Image of the Week Submission Form

Image of the Week Submission Form

Instructions: Fill out section A though C and save the file to a diskette in the rich text format (rtf). Print out the completed form and sign in the appropriate space for copyright transfer or notification of public domain. Mail the signed form, the diskette and the image(s) to the address below. Original images will be promptly returned to the contributor.

APS Headquarters

c/o Brian Simdars

3340 Pilot Knob Road

St. Paul, MN 55121-2097 USA

A. Contributor

Contributor's name: Rodrigo Pedrozo and Dr. Christopher R. Little

Contributor's affiliation: Kansas State University, Department of Plant Pathology

Contributor's address (include postal address, phone, fax, and e-mail): 4024 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506; Phone: 785-532-1395; Fax: 785-532-5692; E-mail:

Photographer's name (if other than above):

B. Image format (digital image, 35mm slide, print, medium or large format transparency):

Digital image (5.5 in (w) x 4.125 in (h); 300 dpi)

Image attached to submission e-mail.

C. Information about the image.

1. Host (Latin and common name): Glycine max (L.) Merr. (Soybean)

2. Disease name (APS approved name when available): Phomopsis seed decay

3. Pathogen name: Phomopsis longicolla

4. Short caption: Phomopsis longicolla pycnidia on soybean seed (20 days post incubation on PDA medium).

5. Additional text (highly encouraged, but optional):

Phomopsis longicolla is the primary etiological agent responsible for Phomopsis seed decay, one of the most important seedborne diseases on soybean crops worldwide. Infected seeds are shriveled, cracked, and chalky, which contributes to decreased seed quality, which affects plant stand and results in significant economic losses. When seeds are placed in a humidity chamber, extensive mycelium, pycnidia and alpha-conidia are evident (above image).

D. Copyright release.

These images are intended for use on the World Wide Web and as such are easily copied. APS will discourage distribution and any usage other than non-commercial, personal use. Copyright transfer is a REQUIREMENT for publication as an APSnet Image of the Week. See rights and allowances of transfer of copyright in the transfer statement below. For more information on APS's position and policy on copyright see the article listed on the Image of the Week Submission web page, " Images in the Digital World: Why APS Copyrights the Images It Publishes".

Copyright Transfer

I confirm that I am the current copyright owner of the image described above and hereby transfer and assign to the American Phytopathological Society (APS) all copyrights in and to the image in all forms and media. Such transfer gives APS sole authority to grant rights for the image's use by others. I understand that, as the image's author/photographer and original copyright owner, I remain free to use the image in connection with my own publications or work without obtaining written permission from APS.

I also confirm that publication of the image by APS will in no way violate any copyright or other personal or proprietary right of any person or entity.

I acknowledge that the American Phytopathological Society is relying on the statement above in claiming copyright to the work

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Public Domain Notice

I hereby confirm that the slide described above, have been created by an employee or agency of the U.S. government or for some other reason not being eligible for copyright, is in the "public domain" and, as such, may be reproduced freely.

I acknowledge that the American Phytopathological Society is relying on the statement above in determining that the work is copyright-free.

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