plant attacker interactions

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INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS AND ATTACKING ORGANISMS:
MECHANISMS, GENETICS, ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

PhD Autumn School Wageningen, The Netherlands, 16-18 October 2000

SCOPE
Plants are sessile organisms that cannot run away from their enemies.
Instead, plants have evolved a wide array of traits that enable them to
survive the attacks by their potential enemies. These enemies, such as
insects, nematodes, fungi, bacteria and viruses, have evolved traits
that allow them to recognize specific characteristics of plants to
distinguish between host and non-host plants, and/or to overcome the
defences of certain plants. Sometimes the interactions between plants
and attackers are short (incompatible interactions), e.g. resulting in
programmed cell death. In other cases long-lasting (compatible)
interactions between the plant and the attacking organisms result, where
the attacking organism establishes, colonizes and reproduces. Such
interactions may occur both above and below the soil surface.
In this Autumn School  basic features of the interactions between plants
and attacking organisms will be highlighted going from the molecular to
the population level. The three main topics are:
(1) Mechanisms.
(2) Genetics.
(3) Ecology and Evolution.

For more information and registration form visit our website:
http://www.dpw.wau.nl/autumnschool2000/


Organizing Committee: Prof. Dr. Marcel Dicke (chair), Dr. Rients Niks
(secretary), Lisette Groeneveld (administration), Dr. Aska Goverse
(treasurer), Dr. Marcel Prins, Dr. Jos Raaijmakers, Dr.  Joop van Loon,
Ir. Erin Bakker, Ir. Paul Maris