M1 - Pathogen monitoring

Meeting 1

Date: 16 March 2021

Title: European P. infestans monitoring initiative - Results from 2020 and campaign in 2021.

Responsible: David Cooke, Geert Kessel and Jens G. Hansen

Discussion points:  Results of genotyping 2020 and sampling campaign 2021. How to manage and maintain shared facilities and services e.g. Smartphone App for surveillance and monitoring (sampling), SSR genotyping at JHI, databases for storage, analysis and display of data at AU, access to live isolates at WUR. How can we establish a research infrastructure to be prepared for emerging threats? 

Contact: David Cook, James Hutton Institute


Programme

Session 1 – Presentations (all presentations, 5-8 Minutes)

Discussion 15 minutes. Moderator, Geert Kessel

Discussion 15  minutes. Moderator Geert Kessel

20 minutes break

Session 2 - discussion related to pathogen monitoring and the global genetic landscape

Moderator David Cooke

  • Sampling campaign 2021 including SmartPhone / barcode pilot in 2021.

  • Generating a table with phenotypic traits of known genotypes and make available on EuroBlight website.

  • Research and lab infrastructure: SSR genotyping at JHI, databases for storage, analysis and display of data at AU, access to live isolates repository at WUR & Phenotyping at a routine basis at ?

  • New results, Projects and campaigns from the other global networks