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2020 MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, OUR 2020 MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  WE TENTATIVELY HOPE TO HAVE THE MEETING NEXT YEAR AT CAL POLY SLO MARCH 24-26, 2021,

 

2020 Meeting of the 66th Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens and the 51st Annual Statewide California Nematology Workshop

 

March 25-27, 2020

 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

 

Mark your calendars and make your hotel reservation for this joint meeting at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Hotel reservation and registration information are posted on soilfungus.wsu.edu

Highlights will include:

  • Field trip of Santa Maria strawberry and vegetable production.
  • Social/Dinner Weds. evening March 25
  • One and a half days of scientific presentations March 26-27, including keynote symposium
  • Special session on strawberries, Friday, March 27.
  • Student travel scholarships available- see website

Reserve your room today. See website for list of hotels nearby.

 SEE TENTATIVE AGENDA POSTED ON AGENDA 2020 PAGE

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Background on Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens (CSPP)

In 2010 the Soil Fungus Conference was renamed Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens (CSPP), to include nematodes, bacteria, and viruses and to expand the scope of the meeting. The CSPP is a short meeting with a long list of benefits. Started in 1954 by researchers from the University of California with interests in soilborne fungi, it meets annually at locations in the western U.S. It has progressed into one of the most commonly known and highly valued conferences in plant pathology focused on soilborne fungi.

This meeting has a relatively informal and highly interactive format that allows for provocative, short oral presentations on research and development discoveries, new or increasing disease problems, new applications, products and equipment, and other subjects, followed by questions and spirited, illuminating discussions as the audience pitches in. In some respects, it is a veritable “think tank” with both immediate and long-term benefits. All participants are encouraged to present and/or contribute to the discussions as they choose and time permits. Creative thinking, insights, opinions, and lots of take-home ideas abound under the special climate of this event. Participants come from universities (research, teaching, extension), private industry, technical service organizations, private practice/consulting, municipal and state agencies, crop production, and other areas.