
Lourena Arone Maxwell
@lourenaarone
Plant pathologist and Agronomist.
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22-04-2016 00:07:05
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We're happy to announce Lisa Rothmann of UFS as our new vice-president.She polled 63.64% votes whilst the runner-up Dr. Shahasi Y. Athman๐ฐ๐ช๐บ๐ฌ of Makerere University College of Natural Sciences Makerere University polled 36.36% of the total votes casted.We thank you both for your interest in serving our division. CONGRATULATIONS๐๐ฅณ


I am so excited and honoured to work with Lourena Arone Maxwell Dr. Shahasi Y. Athman๐ฐ๐ช๐บ๐ฌ and our team to foster dialogue, engagement and collaboration in the world of #plantpathology and #planthealth thank you all for the support


The 2023 APS OIP International Research Achievement Award is now open for applications! Nominate an early career plant pathologist's for their international research achievements, due May 1st 2023 - apsnet.org/members/engageโฆ The American Phytopathological Society APS Graduate Student Committee APS Leadership Institute Committee APS Committee for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Call for papers on ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐๐! Click bit.ly/3XtrgYt to see an abstract template. *Deadline: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ Read more: bit.ly/diamondback_moโฆ



An Editor's Pick by Anouk van Westerhoven et al. shows that Tropical Race 4 wasn't successfully contained in Mozambique. Read their report on the isolation, characterization, & genome sequences of TR4 strains from symptomatic bananas in MZ: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0โฆ Phytopathology @ WUR



WorldVeg is pleased to launch a ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ program of its Golden Jubilee Year. MSc & PhD students worldwide are invited to conduct part of their degree programs at WorldVegโs HQ in Taiwan. Learn more: avrdc.org/golden-jubileeโฆ


Alarming news for bananas๐ Rampant fungus jeopardizes banana production in Africa eurekalert.org/news-releases/โฆ via EurekAlert! The American Phytopathological Society




UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres has appointed Nigeriaโs Akinwumi A. Adesina, Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli and Mansur Muhtar as members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Lead Group. Congratulations to them! African Development Bank Group Sahel Consulting premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/โฆ


Hope ignited for the youth! African Development Bank Group launches Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks: approves $16 million for Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank in Liberia. Thereโs more to come! We will unleash youth-based wealth across Africa. african.business/2023/07/apo-neโฆ


Our annual conference meeting will hold on Friday 15/9/2023. Get to know our invited guest speaker James Legg. Registration is still ongoing and it's free for all. You can register here ๐ apsnet.org/members/communโฆ #plantpathAfrica
