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NPDN Governance Committee Report NPDN Regional Network Meeting Notes |
NPDN National Meeting 2007 Poster Abstract Authors: DANIEL J. COLLINS, Kamran Abdollahi, Andra Johnson, Fulbert Namwamba, Zhu Ning, Yadong Qi Affiliations: Southern University, Urban Forestry Program, Baton Rouge, LA USA There is a need to provide more post baccalaureate training and experiential learning in plant health management at the U.S. land grant universities to counter the bio-terrorism threat to our nation’s agriculture. In order to make intelligent agricultural bio-security decisions and effectively protect this nation’s agricultural resources, we also need a highly coordinated approach at multiple levels, ranging from individual laboratories to state and federal agencies. Students training in plant bio-security in a multidisciplinary setting with state and federal agencies involved in plant disease surveillance, rapid identification and detection, and disease management of pathogens that pose a threat to our crops would aid in enhancing our nation’s agricultural security. To address this need the urban forestry program at Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA is incorporating plant biosecurity training into the urban forestry graduate curriculum. The program has partnered with various federal and state agencies and university collaborators to provide students with experiential learning opportunities in plant biosecurity. This poster presents some of the plant biosecurity training activities initiated by the program such as class forums, field trips, laboratory exercises, oral presentations, and research internships.View Poster
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