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INTERNATIONAL
NEWSLETTER ON PLANT PATHOLOGY
ISPP
Newsletter 32 (2) April 2002
(UK
Registered Charity No 1065521)
Material
for the Newsletter is invited from individual members of ISPP, Associated
Societies, Council members, Chairs of all Committees and representatives
of Affiliated Societies and Supporting Organisations.
Editor, Brian J. Deverall,
e-mail: bdeveral@mail.usyd.edu.au
In this issue:
World Food Summit: five years later -
ISPP’s participation
FAO will host a global meeting at its Rome headquarters from
10-13 June 2002 to review progress towards ending hunger. The meeting, the
"World Food Summit: five years later", is meant to track progress
achieved since the 1996 World Food Summit and consider ways to accelerate
the process, as outlined in the previous several ISPP Newsletters.
The summit was originally scheduled for 5-9 November 2001
but has been delayed in the aftermath of the 11 September attacks in the
United States. The decision to postpone the event was a case of force
majeure but the events of 2001 have further increased the need to
secure unwavering commitment to the international community’s fundamental
development goals, including the target of halving the number of hungry in
the world by 2015. Details are available at: <http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsummit>.
The plan is for ISPP to be an Observer with Paul Teng being
the likely ISPP delegate provided that he can attend as had been planned for
November 2001. ISPP intends to equip Paul with a written statement to be
made available to the Summit.
The meeting is being convened in conjunction with the 28th
Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). Originally scheduled
to take place in September 2002, the session is being brought forward to 6
to 8 June 2002. The CFS will consider two main items related to the Summit
itself - the Assessment of the World Food Security Situation and the Report
on Progress in Implementing the World Food Summit Plan of Action. In this
way, the meeting will be able to benefit from the results of the first full
cycle of reporting by the CFS on the implementation of the World Food Summit
Plan of Action.
British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP)
Conference
The BSPP has a conference from 8 to 10 July 2002 at Imperial
College, London, UK. The title is "Plant Pathology and Global Food
Security". Full details are on the BSPP web site <www.bspp.org.uk>.
Dr Avice M Hall, Secretary of the British Society for Plant
Pathology, Department of Environmental Sciences, C P Snow Building,
University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Al10
9AB, UK; Fax: +44-1707-285258; e-mail: <A.M.Hall@herts.ac.uk>.
At ICPP 2003, Public Evening Session
"Plant Pathology and Global Food Security"
A publicly advertised session will be held at 19.30 hours on
Monday 3 February 2003 at the ISPP Congress in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The session organizers are Peter Scott and Paul Teng. The session chair will
be Peter Scott, President of ISPP, and five papers will be delivered before
an open forum takes place. The papers are:
1. The global food security picture: food surplus versus
field deficit ecosystems and the role of research, by Ghurdev Khush, IRRI.
2. Role of public-private partnerships to develop and transfer technologies
for improving global food security, by W C James, ISAAA, as the R Glen
Anderson Lecture.
3. Feeding a quarter of humanity: challenges and the role of modern
technology, by Chen Zhang Liang, Beijing University, PRC.
4. Addressing the needs and problems of resource poor farmers in marginal
lands as a key contribution to food security, by M S Swaminathan or a
nominee from his Foundation in India.
5. Changing public policy and opinions on global food security: challenges
for ISPP, by Paul S Teng, Monsanto.
Urgent Notice for ISPP Councilors
ISPP Councilors should verify their authority to represent
their society on the Council and inform the ISPP Secretary General, Charles
Delp, at <charliedelp@hotmail.com>
giving a contact e-mail address and if possible an indication that they are
planning to attend the 8th International Congress of Plant Pathology in
Christchurch, New Zealand, from 2-7 February 2003. Their official
participation is important at a meeting during the Congress. Council will
vote soon for the next ISPP Executive Committee and for the country to host
the 2008 ISPP Congress.
Defence against Bioterrorism
I write this at Easter, a time of special significance to
some of the world's people. Easter 2002 is proving to be a terrible time for
Israel and Palestinians. Easter 2002 is also just over six months since the
events of last September, where awful actions familiar to people in many
parts of the world were brought on a larger and highly concentrated scale to
the eastern USA. The causes of these events go deep into history and they
will not be easily overcome.
It is readily understood that the citizens of the USA have a
need to greatly increase their national security, and this is reflected
professionally by the actions of the American Phytopathological Society (APS)
in establishing a national committee under the chairmanship of Jim Cook on
defence against bioterrorism with respect to crops and diseases. See <http://www.apsnet.org/media/biosecurity.asp>.
