Soybean Rust Identification
Short Course
July 11th-12th, 2007
(This page was updated June 11th, 2007)
This course is registered for 5.5 Pest Management CEUs.
Travel information:
Airports: Tallahassee Regional, Jacksonville International, Valdosta Regional
Lodging: Quincy Hampton Inn, Allison House Inn, (a B&B near the research center). There are also options in Tallahassee, some near the airport. We have reserved a block of rooms under the name Carrie Harmon at the Hampton Inn for July 11th and 12th. The rate is $79/nt and you can call the hotel directly at 850-627-7555. Mention the reservation block under Carrie Harmon, then make your reservation with your name and room ammenity choices. The hotel provides a free hot breakfast (starting at 6 am) and has complimentary high-speed internet in every room and a pool.
Date: July 11-12, 2007
Organizers: Carrie Harmon1,2, Phil Harmon2, Jim Marois2, David Wright2 1Southern Plant Diagnostic Network; 2Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Focus: This Short Course has been designed with the agricultural specialist or consultant in mind; the intended audience includes soybean professionals from across the country. As such, we will concentrate on hands-on identification of the disease on the plant. We will also talk about scouting techniques and demonstrate methods we use to maximize our chances of finding the signs of this pathogen in the field. There will be a section concerning field trials at the research station as well. This course is registered for 5.5 Pest Management CEUs.
Location: This Short Course will be held at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, FL. Click Here for a PDF version of a map and directions to the NFREC.
Registration: $0 Funding for this course was provided by a grant from the North-Central Soybean Research Program. However, pre-registration is required online so we may prepare for the right number of participants. Course participants will be provided with a 30X hand lens, disposable gloves, pants and boot covers, sanitizing stations, relevant publications and handouts, meals and breaks during the training session, plus transportation to scouting sites and farm plot visits.
What to wear: Comfortable shoes, relatively casual dress - if we are outside, you'll want to be comfortable in either sun and high humidity or possibly rain showers - this time of year, we are liable to have both. Bring sunscreen, insect repellent, a hat, and sunglasses.
Schedule:
Wednesday (July 11th) 7:00 pm: All participants are invited to join us for a little Southern hospitality! Catfish dinner at the NFREC at 7:00 pm, a short drive from Tallahassee. Click Here for a PDF version of a map and directions to the NFREC. (there is no cost for short course registrants or their guests)
Thursday (this schedule subject to minor revision):
| Time | Thursday |
| 8:00 | Registration at the NFREC (pick up course materials) |
| 8:30 | Welcome remarks from Director of the NFREC |
| 8:40 | Introductions |
| 8:50 | Welcome remarks from David Wright, NCSRP |
| 9:00 | Rust update, James Marois, UF |
| 9:30 | Aspects of FL soybean rust research, including a perspective from the Midwest |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Field reports |
| 11:00 | Field trip to soybean sentinel plots |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1 :00 | Field trips to research plots |
| 3:00 | Microscope session (indoors) OR field trip to infected kudzu (break into 2 groups), infection permitting |
| 4:00 | Same as above; switch |
| 5:00 | Dinner on the farm |
Travel information:
Airports: Tallahassee Regional, Jacksonville International, Valdosta Regional
Lodging: Quincy Holiday Inn Express or Hampton Inn, (we have reserved rooms under "Carrie Harmon " at the Hampton Inn)
Another Quincy option is the Allison House Inn, A B&B near the research center. There are also options in Tallahassee, some near the airport.
Photo gallery from the 2006 short course
Questions? Suggestions? Contact Carrie Harmon at (352) 392-3631 ext 254.
Note: Sanitation precautions we will take include disposable gloves, coveralls, and boot covers for any field work, disposable gloves for hand lens and microscope work, and ethanol spray stations before departing the facility. While we want to make this experience as useful for the participants as possible, which includes handling of infected plants, we want to make sure participants take every reasonable precaution to minimize possible transportation of inoculum. Neither the University of Florida nor the Southern Plant Diagnostic Network will accept liability of disease spread due to participant travel - each participant will be personally responsible for decontamination of their person and effects. Participation in this short course signifies acceptance of this responsibility.