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Volume 4, Issue 3 (Suppl) Adv Crop Sci Tech
ISSN: 2329-8863 ACST, an open access journal
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Plant Genomics 2016
July 14-15, 2016
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July 14-15, 2016 Brisbane, Australia
4th International Conference on Plant Genomics
Chemical triggered defense mechanisms against Phytophthora infestans
Gefu Wang-Pruski
Dalhousie University, Canada
Late blight is the most devastating disease in potato production around the world. It is caused by Phytophthora infestans which
mutates rapidly. Renewed control strategies aimed at higher efficiency and lower environmental impact are urgently required.
Research carried out for a decade in our laboratories demonstrated that we can prime potato plants to boost diverse defense functions
against Phytophthora infestans . Priming could reduce the use of fungicides and pesticides and ensure the protection of human health
and the environment. In this talk, I will present our knowledge about the molecular mechanisms of priming against P. infestans based
on our studies using proteomics, metabolomics and gene expression profiling tools.
Biography
Gefu Wang-Pruski has received her PhD from University of Alberta in Canada and completed her Post doctorate from Loma Linda University in Southern California.
She has over 30 year’s research experience. She is currently a full Professor at Dalhousie University. She has been leading over 20 national and international
research programs in the past 15 years and generated over 50 peer-reviewed publications. She has been serving as an Editorial Board Member for many journals.
Gefu Wang-Pruski, Adv Crop Sci Tech 2016, 4:3 (Suppl)