Using Interpolated Historical Meteorology and Ensemble Forecasts / Sen Yan |
15:45-16:00 | From smallholder to Extensive Farming: Testing the CARAH Model for onset of Potato Late Blight epidemic in Galicia/ Laura Meno |
16:00-16:15 | Integrated Crop Management and Taskforce Phytophthora / Geert Kessel |
16:15-16:30 | Discussion |
Session 5 B | Subgroup - Pathogen characteristics & host resistance / Salon de GradosChair: David Cooke Sub-chair: Geert Kessel |
13:30-13:45 | High-Throughput Virulence Assessment Using Detached Leaf Disc Assays: Validation through Whole Plant Phenotyping / Steve Bicko |
13:45-14:00 | Taking effectoromics to the potato field / Amanpreet Kaur |
14:00-14:15 | Integrating Predictive Models and Agronomy for Late Blight Control: A Global Company’s Experience / Adrian Crucis |
14:15-14:30 | Evaluating the success of 3 R-Gene late blight resistant potatoes in the diverse agricultural landscapes of Indonesia / Philip Wharton |
14:30-14:45 | First report of Phytophthora infestans self-fertile genotypes in potato crop in India / Sanjeev Sharma |
14:45-15:00 | Discussion |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
15:30-15:45 | Field trials in Sweden of potato with changed expression of resistance and susceptibility genes / Erik Andreasson |
15:45-16:00 | Effect of infection with P. infestans on the potato plant microbiome / Mout deVrieze |
16:00-16:15 | Hidden effector diversity in Phytophthora infestans: uncovering population structure beyond SSR genotyping / May Bente Brurberg |
16:15-16:30 | Discussion |
17:00-23:00 | Visit to Ribeira Sacra Heritage Site, Winery and Workshop dinner |
Thursday 21 May | |
Plenum08:30-08:50 | EuroBlight: Future shared facilities, Coordination and Support actions / Jens G. Hansen, Mout deVrieze, Geert Kessel & Alison Lees |
Session 5 | Parallel subgroup meetings continued |
Control strategies - Marie Curie Auditorium: (Moderator: Bert, Secretary: Ruairidh)
Pathogen and host resistance - Salon de Grados: (Moderator: David Cooke, Secretary: Geert Kessel)
Alternaria - Class room B3: (Moderator: Hans Hausladen, Secretary: Laura Meno Fariñas)
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10:00-11:00 | Coffee break |
Session 6 | Plenary session in Auditorium- outlook and new initiatives – reports and discussion (Marie Curie Auditorium)Chair: Jens G. Hansen Sub-chair: Alison Lees |
11:00-12:15 | Report from the subgroups
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12:15-12:40 | Introduction to EuroBlight workshop 2028 – TBDClosing of the workshop / Mout deVrieze |
12:40-13:00 | Sandwich To Go and Departure |
13:30-21:00 | Post workshop tour to Santiago de Compostela |
Poster Presentations in the Corridor next to Marie Curie Auditorium
Poster size = A0
Lead author | Title |
Anna Gerdtsson | Control of potato late blight and PFAS |
Elisa Vilvert | Selection in Phytophthora infestans driven by fungicide use in Sweden. |
Ruairidh Bain | Selection for a P. infestans genotype resistant to metalaxyl-M by some cultivars more resistant to foliar blight |
Marta Janiszewska | Population structure of Phytophthora infestans in Poland |
Manuela Hermeziu | Evaluation of potato late blight in current climatic conditions in Romania, using fungicides, Beauveria bassiana and Neem oil |
Lawrence Veryser | A novel methodology to evaluate resistance selection of potato late blight strains. |
Clarissa Grell | Genotype x Isolate Interactions Drive R2 Resistance Performance |
Olga A. Oxholm | Do R Genes Still Work? Assessing the effectiveness of single R-genes against novel P. infestans strains in Denmark. |
Elina Seim | Characterisation of Phytophthora infestans isolates from Norwegian potato fields (Submitted by Eline Seim) |
Jonathan S. Castaño Serna | Spatial model of potato early blight risk in Galicia (NW Spain) based on vegetative development, Smith periods, and ML |
Philip Wharton | Monitoring fungicide sensitivity in Alternaria populations in the main potato growing regions of South Australia and Victoria, Australia |
Jeanne Simon | Late blight situation in northwestern France explained through three years of trials and a specific case study within the IPMorama project |
Lea Vexler | Developing Processing Potato Germplasm with Stacked Late Blight Resistance in a Variety-Centric IPM Framework |
Gabriel Dessiex | Late blight population in Switzerland: current picture, future plans |
Vikrant Singh | Identification and functional characterisation of an Rpi-R3a-like resistance gene from Solanum bulbocastanum |
Cheng He | Graph-based pan-genome reveals the global spread and adaptation of Phytophthora infestans |
Iris Visscher | PhytoAlert-EU: A practical tool allowing for monitoring of virulence and protection of R genes |
Jérôme Cogniaux | Fluazinam and its importance in resistance management programs |
Victor de Amorin | Efflux pump modulation as a complementary strategy for disease management |
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