Forecasting the Potential Distribution and Abundance of Plant Diseases Using CLIMEX TM Modelling with Historical and Potential Weather Scenarios Associated with Climate Change 1

Forecasting the Potential Distribution and Abundance of Plant Diseases Using CLIMEXTM Modelling with Historical and Potential Weather Scenarios Associated with Climate Change T.K. Turkington, O.O. Olfert, R.M. Weiss, R.M. Clear, K. Xi, J.P. Tewari, and S. Strelkov. Lacombe Res. Centre, Agric. and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, AB, T4L 1W1, Email: turkingtonk@agr.gc.ca Saskatoon Res. Centre, Agric. and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X2 Canadian Grain Commission, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 3G8 Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, c/o Lacombe Res. Centre, Lacombe, AB, T4L 1W1 Univ. of Alberta, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5