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CPS promotes research and education in plant pathology, public awareness of the importance of plant diseases, and discussion of all aspects of plant pathology in Canada and internationally.

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CPS Education Committee Seminar: Next Seminar May 25, 2022

International Society of Plant Pathology Resilience Bursary: Ukraine

The 2022 meeting of the Canadian Phytopathological Society will be held virtually, July 4-8.

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Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology / Liens de la Revue Canadienne de Phytopathologie

The Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology is published quarterly by the Canadian Phytopathological Society. Membership in the Canadian Phytopathological Society provides a printed copy of the journal, on-line access or both. Revue trimestrielle publiée par La Société canadienne de phytopathologie. Journal Volumes / Volumes de journal Editorial Board / Directeurs de section Instructions for Authors / […]

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Featured Plant Diseases

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Itersolinia black rot of Parsnip,

Photo Submitted by Vikram Bisht,
Carman, Manitoba
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Armillaria root disease,
on Douglas-fir root

Photo Submitted by Mike Cruickshank,
Nakusp, BC
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Damping-off on Cannabis Cutting,
caused by Fusarium oxysporum

Photo Submitted by Zamir K. Punja,
Simon Fraser University, BC
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Downey Mildew on Sunflower,
caused by plasmopara halstedii

Photo Submitted by M. Celetti,
OMAFRA, ON
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Loose Smut of Wheat,
caused by Ustilago Tritici

Photo Submitted by J.G. Menzies,
AAFC, Winnipeg, MN.
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Powdery Mildew of Wheat,
caused by Blumeria graminis
f. sp. tritici
Photo Submitted by J.G. Menzies,
AAFC, Winnipeg, MN.
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Stagonospora blotch of wheat,
caused by Stagonospora Nodorum

Photo Submitted by P. Northover,
Pennsylvania State University
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Brown rot on apricot,
caused by, Monilinia fructicola

Photo Submitted by G. Jesperson,
BCMAFF, BC.
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Black Rot of grape,
caused by Guignardia bidwellii

Photo Submitted by P. Northover,
Pennsylvania State University
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Leaves of orchardgrass infected
with stripe rust, caused by
Puccinia Striiformis
Photo Submitted by J.G. Menzies,
AAFC, Winnipeg, MN.
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Alternaria leaf and pod spot of bean,
caused by Alternaria Alternata

Photo Submitted by M. Celetti
OMAFRA, ON
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Halo blight of bean,
caused by Pseudomonas syringae
pv. phaseolicola
Photo Submitted by M. Celetti
OMAFRA, ON
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Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus,
(CGMMV)
Photo Submitted by Melody Melzer
Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Guelph, Ontario

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The Canadian Phytopathological Society

The Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS) is a scientific society that was formed in 1929 as a nonprofit organization to enable plant pathologists to meet and discuss their common interests in teaching and research of plant diseases. CPS has more than 400 members in Canada and abroad, and the Society is entirely run by volunteers.

Its membership has expertise in all facets of plant pathology, and includes a wide variety of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, technical assistants, extension plant pathologists, research scientists, and professors from federal and provincial governments, universities, and companies involved with plant health.

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CPS Regional Groups & Societies

Please note that the Quebec Society of Plant Protection (QSPP) and the Plant Pathology Society of Alberta (PPSA) are separate societies and not Chapters of CPS. They are on this site just for the convenience of the plant pathology community. *

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