Session 2 |
| | Detection, Modelling, and Forecasting of Aerobiota |
| 2:00 PM | 2.1 | Detecting airborne plant pathogenic fungal spores by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays
Alastair McCartney, Institute of Arable Crops Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; and C. Calderon, J. Freeman, and E. Ward |
| 2:30 PM | 2.2 | Bio-aerosol dispersal from Hog operations: Modeling and Measurement
Richard H. Grant, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN; and A. J. Heber, C. C. Wu, N. J. Zimmerman, P. Du, K. Fakhoury, T. T. Lim, and J. Q. Ni |
| 3:00 PM | | Afternoon Coffee Break
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|  | 2.3 | Influence of rain and target characteristics on splash dispersal of fungal spores
Laurent Huber, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Thiverval-Grigon, France; and I. Sache and L. Geagea |
| 3:30 PM | 2.4 | A Conceptual Framework for Connecting Biology with Meteorology in Predicting Atmospheric Transport of Biota
Gary L. Achtemeier, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA |
| 4:00 PM | 2.5 | Implementation of a regional wheat disease forecasting system
Leonard J. Francl, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND |