July 2013 Committee Report to the
ISPP Executive and Council
Committee on the Forest
Pathology Subject Matter Committee
Subject Matter Committee:
Forest Pathology
Web address for SMC:
none
Name(s) of personnel
preparing report: Jolanda Roux, Chair
Forest Pathology SMC
Nominated Officers:
none
Current membership:
Open membership
Committee Meetings:
None
Committee Activities:
·
A forest
pathologist photo album project was established. Photos of forest pathologists,
past and present, can be found at
http://www.fabinet.up.ac.za/hosted/fpepg/index.html
·
Forpath list
server moved to IUFRO
(http://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-7/70000/70200/mailing-list/)
since Prof. Dale Bergdahl has retired.
·
Contributions to
ISPP newsletter
·
Organized double
session at 2013 World Congress in Beijing
·
Organized Forest
Health Field tour over three days for 2013 World Congress in Beijing
Subject Matter Committee
focus issues:
·
Movement of forest
pathogens in life plant trade – “plants for planting”
·
Climate change and
tree health
· Fungal taxonomy – One fungus, one name
Additional work identified:
Establishment of committee, election
of new chair
Submitted by:
Prof. Jolanda Roux, Chair Forest Pathology
Subject matter committee
Jolanda.roux@fabi.up.ac.za
University of Pretoria, South Africa