Also the Entomological Society of America has proposed a symposium and
student debate topic on "Biosafety and Bioterrorism: Assessing the
Threat to Agriculture from Biological Agents" for their meeting from
17-20 November 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. This may be done in
cooperation with ISPP perhaps in discussion through a web-site.
Brian Deverall (Editor, ISPP Newsletter).
Italian Phytopathological Society
1) The working group in Physiological Plant Pathology of the
Italian Phytopathological Society has organised, in Lucca (Tuscany, Italy)
from 21 to 24 May 2002, a school for young researchers interested in
studying molecular mechanisms involved in the interactions between plants
and pathogens. Much attention will be devoted to the potential of genomics
and proteomics in order to expand the knowledge in this field. The lectures
will have multidisciplinary approaches (plant physiology, genetics,
molecular biology and biochemistry) and will be given by experts from
different countries.
2) The working group on the harmonisation of diagnostic
methods for plant pathogens of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV)
and of the Italian Association for Plant Pathology (AIPP) has organised,
near Trento (Northern Italy) on 10 April 2002, a round table on "Harmonisation
of diagnostic protocols for plant pathogens subjected to phytosanitary
regulations"
Professor Donato Gallitelli (Secretary of the Italian
Phytopathological Society), Dipartimento di Protezione, delle Piante e
Microbiologia Applicata, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy; Fax:
+39-080-5442911 or 5442813; e-mail <gallitel@agr.uniba.it>.
News from Argentina
1. Dr Karl Maramorosch <maramors@rci.rutgers.edu>,
Virologist and Wolf Price in Agriculture, Professor Emeritus at Rutgers
University, New Jersey, USA, will be visiting INTA-IMYZA-Castelar-Argentina
in August 2002.
Dr Karl Maramorosch will also participate in the VIII International
Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control (ICIPMC) -XXXV
Annual Meeting of the SIP -VI International Conference on Bacillus thuringiensis
(ICBt) from 18 to 23 August 2002 at Foz do Iguassu, Brazil. See: <http://www.pjeventos.com.br/sip2002>.
2. IX Jornadas Fitosanitarias Argentinas will be held at the
Rí Cuarto, National University, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina, from
26-28 June 2002. This will be at Facultas de Agronomía y Veterinaria.
Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Rio Cuarto, Estafeta Postal Nº 9
(5800), Río Cuarto (Córdoba), Argentina. See web sites: <www.ayv.unrc.edu.ar>,
<www.ranqueles.com.ar/eventos>
or <jfitosanitarias@ayv.unrc.edu.ar>.
Dra Beatriz Alida Pérez - INTA - IMYZA - C.C. 25 Las
Cabañas y De Los Reseros, (1712) Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Tel/Fax: +54-11-4621-1683 or 4621-1701 or 4371-7445; e-mail: <bperez@cnia.inta.gov.ar>,
<acochis@cnia.inta.gov.ar>
or <baperez@sinectis.com.ar>.
Web: <http://cnia.inta.gov.ar>
or <http://www.inta.gov.ar>.
ISPP World Directory Data & Updates
The ISPP World Directory of Plant Pathologists at <http://www.isppweb.org>
includes membership data from 17 participating societies. It is time to
include your society’s membership data or to update previously submitted
data.
Please contact the Directory Facilitator, Charles Delp, at
<charliedelp@hotmail.com>
for information.
Paul Teng, Monsanto, Asia Pacific
Paul S Teng (APS Fellow 1994) assumed the position of
Vice-President Asia Pacific for Public Affairs, Monsanto Company, effective
from 1 January 2002. He was previously Monsanto’s Director for Science
& Technology, Asia Pacific, based in Manila, The Philippines, from
1999-2001. Paul will be the principal spokesperson for Monsanto on all
company matters in the region and is responsible for leading the company’s
efforts at building relationships with agricultural biotechnology
stakeholders in the public and private sectors in this region. He works
closely with national programs in communicating biotechnology, among which
crop protection and IPM applications are common. Paul can be reached by
email <paul.s.teng@monsanto.com>
or mobile phone (+65-9750-8005) for those visiting the region and who are
interested in establishing contact with biotech programs.
CPS Annual Meeting
The 2002 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Phytopathological
Society (CPS) will be held from Sunday 16 June through Wednesday 19 June
2002 at Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton, Alberta.
