Under the United States-Japan cooperative science program, the conference on “The dynamic role of molecular constituents in plant-parasite interaction” was held at Hotel Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture on May 15-21, 1966. The following papers were read at the conference.
Changes in cytoplasm and cell wall material
Akai, S.: An anatomical approach to the mechanism of fungal infections in plants. (Kyoto University)
Bushnell, W.R.: Symptom development in mildewed and rusted tissues. (ARS, US Dept, of Agric.)
Tani, T.: The relation of soft rot caused by pathogenic fungi to pectic enzyme produced by the host. (Kagawa University)
Bateman, D.F.: Alteration of cell wall components during pathogenesis. (Cornell University)
Solute and water relations during infection
Durbin, R.D.: The influence of disease on the movements of solutes and water in plants. (ARS, US Dept. of Agric.)
Dimond, A.E.: Physiology of wilt disease. (Conn. Agr. Exp. Sta.)
Metabolic shifts during infection
Mirocha, C.J.: Carbon dioxide fixation in the dark as a possible nutritional factor in parasitism. (University of Minnesota)
Daly, J.M.: Metabolic consequences of infection in obligate parasitism. (University of Nebraska)
Toxins of host and parasite in the infection process
Tomiyama, K.: The role of polyphenols in defense action of plants induced by infection. (Hokkaido Agr. Exp. Sta.)
Kuc, J.: Shifts in oxidative metabolism during pathogenesis. (Purdue University)
Scheffer, R.P.: Effects of pathogen produced metabolites in host metabolism and symptom development. (Michigan State University)
Tamari, K.: Biochemical response of plants to toxins produced by pathogenic fungi. (University of Tohoku)
Oku, H.: Role of parasite-enzyme and toxin on development of characteristic symptoms.(Sankyo Agr. Chemicals Res. Lab.)
Biochemistry of virus infection
Misawa, T.: Changes of nuclear contents of host-cells infected by virus. (University of Tohoku)
Hirai, T.: Mitochondrial activities of tobacco mosaic virus-infected tobacco detached leaves, the possible source of energy for virus multiplication. (Nagoya University)
Takahashi, W.N.: The biochemistry of virus multiplication in plants. (University of California)
Suzuki, N.: Biochemistry of RNA of rice dwarf virus. (Inst. for Plant Virus. Res.)
Protein metabolism in the host
DeVay, J.E.: Effect of common antigen on host-parasite interactions. (University of California)
Akazawa, T.: Change in chloroplast proteins of plant after infection. (Nagoya University)
Uritani, I.: The relation of metabolic changes in infected plants to changes in enzymatic activity. (Nagoya University)
Stahmann, M.A.: Influence of host parasite interactions on proteins and enzymes. (University of Wisconsin)