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Overview. Erich S. Rudyj , NCPN Management Team USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology. Purpose. NCPN provides a network for existing U.S. Clean Plant Centers, operating in government agencies & universities to accomplish: Diagnostics to identify plant pathogens

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  1. Overview Erich S. Rudyj, NCPN Management Team USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology

  2. Purpose NCPN provides a network for existing U.S. Clean PlantCenters, operating in government agencies & universities toaccomplish: • Diagnostics to identify plant pathogens • Therapy to “clean” plants of targeted viruses • Propagation to increase availability of clean materials • Distribution clean planting stock to nurseries & growers

  3. Seven Specialty Crops Represented Currently 27 Clean Plant Centers across the country, some serving more than one of the seven crops in the Network: • Fruit Trees: stone and pome fruits, including ornamentals • Grapes: table, raisin, juice, and wine grapes • Citrus: all types • Berries: Fragaria, Rubus, and Vaccinium • Hops: common and special varieties • Sweetpotatoes: edible and ornamental • Roses: large growers and small nurseries

  4. Currently 40 collaborating programs operating in 27 Centers across 20 states, serving the entire United States

  5. Benefits for stakeholders • Access to plants otherwise prohibited entry into USA • Increased access to ‘clean’ planting material • Reduces industry business risk and regulatory safety risk • Non-regulatory solution to plant pathogen mitigation • Collaborative cadre of cooperating scientists and stakeholders, and links allied’ programs (e.g. PEQ, nursery certification)

  6. Crop Deliverable: Maintaining Foundations Fruit Trees (Stone and Pome Fruits): about 2,250 clean fruit tree accessions Grapes: about 1,000 selections of clean grapevine accessions Hops: about 75 clean hop selections Berries (Strawberries, Blueberries, Cane Fruit): diagnose and clean about 75 new berry accessions annually and maintain clean plant foundations Citrus: about 400 clean citrus tree accessions Sweetpotato: add about 40 new sweetpotato accessions annually to existing foundations Roses: initiated advanced testing of about 600 rose selections currently maintained in foundations

  7. Crop Deliverable: Distributing Clean Material Fruit Trees (Stone and Pome Fruits): has delivered more than 500,000 cuttings, scions, and plantlets as well as more than 1.7 million buds to nurseries and growers Grapes: distributed more than 700,000 clean grape-wood cuttings, buds, plants, or special seed to industry Hops: foundation screenhouse accommodates about 30 percent of the world’s need for clean hops Berries (Strawberries, Blueberries, Cane Fruit): produces nearly 30 million clean berry plants annually Citrus: delivers ‘starter material’ to industry that has resulted in more than 275 million clean citrus trees over the past 6 years Sweetpotato: adds about 40 new sweetpotato accessions annually to existing foundations Roses: initiated advanced testing of about 600 rose selections currently maintained in foundations

  8. Movement of Plant Material

  9. Governance & Structure Designed for Collaboration

  10. A Collaborative Network NCPN MgmtTeam Clean Plant Centers Working Groups Tier 1 Tier 2 • National networking, coordination, balance, and visibility • Manages funding mechanism • Forum for critical discussions • Advises on funding decisions • Includes • Research, regulatory, extension, educators, and industry for given crop • Manages charter, membership, prioritization • Advocacy for crop needs • Conducts diagnostics & therapeutics, establishes & manages foundation materials • Delivers services • to stakeholders • Recipient of national funds • Strategic Planning • Education, Outreach, & Communications • Economics • Quality • Scientific Information Sharing

  11. Tier 1 Cindy Cooper – WA Dept. Agric. Joseph Postman – ARS/Germplasm Robin Rosenbaum – MI Dept. Agric. Ruth Welliver – PA Dept. Agric. Phil Wilson – NC Dept. Agric. Core Working Group National Governing Board Tom Bewick – USDA/NIFA Gary Kinard – USDA/ARS Clint McFarland – USDA/APHIS

  12. Tier 2 Governance ensures broad representation 6 Industry Reps 4 Research/Extension Reps 3 Regulatory Reps 10 Industry Reps 8 Research/Extension Reps 6 Regulatory Reps 8 Industry Reps 2 Regulatory Reps 7 Industry Reps 8 Research/Extension Reps 2 Regulatory Reps 4 Industry Reps 4 Research/Extension Reps 2 Regulatory Reps 6 Industry Reps 5 Research/Extension Reps 3 Regulatory Reps 9 Industry Reps 7 Research/Extension Reps 1 Regulatory Rep

  13. Special Initiatives • Strategic Planning • Education, Outreach & Communications • Economics • Quality • Scientific Information Sharing

  14. Strategic Planning Initiative • Updating original Plan created in 2008 • Team of 10 representatives revisiting NCPN mission, vision, strategies, goals, and objectives • Intention is to strengthen and advance the Network • Anticipated completion in 2019/2020

  15. Education, Outreach & Communications Initiative • Cross-Network team working together since 2010 • Output includes tools such as brochures, fact sheets, newsletters, posters, and presentations • Renewed focus on national-level communications plan • Examining options for leadership and expanding Extension component • More focus on how to implement use of tools developed thus far

  16. Economics Initiative • Approximately 40 NCPN members participating in planning and implementing workshops • Assessing existing economic studies • Identifying gaps and need for additional data • Create roadmap for using economic data for educating others about value of using clean plants

