PPCDL/Beltsville Workshops - 2023 schedule and information posted

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We are pleased to announce the 2023 PPCDL-Advanced Diagnostic Workshops hosted by the Scientists of the Plant Pathogen Confirmatory Diagnostic Laboratory (PPCDL) in Laurel, Maryland.

After a 2-year pause, we have planned for the return of in-person workshops. The planning team has developed a schedule that offers a wide variety of topics and delivery methods…nine topics in all…and both in-person and virtual workshops.

PPCDL/Beltsville - Citrus Canker Workshop

When
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  • Dates offered: March 27 – 28, 2023
  • Maximum course enrollment: 8
  • Length of time: 2 days - in-person

The citrus canker molecular detection workshop is being offered in person for the first time in 2023. The workshop will have lecture and hands-on components. The lectures will cover the disease characteristics and an overview of citrus canker diagnostic testing at the USDA-APHIS-PPQ S&T Plant Pathogen Confirmatory Diagnostics Laboratory (PPCDL).

PPCDL/Beltsville - Phytophthora 101 Workshop

When
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  • Dates offered: Two Session: March 6-8, 2023 or March 20-22, 2023
  • Maximum course enrollment: 8 per session
  • Length of time: 3 days per session - in-person

The Phytophthora 101 Workshop is a 3-day workshop that has lectures and hands-on components. The lectures include a review of Phytophthora ramorum, DNA extraction, the real-time PCR protocols using P. ramorum (ITS and Elicitin) and Phytophthora kernoviae (ITS1 and ITS2) as the targets, and interpretation of results.

PPCDL/Beltsville - Phytoplasma Molecular Workshop

When
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  • Dates offered: March 14-15, 2023
  • Maximum course enrollment: 8
  • Length of time: 2 days - in-person

The Phytoplasmas Molecular Detection Workshop is a 2-day workshop that has lectures and hands-on components. The lectures include an introduction to phytoplasmas, their taxonomy and the disease symptoms associated with some of these bacterial pathogens of interest to APHIS PPQ.

PPCDL/Beltsville - Phytophthora 101 Workshop

When
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  • Dates offered: Two Session: March 6-8, 2023 or March 20-22, 2023
  • Maximum course enrollment: 8 per session
  • Length of time: 3 days per session - in-person

The Phytophthora 101 Workshop is a 3-day workshop that has lectures and hands-on components. The lectures include a review of Phytophthora ramorum, DNA extraction, the real-time PCR protocols using P. ramorum (ITS and Elicitin) and Phytophthora kernoviae (ITS1 and ITS2) as the targets, and interpretation of results.

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