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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 22h

BSPP Undergraduate Vacation Bursary vlog
What’s it like to be a summer bursary student? Grace Brookman takes us inside her project on Rhizoctonia cerealis, its prevalence, history, and fungicide sensitivity.
Watch Grace’s story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl7j...

#BSPP #PlantPathology

Plant Pathology Videos, Summer Bursary 2025 - Grace Brookman

Grace Brookman - Investigating Rhizoctonia cerealis: Prevalence, History, and Fungicide Sensitivity

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 1d

Student vlog: BSPP Undergraduate Vacation Bursary
Lowri Wigley shares her summer research experience investigating the role of helitrons in the emergence of novel Fusarium oxysporum isolates.
See her bursary journey here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w6R...

#BSPP #StudentResearch #PlantHealth

Plant Pathology Videos, Summer Bursary 2025 - Lowri

Lowri Wigley - Investigating the role of helitrons in the emergence of novel Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae isolates

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 7d

Student vlog: BSPP Undergraduate Vacation Bursary
Edward Holtom reflects on his time as a BSPP summer bursary student, working on membrane trafficking of plant immune receptors.

Discover his experience here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AgP...

#BSPP #PlantPathology

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 8d

BSPP Undergraduate Vacation Bursary vlog:
Lidija Basic reflects on her summer project, which explored how a unique iron acquisition system impacts the virulence of Pectobacterium atrosepticum.

Watch her experience as a BSPP bursary student www.bspp.org.uk/funds/bspp-u...

#BSPP #PlantPathology

2025 BSPP Undergrad Summer Students Share Their Experiences – BSPP – The British Society for Plant Pathology

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 9d

Future plant pathologists in action!
Our 2025 Summer Student Symposium showcased projects from undergraduates funded by the BSPP Undergraduate Vacation Bursary — from lab pathogens to AI & modelling.

Read more: www.bspp.org.uk/summer-stude...

#PlantPathology #BSPP

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 27d

🎉 Congrats to our #PPATH2025 winners!

🏆 Athira Menon – Poster: RNA-binding proteins in plant immunity
🏆 Vanja Milenkovic – Talk: Drought & disease in Acute Oak Decline

Inspiring plant pathology research! 🌱

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 27d

We close with the RKS Wood Prize lecture from Prof Paul Birch on RXLR effectors, twenty years of discovery distilled into one talk.

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 27d

Helen Cockerton explores host and tissue specific interactions in powdery mildew of hops, apples & strawberries. Genomics, QTL mapping & RNA-seq reveal resistance mechanisms, guiding disease management & breeding for resilient crops. #PPATH2025 #PlantPathology #PowderyMildew
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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 27d

To control or not to control Botrytis, that is the question. Jan van Kan talks Botrytis, current controls, novel approach using mycoviruses and breeding to disable susceptibility genes.
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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 27d

AI in Agriculture: John Doonan showcases how high-throughput phenotyping and AI help decode crop stress responses, from drought to heat, linking traits to genetics and metabolism for resilient, climate-ready crops. #PPATH2025

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 27d

Lamya Majeed explores how BABA-induced resistance creates long-lasting immunity in tomato via epigenetic and developmental mechanisms. Understanding these molecular pathways could transform sustainable crop protection. #PPATH2025 #PlantPathology

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 27d

Diana Vinchira-Villarraga is discussing the battle between Oak and AOD-associated pathogens. Looking at the Metabolic Responses to Host-Derived Compounds. #PPATH2025

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Srikanth Rupavatharam shows how AI is reaching farmers at the frontlines of crop protection at #PPATH2025. Tools like AgriLLM, Plantix & Plant Health Detector deliver real-time diagnoses and crop advice, helping smallholders tackle pests & diseases. #PlantPathology #AIinAg

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Can Pseudomonas spp. Biocontrols help us to tackle Kiwi Canker? Isabella Frost is finding out! #PPATH2025

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Our President Elect, Saskia Hogenhout, discusses her lab's work on aphid effectors, which are secreted during feeding and suppress plant immunity by recruiting defence proteins to processing bodies. #PPATH2025

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

The Induced Resistance and IPM parallel session kicks off with Hans Hoenicka from Germany, who talks about Alternative Approaches for Resistance Induction in Forest Tree Species, focusing on Ash Dieback and Dutch Elm Disease.

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Kicking off the AI session at #PPATH2025! Adam Kleczkowski highlight how AI, ML & LLMs are transforming plant health research, turning decades of progress into years, but also raising new challenges. #PlantPathology #AI

British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

End of Day2 #PPATH2025 dinner! Connecting with colleagues ahead of tomorrow's jam-packed programme: AI in Plant Health; farmer-level applications, 3D disease detection, leaf scale disease modelling, Induced Resistance & IPM and more!

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

It’s time for the P. H. Gregory session at #PPATH2025! Postgraduate students present cutting-edge research on plant pathology, from cereal rust surveillance to Fusarium and Botrytis interactions. The winner will be awarded the P. H. Gregory Prize, recognising excellence in presentations since 1991

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Ziyue Zeng (Tracy) is using bacterial canker on Cherry to look at cross-habitat threats to agricultural crops and wild plants, and the importance of covering trees to prevent pathogen spread!

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Apple canker is threatening our apple orchards!
Matevz Papp-Rupar investigates how the apple microbiome influences susceptibility to Neonectria ditissima, offering new perspectives for managing apple canker
#PPATH2025 @niab-uk.bsky.social

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Ronnie de Jonge explores how root microbiomes assemble in Arabidopsis, Barley, and Lotus, identifying a functional backbone of plant-associated bacteria that could guide sustainable microbiome engineering. #PPATH2025

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

We are delighted to announce that Professor Nick Talbot, Executive Director of The Sainsbury Laboratory, has been awarded the BSPP RKS Wood Prize.
He will deliver his prize lecture at #PPATH2026.
Read more: www.bspp.org.uk/bspp-2026-rk...
@thesainsburylab.bsky.social @TheSainsburyLab

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Jens Tilsner shows how viral RNAs can be visualised in vivo, even inside plasmodesmata, revealing new insights into viral replication and transport. Work funded by the BSPP Small Project Fund. #PPATH2025

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British Society of Plant Pathology @bspp.bsky.social · 28d

Ruth Bryant explores biological fungicides for wheat and barley, focusing on defence activation, priming, and balancing efficacy with crop yields. Insights for sustainable crop protection. #PPATH2025

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