Jinlong Qiu: Direct and tunable modulation of protein   levels in plant with synthetic small molecules

Ingo Hein: From science to service: How the potato and phytophthora infestans genomes   are delivering potato improvements；

Huishan Guo: Cotton-Verticillium interaction and trans-kingdom RNAi for cotton   protection；

Carl Spetz: CRISPR as a detection method for plant viruses；

Shifang Li: Identification of novel viruses and viroids in woody plants by deep sequencing;

Sébastien Massart: New diagnostic technologies for plant health: results of a large EU project to understand their impact at   scientific, diagnostic, commercial, biosecurity and regulatory levels.

Jean-Louis ROLOT: Assessment of several fithing   strategies against spread of PVY in seed potato production;

Weixing Shan: Pathogen   effectors as probes for improving plant disease resistance; 

Alberto Maurer: Using AsiaBlight´s P. infestans coarse map as a management and control tool against P.   infestans; 

Xiuqing   Li: Evolution of genome size, base composition, gene direction, and RNA polyadenylation site   features;

Thomas Been: Control of nematodes in potato production;

Conghua Xie: Potentials of the pathogen   effecters in improvement of plant disease resistance;

Gerardus Kessel: Management of foliar pest and diseases;

Huub Schepers: Management of soil-borne pest and diseases; 

Pradeep Kachroo: Systemic signaling in plants