美国植物病理协会 (The American Phytopathological Society，简称 APS) 是成立于 1908 年 12 月的国际科学协会，会员遍布近 90 个国家，是致力于推动植物病理学研究与教育的全球性专业团体。协会总部位于美国明尼苏达州圣保罗，会员由产业界、学术界、政府部门和私人执业的植物病理学家及相关专业人士组成，秉持 “Healthy Plants • Healthy World”（健康植物·健康世界）的使命，推动植物健康在全球范围内落地。
创立历史与使命
APS 由 54 位先驱科学家于 1908 年 12 月发起成立，至今已逾百年。这些科学家当年构想的，是一个 “对这门重要且迅速发展的学科未来具有无可估量价值” 的学术组织。APS 通过出版高水平学术期刊、举办年会、提供教育资源、推动公共政策与立法、支持国际项目等方式，帮助会员在科学研究、田间诊断、农业可持续实践和科学传播等方面取得突破。协会的 30+ 个专业委员会和 6 个地区分会覆盖细菌学、真菌学、线虫学、病毒学、植物与微生物互作、流行学等多个细分领域。
学术期刊与出版体系
APS 出版六种同行评审学术期刊，构成全球植物病理学出版的核心阵地：Phytopathology（基础研究旗舰）、Plant Disease（应用研究）、Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® (MPMI，分子互作)、Plant Health Progress（综合应用）、Phytobiomes™（2016 年创刊的全开放期刊，聚焦植物相关微生物群落）和 PhytoFrontiers®。APS PRESS 已出版 300+ 种图书，涵盖教材、专著、教学参考与历史著作；APS Image Database 收录同行评审的病害症状、害虫与生理障碍图像，是全球教学与诊断的重要参考资源。
年会与国际项目
APS 年会 “Plant Health” 系列是全球规模最大的植物病理学专业会议之一。Plant Health 2026 (PH26) 将于美国罗德岛州普罗维登斯举办，涵盖主旨演讲、口头报告、海报展示、田间考察、植物诊断竞赛、专题研讨会及社交活动；往届档案 Plant Health 2025、2024、2023 等全部可在网上查阅。APS 还运营 Office of International Programs (OIP)，推出 International Research Achievement、Global Membership Program、Library Donation Program 等国际项目，并设立 DAVN (Diagnostic Assay Validation Network) 诊断验证网络，连接全球研究者共享检测方法与数据。
教育资源与公共政策
APS Education Center 提供从 K-12 到研究生的全链条免费教学资源，包括教学大纲、实验活动、外延材料、播客 Plantopia、在线课程（高通量测序、杀菌剂抗性、研究伦理等）、Common Names of Plant Diseases 数据库，以及面向植物病理学史的经典著作 “Hungry Planet: Stories of Plant Diseases” 全章节在线阅读。APS 公共政策委员会 (PPB) 关注濒危物种法案、联邦预算、农药监管等议题，倡导保护植物生态系统的政策，并通过持续教育将最新研究转化为可落地的田间方案。
The American Phytopathological Society (APS), founded in December 1908 by 54 pioneering scientists, is an international scientific society of more than 3,600 plant pathology scientists and practitioners spanning nearly 90 countries. Headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the society unites members from industry, academia, government, and private practice under the guiding motto “Healthy Plants • Healthy World,” advancing plant health through research, education, outreach, and public-policy engagement.
Founding History and Mission
The 54 founders of APS envisioned a society that would be “of invaluable aid in promoting the future development of this important and rapidly growing subject.” More than a century on, APS continues to drive breakthroughs in plant pathology by publishing leading journals, convening annual meetings, sustaining free K–12 teaching resources, and endorsing legislation that safeguards plant ecosystems. The society organizes work through 30-plus committees and six regional divisions covering bacteriology, mycology, nematology, virology, plant–microbe interactions, epidemiology, and related disciplines.
Journals and Publishing Program
APS publishes six peer-reviewed journals that anchor the global literature in plant pathology: Phytopathology (premier fundamental-research journal celebrating a century of publication), Plant Disease (applied research), Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® (MPMI), Plant Health Progress (integrated applied science), Phytobiomes™ (a fully open-access journal launched in 2016 that focuses on plant-associated microbial communities), and PhytoFrontiers®. APS PRESS has issued more than 300 titles on plant disease, host genetics, epidemiology, and related topics; the APS Image Database offers a peer-reviewed collection of disease-symptom, pest, and disorder images for teaching, training, and field diagnostics.
Annual Meeting and International Programs
Plant Health, APS’s flagship annual meeting, is one of the largest gatherings of plant pathologists worldwide. Plant Health 2026 (PH26) will convene in Providence, Rhode Island, featuring plenary lectures, oral and poster sessions, field trips, the Plant Diagnostic Bowl, workshops, symposia, networking events, and award ceremonies; archives of Plant Health 2025, 2024, 2023, and earlier years remain accessible online. The Office of International Programs (OIP) coordinates International Research Achievement, the Global Membership Program, the Library Donation Program, and the Diagnostic Assay Validation Network (DAVN), connecting researchers across continents to share validated detection methods, datasets, and best practices.
Education, Outreach, and Public Policy
The APS Education Center supplies free K–12 through graduate-level teaching materials, including lesson plans, lab activities, the Plantopia podcast, online continuing-education courses on high-throughput sequencing, fungicide resistance, and research ethics, the Common Names of Plant Diseases database, and the full online edition of “Hungry Planet: Stories of Plant Diseases.” The APS Public Policy Board (PPB) tracks the Endangered Species Act, federal budget priorities, pesticide regulation, and related issues, advocating policies that protect plant ecosystems while translating frontier research into practical field applications.
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