Biology and Molecular Biology of Closteroviruses

Monday, August 8, 2011: 8:30 AM-11:30 AM
323A
8:30 AM
Current status of the molecular biology of closteroviruses
William Dawson, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, U.S.A.; S. Gowda, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL, U.S.A

9:15 AM
Closteroviruses infecting pineapple in Hawaii.
John Hu, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.

9:45 AM
Closteroviruses infecting grapevine
Rayapati Naidu, Washington State University, Prosser, WA, U.S.A.

10:30 AM
Novel closteroviruses in small fruit crops
Ioannis TZANETAKIS, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, U.S.A.

11:00 AM
Aphid transmission of Beet yellows virus in a model system
Alexander Karasev, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.