  17. Quality Initiative Examining use of quality disciplines in: • Scientific programs • Governance and management • Record keeping • Information management • Administration of foundation collections • Communications

  18. Scientific Information Sharing Initiative • Analyzing existing processes for collaboration and sharing of pathogen information amongst scientists, regulators, and industry • Exploring opportunities to improve efficiency and timeliness of sharing emerging information and best practices for mitigating virus threats • Assessing potential for establishing state-of-the-art online information services

  19. Cooperative Agreements Program 2018-2019 The “Engine” for Collaboration

  20. Grant Funding: Approximately $6.15 million annually What is Supported • Governance • Critical staffing needs • Equipment/supplies • Infrastructure improvements • Service work: diagnostics, therapeutics, foundations

  21. Grant Funding: cont’d Select Program Priorities • Existing facilities • Highly restricted crops • Formative program “governing bodies” • Industry-focused service activities • Program self-sufficiency

  22. Historical allocations across seven crops About $5m • Fruit Trees: 20% - 25% • Grapes: 20% - 25% • Citrus: 20% - 25% • Berries: 10% - 15% • Sweetpotato: 5% - 10% • Roses: 5% - 7% • Hops: 3% - 5% • Special Issues: 10%-12%

  23. RFP Process Request for Applications • Issued annually • Late summer/Early autumn, open for 10 weeks • Competitive process

  24. RFP Process, cont’d Eligible Applicants • Land-Grant universities • Non Land-Grant universities • State Agricultural Experiment Stations • State or local governments • Federal agencies

  25. RFP Process, cont’d Proposal Reviews • ‘Ad Hoc’ Committees for pre-proposals • Governing Board for final proposals Chair sends a letter of participation in the review process to each Principal Investigator to include with their proposal to USDA Ad hoc Committee reviews proposals and writes letter to Governing Board Governing Board meets to review all proposals Principal Investigators send draft proposal to NCPN Tier 2 Chair and Coordinator Proposals Due to USDA

  26. Crop Networks [slides to be created and customized by participants]

  27. NCPN Grapes Established 2008

  28. NCPN-Grapes Tier 2 Research/Extension RepsMarc Fuchs (Vice Chair)Deborah Golino (Chair)Scott HarperJim KamasRobert MartinTim MartinsonRhonda SmithWenpingQiu Regulatory RepsDavid JohnsonMargaret KellyJosh KressGary McAninchLiz Vavricka(vacancy) CoordinatorKristen Farrar Industry RepsEric AmbergPhil FreeseDustin HooperKevin JudkinsRachel LipmanSteve MuddDennis RakVicky ScharlauKeith StreiglerFritz Westover

  29. NCPN Fruit Trees Established 2008

  30. NCPN-Fruit Trees Tier 2 Research/Extension RepsMaher Al Rwahnih (Vice Chair)Scott HarperSimon Scott (Chair)Bill Shane Regulatory RepRichard KaitanyDipak PoudyalVicky Smith CoordinatorTanner Hunt Industry RepsPhil BaugherCliff BeumelJim BittnerChalmers CarrWanda GaleDale Goldy

  31. NCPN Berries Established 2010

  32. NCPN-Berries Tier 2 Research/Extension RepsChristie AlmeydaMaher Al RwahnihChad FinnBob Martin Natalia PeresJames PolashockAnnemeikSchilderIonnisTzanetakis Regulatory RepDipak Poudyal(Vacant) CoordinatorKevin Schooley Industry RepsYongjiam ChangBill FooteDavid LawsonNate Nourse (Chair)Wendy O’DonovanElizabeth PonceJon Umble (Vice Chair)

  33. NCPN Citrus Established 2010

  34. NCPN-Citrus Tier 2 Research/Extension RepsJohn da GracaRaghuwinder ‘Raj’ SinghGeorgios Vidalakis (Chair)Glenn Wright Industry RepsAaron DillonDan Finch (Vice Chair)Jim GordenDale Murden Regulatory RepRobert KruegerBenjamin Rosson CoordinatorsIrene LavagiFatima Osman

  35. NCPN Hops Established 2010

  36. NCPN-Hops Tier 2 Industry RepsGayle GoschieNate JacksonMichael FergusonJason PeraultBernard GamacheBrian Tennis (Vice Chair)Ed Atkins (Chair)Paul Matthews Regulatory RepDavid GentJared Stuart CoordinatorTanner Hunt

  37. NCPN Roses Established 2015

  38. NCPN-Roses Tier 2 Research/Extension RepsDavid Byrne (Chair)Deborah Golino (Vice Chair)John KarlikMalcolm MannersBrent PembertonIonnisTzanetakisDavid Zlesak Industry RepsPamela AllensteinChristian BedardJacques FerareBruce GibsonWes HarvellMegan MatheyCraig RegelbruggeMike ShoupDan WaterhouseMatt Woolf Regulatory RepJamie Legg CoordinatorsNatalie AndersonPamela Hornby

  39. NCPN Sweetpotato Established 2015

  40. NCPN-Sweetpotato Tier 2 Regulatory RepsAnn GallagherRichard MillerSean Runyon CoordinatorDianne Coats Industry RepsJason ChandlerBill Foote (Vice Chair)Matt GarberJim JonesSue LeggettDave Souza Research/Extension RepsChristie AlmeydaChris Clark (Chair)Henry EnglishStephen MeyersScott Stoddard

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