For further information on the Annual Meeting, conference
program, registration, accommodation, abstract submission, pre- and
post-conference tours, maps and directions, etc., please visit the Canadian
Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting Website: <http://www.cps-scp.ca/watertonlakes.htm>,
where online abstract submission and registration are available.
Important Dates:
15 March - deadline for abstract submission for presenters. (Although this
deadline has passed, the organizers will take abstracts as long as
logistically possible.)
15 April - deadline for early registration.
Dr L M Kawchuk, Pathology, Lethbridge Research Centre,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 5403 - 1 Avenue South, P.O. Box 3000,
Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA T1J 4B1; Fax: +1-403-382-3156; <kawchuk@em.agr.ca>.
IPM Information Resources
Allan Deutsch <deutscha@mail.science.orst.edu>
has drawn attention to an Integrated Pest Management Network (IPMnet) a
non-commercial, internet-based IPM and crop pest management global
information source now in its 9th year. It has a monthly electronic
newsletter (IPMnet NEWS). It covers management and/or control of insect,
weed, pathogen, nematode and vertebrate pests of crops or amenity plantings.
There is no cost to subscribe. If you wish to know more or submit
information, contact <IPMnet@bcc.orst.edu>.
IPMnet is sponsored by the not-for-profit Consortium for
International Crop Protection (CICP), providing international implementation
of environmentally responsible pest management. The Consortium comprises 10
United States land grant universities, the University of Puerto Rico and the
United States Department of Agriculture.
ISPP points out that plant pathologists may also find it
helpful to access any of the following organisations through their web-sites
for IPM information:
<http://www.cgiar.org/spipm/index.htm>;
<http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpp/IPM/gipmf/home.htm>;
<http://www.nri.org/IPME>
<http://cipm.ncsu.edu>.
OIP Newsletter on line
The American Phytopathology Society’s Office of
International Programs (OIP) biannual newsletter is available on APSnet. For
the latest on OIP activities and opportunities, see <http://www.apsnet.org/members/oip/top.asp>
and scroll down to "Recent News and Activities" to find the link.
Diagnose and Control over 50 Species of
Cylindrocladium
A new book "Taxonomy and Pathology of Cylindrocladium
(Calonectria) and Allied Genera" has been released by APS Press
in March 2002. It covers over 50 species. It includes discussions of baiting
and isolation, pathogenicity, diseases and symptoms, disease control,
morphological methods and features, cultures, molecular and other techniques
for species identification, phylogeny based on sequence data and treatment
of species.
It is a resource for mycologists, plant pathologists, forest
pathologists, diagnosticians, extension officers, and anyone interested in Cylindrocladium
or allied genera will find useful in the field, the disease clinic, and the
laboratory. Complete illustrations and photographs assist in the visual
identification of species and their morphological structures, while
descriptions of improved laboratory techniques for isolation, culturing, and
molecular comparisons allow greater accuracy.
In addition, current phylogeny and tabulation of GenBank
sequence data provides a solid basis for all future molecular work. But most
importantly this reference contains a detailed literature review, general
index, host and substrate index, and glossary for easy navigation and quick
and accurate diagnosis
Cylindrocladium spp. are associated with various
hosts and induce symptoms ranging from leaf spots to cutting and pod rot.
These fungi affect an array of plants including rhododendron, conifers, Eucalyptus,
Ginkgo biloba, Macadamia, peanuts, papaya, soybeans,
and various other plants. Taxa in this complex are especially important in
tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.
BSPP ICPP2003 Travel Fund
The British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP) has set up a
fund to help its members who wish to travel to the International Congress of
Plant Pathology (ICPP) in Christchurch, New Zealand in February 2003. The
BSPP has assumed a total cost of around £1500 to attend but awards greater
than £750 will not be made. While £750 is the maximum that will be
offered, requests for smaller amounts will enable more members to attend.
The total size of the Fund is not yet known but the Board of
the BSPP has agreed to contribute £30,000 and is seeking funds from other
sources. BSPP has, in addition, contributed £30,000 to the Conference
Organisation.
Requests to the ICPP2003 fund from BSPP members only, should
be made on the application form now available on the BSPP’s web site <www.bspp.org.uk>.
Applications will be considered by a panel chaired by the
President of the BSPP, Professor Roger Plumb, and will be judged on:
(i) Involvement in and contributions to the
conference,
(ii) Quality of the contributions to be made,
(iii) Perceived benefits to the work of the grantee,
and these criteria should be addressed on the form.
