8th International Bacterial Wilt Symposium (IBWS)
8th International Bacterial Wilt Symposium (IBWS)

Programme

 

The 8th International Bacterial Wilt Symposium (8th IBWS2026) will be held on 22-26 March 2026 in Wageningen.  Below you can find the preliminary program. A more detailed programme can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.

 

Topics

  1. Diversity, genomics, and evolution of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (e.g. phylogeny, pangenomics, population genetics, evolution)
  2. Molecular plant-microbe interactions (e.g. effectors, quorum sensing, plant responses/gene expression, genetics and metabolomics)
  3. Ecology and epidemiology (e.g. pathogen survival, range expansion, plant host range, microbiome interactions)
  4. Host resistance and crop improvement (e.g. resistance genes, resistance markers, breeding, genetic engineering)
  5. Disease control, prevention, and diagnostics (e.g. detection, identification, biological control, containment, ICM)

Programme download

IBWS2026 Program version 20260212.pdf