On December 5, the third Phytopathology Research (PR) editorial board meeting and seminar, sponsored by the Chinese Phytopathology Society and hosted by the College of Plant Protection of China Agricultural University, was held in the lecture hall of the Plant Protection Building of China Agricultural University. Plant pathology experts from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, India, Singapore and other countries gathered together to discuss the development and construction of PR and share cutting-edge information in the field of plant pathology. Professor Hu Xiaoping from the College of Plant Protection of Northwest A&F University presented an academic report titled "Long distance migration routes of wheat stripe rust in China and its monitoring and prediction".