Healthy Roses: Environmentally Friendly
Ways to Manage Pests and Disorders in Your Garden and Landscape
The American Phytopathological Society (APS) has advertised
this new book by John F Karlik, a plant scientist at the University of
California Cooperative Extension in Bakersfield, and Mary Lou Flint, of the
University of California’s statewide Integrated Pest Management Program
Roses are one of the oldest and most popular flowers,
brought first to the USA by European colonists. They are a mainstay of the
floral business and a perennial favourite of many home gardeners around the
world. Because they have been thought to require a considerable amount of
chemical intervention to flourish, they have also become the subject of
research to evaluate their susceptibility and to find more ecological ways
to grow them. Growing roses can be challenging, especially in a humid and
mild summer climate, which predisposes to several diseases Rose varieties
vary considerably in their susceptibility to these diseases
The authors have looked at alternative ways to keep roses
healthy through environmental management, including the use of such methods
as irrigation management, mulching, pruning, debris removal, and organic and
synthetic pesticides. More benign pesticides include soaps, oils, and
certain microbial products. In some climates, it is possible to grow healthy
roses with beautiful blooms and make few or no pesticide applications.
Plates and descriptions of diseases affecting roses, and
information on how to order the book can be found at the APS website <http://www.apsnet.org>.
Association M’Baraso - Bacterial Wilt
Newsletter (BWNL)
The Bacterial Wilt Newsletter (BWNL) was edited by Chris
Hayward and for many years supported by the Australian Centre for
International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), but it ceased publication in
1999. The Association M’Baraso has been created as a mechanism for
improving communication among bacterial wilt researchers and continuing the
important work of the Bacterial Wilt Newsletter.
Philippe Prior <prior@avignon.inra.fr>,
INRA, Unite de Pathologie Végétale, Domaine St Maurice BP 94, 84140
Montfavet, FRANCE; Fax: +33-4–32-72-28-42 asks for all relevant
information regarding bacterial wilt for posting on the Internet at <http://ibws.nexenservices.com>.
All relevant details for subscribing to M’Baraso are on the web site. Note
changes to the mailing and e-mail addresses.
Cereal Rust and Powdery Mildew
The 11th International Cereal Rust and Powdery Mildew
Conference will be held at the University of East Anglia and the John Innes
Centre in Norwich, England, from 23-27 August 2004. The conference will
cover the full range of subjects relevant to rusts and mildews of cereals.
The organising committee is James Brown, Lesley Boyd (John
Innes Centre), Matt Dickinson (Nottingham University), Mike Field (Advanta
Seeds), Alison Hall (Syngenta), Roy Johnson (retired), Ken Shirasu (Sainsbury
Laboratory), all in the UK.
To receive information about the conference, please contact
Dr James Brown, John Innes Centre, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK; Fax:
+44-1603-450045; e-mail: <james.brown@bbsrc.ac.uk>.
Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Supplement based on the 2nd International Workshop on "Esca and
Grapevine Declines"
This has just been published in Phytopathologia Mediterranea
as a Supplement to Volume 40 (2001), and it collects research papers and
abstracts based on presentations at the 2nd International Workshop on "Esca
and Grapevine Declines" that was held in Lisbon, Portugal, in September
2001. The workshop, organised by the Mediterranean Phytopathological
Union (MPU), the International Council on Grapevine
Trunk Diseases (ICGTD) and the Sociedade Portuguesa
de Fitopatologia (SPF), provided a forum to present updates,
current research, and recent advances made in studies on those diseases
since the 1st workshop was held in Siena (Italy) in October 1999 [Phytopathologia
Mediterranea 39 (1), 1999]. The Lisbon workshop had 123 participants
from 16 different countries in both hemispheres and resulted in fruitful
discussions of some contentious issues. The names and terminology of the
diseases and their associated pathogens were established. Progress has been
made towards the development of reliable detection of the main pathogens,
and advances have been made in understanding the interactions between the
host and the pathogens. Significant progress has also been made towards
understanding the epidemiology of the diseases, even if much remains to be
done. The research papers published in this Supplement have been peer
reviewed, and cover four main subject areas: pathogens, host-pathogen
interaction, epidemiology and control, and represent a reference issue for
all those who are involved with grapevine health and production, and want
up-dated data on esca, grapevine declines and some other grapevine wood
diseases. This issue of Phytopathologia Mediterranea marks
another important step towards a complete understanding and effective
control of these complex diseases.
