“Love Mushrooms Save the Earth”

Co- Organizers

“Love Mushrooms Save the Earth”

Call for abstract: deadline October 30, 2011

Organized by

THE MUSHROOM RESEARCHERS AND GROWERS SOCIETY OF THAILAND



Registration

All participants, including invited speakers must register. There are two types of registration, advanced registration with special discount rate and regular registration. For those interested to register in advance please contact:

Ahchara Payapanon E-mail :

Varaporn ChaiyamaE-mail:

ApirushtSomrith E-mail:

All registered participants will receive a Conference bag and materials, including a Conference badge securing admission to the Opening Ceremony and Welcoming Dinner Reception.

Regular registration will begin at 15.00 hr. of December 14, 2011

At Chiangmai Orchid Hotel, Chiangmai, Thailand

Registration fees:

Advanced registration
Member / Non-member
1,400 THB / 1,600 THB
Regular registration
Member / Non-member
1,600 THB / 2,000THB

Assistance : The Organizing committee may arrange for local travel by bus and/or hotel accommodation to the participants upon being requested

General information

Official language: The official language of the Conference will be either Thai or English.

Coffee & Tea break, Lunch and Reception Dinner will be served.

Dates to Remember

Deadline for all abstract submission: October 30,2011

Deadline for guarantee hotel reservation: October 30,2011
Submission of Abstracts and Presentations

Abstract for both oral and poster presentations should be submitted in electronic form either to Dr. Chaiwat To-anun: or Dr. Kasem Soytong: before 30 October 2011.

The example of an abstract of 1 page A4 is given below.

Ribosomal DNA phylogenies of Cyathus: Is the current infrageneric classification appropriate?

Rui-Lin Zhao*

Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand

Rajesh Jeewon

Centre for Research in Fungal Diversity, Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong, SAR PR China

Dennis E. Desjardin

Dept. of Biology, San FranciscoStateUniversity, San Francisco, California, USA

Kasem Soytong

Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), Ladkrabang, Bangkok10520, Thailand

Kevin D. Hyde

Centre for Research in Fungal Diversity, Department of Ecology & Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong, SAR PR China

Abstract: Phylogenetic relationships within the genus Cyathus (bird's nest fungi) and among other gasteromycetes were investigated using neighbor joining, maximum likelihood, weighted maximum parsimony and MrBayes analyses of ITS and LSU ribosomal DNA sequences datasets. Twenty-two taxa of Cyathus were used in the analyses based primarily on type and authentic specimens. The current infrageneric classification system of Brodie recognizes seven infrageneric groups based on morphological characters, including peridium plications, and variations in peridium hair anatomy, peridiole structure and fruitbody colour. These seven groups are not supported by molecular data. Instead, the ITS and LSU datasets support recognition of three infrageneric groups herein named the ollum, pallidum and striatum groups. Morphological characters useful in distinguishing these groups include basidiospore size, fruitbody coloration, and peridium anatomy. The inclusion of 22 Cyathus taxa in a molecular phylogenetic analysis of a broad sampling of gasteromycetes supports recognition of Cyathus as a monophyletic lineage within the euagarics. Cyathus africanus var. latisporus is considered a synonym of Cyathus jiayuguanensis,and a new combination Cyathus lanatus (Brodie) R.L. Zhao is proposed based on morphological and molecular data.

Key words: Bird’s Nest Fungi, gasteromycetes, Nidulariaceae, phylogenetics, taxonomy
Presentation

Guideline for oral presentation

The presentations could be in Thai or English. LCD projector for MS Power-point are recommended. Please provide handy drive or CD with the presentation material created in windows XP, office 97 or office 2000 version, to the technicians at least 30 minutes before the beginning of your presentation.

Guideline for poster presentation

Posters will be presented at the conference. Each poster will be displayed on December 15-16, 2011 between 9:00- 17:30 hr. The size of poster should be 90x120 cm.

All papers will also be published in a Book of Abstracts.

Proceedings: Papers from the conference will be considered to publish in a special issue of an International Journal of Agricultural Technology. All full papers will be peer reviewed. Please submit your manuscript by following our instructions to authors to r as you can see in our web page:


Method of payment : The participants can pay
Bank transfer to : The Mushroom Researchers and Growers Society of Thailand, Siam Commercial Bank : sub branch KasetsartUniversity,
Account No. : 235-222- 748-1 (Saving account)
Please send registration form, copy of Bank slip to Secretariat committee: The Mushroom Researchers and Growers Society of Thailand
Fax: 66-2-5795581 Tel: 66-2-5790147
Email address :
Contact person and contact information:
Dr.Chaiwat To-anun, Chairman of Technical Subcommittee
ChiangmaiUniversity
Chiangmai 50200, Thailand
Tel. 66-86-1916840, 66-85-0361826
E-mail:
Dr. Kasem Soytong, Vice-Chairman of Technical Subcommittee
Faculty of Agricultural Technology
King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)
Bangkok 10520, Thailand
Tel: 66-81-8304766, Fax. 66 -2-3264108
E-mail: ajkasem@ gmail.com