BBPBPTH (Yogyakarta, 11/01/2016)_Plantation forests of Australian hardwood species in South-East Asia now exceed 7M ha. The viability of these plantations is increasingly threatened by diseases and pests. Ceratocystis is considered an extreme threat, causing mortality up to 20% in Acacia plantation in Vietnam and has reduced growth on infected sites to 15 m3/ha/yr or lower along with Ganoderma. Effective disease management is critical to the economic viability of plantations in SE Asia.

Switching from acacia to eucalypt is not a universal solution because eucalypts have their own pest and disease challenges and site type limitations and require higher levels of management inputs (vegetation management and fertilizer application) to achieve satisfactory growth rates than do acacias. The workshop will review the current state of knowledge about Ceratocystis diseases in forest trees with a special focus on tropical hardwood plantations.

Organiser:

Centre for Forest Biotechnology and Tree Improvement (CFBTI) as part of a project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

Invited Speakers:

• Acelino Couto Alfenas, Departement of Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brasil
• Irene Barnes, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Workshop Themes:

• Taxonomy
• Host resistance
• Dissemination
• Silvicultural Management

Program and Venue:

• February, 15-16th 2016 –Workshop at The University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
• February , 17th 2016 - Travel to Sumatra (Pangkalan Kerinci) via Pekanbaru Riau
• February , 18th 2016 - Field trip to visit plantations damaged by Ceratocystis of PT. RAPP
• February, 19th 2016 – Return to Pekanbaru Riau, for departure

Registration and Fieldtrip Fees

Workshop Package Registration including: 2 days of scientific activities, Seminar kit,

Coffee breaks, Lunch, Printing material.

Field trip Package including, return local transportation from Pekanbaru airport to hotel

in Pangkalan Kerinci, return local transportation from a hotel in Pangkalan Kerinci to

plantations damaged by Ceratocystis of PT. RAPP, accommodation in Pangkalan Kerinci,

The package do not include airfare from Yogyakarta to Pekanbaru.

Sponsorship:

We have financial support for some delegates. If you require financial assistance to

attend please contact me.

Important dates:

9th January, 2016 Abstract Submission

For registration, abstract submission and to apply for sponsorship;

Email:istiana.prihatini@biotifor.or.id