The MPU web-page is now under restyling but its address
remains the same <www.unifi.it/istituzioni/mpu>.
Laura Mugnai, Plant Pathologist, Dipartimento Biotecnologie
Agrarie-Patologia vegetale, P. le delle Cascine 28, 50144 Firenze, Italy;
Fax +39-055-354786; e-mail: <laura.mugnai@unifi.it>.
Third International Conference on the
Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons and Fourth International Symposium
on Grass Systematics and Evolution
These will be hosted by Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden,
Claremont, California, U.S.A., from 30 March–5 April 2003. Topics will
include morphology, anatomy, development, reproductive biology, molecular
biology, cytology, genomics, genetics, biochemistry, paleobotany,
phylogenetics, classification, biogeography, ecology, and data integration.
Sessions will be devoted to particular groups within monocots such as
grasses and orchids. They will provide a rare opportunity for researchers in
diverse fields to interact, share ideas, and form collaborations. Proposals
are invited from those who wish to organize sessions. A call for contributed
papers and posters will follow. The conference proceedings will be
published. Springtime marks the flowering peak of the diverse California
flora, and field trips are planned. Visit <www.monocots3.org>
for conference details or write to Monocots III, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic
Garden, 1500 North College Avenue, Claremont, California 91711-3157, U.S.A.;
e-mail <info@monocots3.org>;
Fax: +1-909-626-7670. Co-sponsors include the American Society of Plant
Taxonomists, Botanical Society of America, and the International Association
for Plant Taxonomy.
Todd E. Young, Assistant Research Biochemist, Department of
Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; e-mail:
<teyoung@citrus.ucr.edu>.
Coming Events
Sixth European Conference on Fungal Genetics in Pisa, Italy.
6-9 April 2002.
Contact: <www.agr.unipi.it/ECFG6>,
or Professor Giovanni Vannacci, ECFG6, Local Organising Committee,
Department of Fruit Science and Plant Protection, University of Pisa, Via
del Borghetto 80, Pisa, Italy; Fax +39-050 543564; e-mail: <gvann@agr.unipi.it>.
Working group on the harmonisation of diagnostic methods for
plant pathogens of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV) and of the
Italian Association for Plant Pathology (AIPP) near Trento, Italy.
10 April 2002.
Contact: Professor Donato Gallitelli, Dipartimento di Protezione, delle
Piante e Microbiologia Applicata, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy;
Fax: +39-080-5442911 or 5442813; e-mail <gallitel@agr.uniba.it>.
Powdery Mildew 2002 sponsored by the British Society for
Plant Pathology in Cambridge, UK.
12 April 2002
Contact: Dr James Brown, John Innes Centre, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK; e-mail:
<james.brown@bbsrc.ac.uk>.
VIIIth International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium in
Aschersleben, Germany.
12-17 May 2002.
See the web-site: <http://virus-2002.bafz.de>.
Contact: Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ), P
O Box 1505, 06435 Aschersleben, Germany; Phone: +49-3473-879165; Fax:
+49-3473-879200; e-mail: <T.Kuehne@bafz.de>.
Working group in Physiological Plant Pathology of the
Italian Phytopathological Society in Lucca, Italy.
21 to 24 May 2002.
Contact: Professor Donato Gallitelli, Dipartimento di Protezione, delle
Piante e Microbiologia Applicata, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy;
Fax: +39-080-5442911 or 5442813; e-mail <gallitel@agr.uniba.it>.
The 7th International Worshop on Allium White Rot at The
Harris Ranch, near Coalinga, California, USA.
4-8 June 2002.
For more information see the web site <www.cps-scp.ca/alliumwhiterot.html>
or contact Mary Ruth McDonald at <mrmcdona@uoguelph.ca>
or Fred Crowe at <fred.crowe@orst.edu>.
Fourth International Congress of Nematology in Tenerife,
Canary Islands, Spain.
8-13 June 2002.
Contact: Maria Arias, CSIC, Centro de Ciencias Medioambiantales, Serrano 115
DPDO, Madrid 28006, Spain; see <www.ifns.org>.
XIII Biennial Workshop on Smut Fungi in Dallas, USA.
16-19 June 2002.
Contact: Karen Arthur at <karthur@gustafson.com>.
See <www.gustafson.com>.
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Phytopathological Society
(CPS) in Waterton, Alberta, Canada.
