#  Crop Diseases That Threaten Global Food Security (and Your Breakfast) 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **July 31, 2018** 

 07:00PM - 08:15PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St**  



 

 



 

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 **Jacques Avelino**, Plant Pathologist, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)   
  
**Meghan Dewdney**, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida  
  
**Gary Foster**, Professor of Molecular Plant Pathology, University of Bristol  
  
**Randy C. Ploetz**, Professor of Plant Pathology, Tropical Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida  
  
**Angela Records**, International Agricultural Research Advisor, United States Agency for International Development  
  
Moderated by **Jean Beagle Ristaino**, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Plant Pathology and Director of Emerging Plant Disease and Global Food Security, North Carolina State University  
  
Coffee, oranges, bananas, and potatoes are among the most widely-consumed breakfast foods in the United States. What if these morning staples were to become scarce or unavailable? In this panel discussion, specialists in plant pathology and agriculture will discuss the emerging diseases that pose serious threats to these and other crops, and to the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people involved in their cultivation. The panelists will highlight approaches to understanding the evolution of plant pathogens, tracking how they spread around the globe, and developing strategies to combat plant diseases that are threatening global food production.  
  
Panel Discussion. Free and open to the public.   
Free event parking at [52 Oxford Street Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%20Oxford%20St.%20Garage/@42.3801916,-71.1178896,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e37740b7278721:0xc4afb229b3ca67be!8m2!3d42.3801916!4d-71.1157009?hl=en).  
  
Presented in collaboration with the American Phytopathological Society (Teaching Committee and Office of Professionalism and Outreach) and the International Society for Plant Pathology Task Force on Global Food Security, as part of the 2018 International Congress of Plant Pathology.



 

 



 

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