16-19 June 2002
Contact: Dr L M Kawchuk, Pathology, Lethbridge Research Centre, Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, 5403 - 1 Avenue South, P.O. Box 3000, Lethbridge,
Alberta, CANADA T1J 4B1; Fax: +1-403-382-3156; <kawchuk@em.agr.ca>.
Plant Pathology and Global Food Security, Presidential
Meeting of the British Society for Plant Pathology in London, UK.
8-10 July 2002.
Contact: Dr Mark Hocart, Crop Science Department, SAC, West Mains Road,
Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK; Fax: +44-131-667-2601; e-mail: <m.hocart@ed.sac.ac.uk>;
see the BSPP web-site at <http://www.bspp.org.uk>.
Late Blight: Managing the Global Threat in Hamburg, Germany.
11-13 July 2002.
Contact: <http://www.cipotato.org/gilb>,
or Charlotte Lizarraga, Assistant GILB Coordinator, Global Initiative on
Late Blight (GILB), International Potato Center-CIP-Centro Internacional de
la Papa, Apartado 1558, Lima 12, Peru; Fax: +51-1-317-5326; e-mail: <c.lizarraga@cgiar.org>.
Molecular Biology of Fungal Pathogens in UK (sponsored by
the British Society for Plant Pathology).
17-19 July 2002.
Contact: Dr Jim Benyon <jim.benyon@hri.ac.uk>
or Dr Surapereddy Sreenivasaprasad <ss.prasad@hri.ac.uk>
or Dr Mark Hocart <m.hocart@ed.sac.ac.uk>.
American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
27-31 July 2002.
See <http://www.apsnet.org>.
XIIth International Congress of Virology (ICV) in Paris,
France.
27 July-1 August 2002.
See <www.iums-paris-2002.com>.
1st Joint Conference of the ISHS Working Groups on Vegetable
Viruses and Legume Viruses in Bonn, Germany.
4-9 August 2002.
Contact: H J Vetten, BBA, Institut PS, Messeweg 11-12, D-38104 Braunschweig,
Germany; Fax: +49-531-299-3006; e-mail: <H.J.Vetten@bba.de>.
XXVIth International Horticultural Congress & Exhibition
in Toronto, Canada.
11-17 August 2002.
See: <www.ihc2002.org>.
Contact: IHC2002 c/o Congress Canada, 49 Bathurst Street, Suite 100,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSV 2P2; e-mail: <IHCreg@congressscan.com>.
EFPP 2002: Disease Resistance in Plant Pathology, Sixth
Conference of European Foundation for Plant Pathology in Prague, Czech
Republic.
9-14 September 2002.
Contact: J Polak; Fax: +420-2333-11592; e-mail: <EFPP2002@vurv.cz>.
6th International Conference on Pseudomonas syringae
Pathovars and Related Pathogens in Maratea, Potenza, Italy.
15-19 September 2002.
Contact: Nicola Sante Iacobellis, Dipartimento di Biologia, Difesa e
Biotecnologie Agro-Forestali, Universita degli Studi della Basilicata,
Italy; e-mail: <pseudomonassyringae@unibas.it>.
International Rice Congress 2002 (IRC2002) in Beijing,
China.
16-20 September 2002.
See the web-site: <http:\\www.cgiar.org/irri/irc2002/index.htm>.
3rd Asia-Pacific International Mycological Conference on
Biodiversity and Biotechnology (AMC 2002) in Kunming, China.
4-8 November 2002.
Contact: <amc2002@china.com>.
Ninth International Fusarium Workshop in Sydney,
Australia.
27-30 January 2003.
Contact: Dr Brett Summerell, Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Rd,
Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia; Fax: +61-2-9241-1135; e-mail: <Brett.Summerell@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au>.
8th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP2003)
"Solving problems in the real world" in Christchurch, New Zealand.
2-7 February 2003.
Contact: Helen Shrewsbury, Professional Development Group, PO Box 84,
Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand; Fax: +64-3-325-3840; e-mail:
<shrewsbh@lincoln.ac.nz>.
See <http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/icpp2003>.
6th International Symposium on Chemical and non-Chemical
Soil and Substrate Disinfection in Jerusalem, Israel.
2003.
Contact: Professor J Katan, Department of Plant Pathology, University of
Minnesota, USA; Fax: +1-972-8946-6794; e-mail: <gamliel@agri.huji.ac.il>.
Third International Conference on the Comparative Biology of
the Monocotyledons and Fourth International Symposium on Grass Systematics
and Evolution in Claremont, California, U.S.A.
30 March–5 April 2003.
Visit <www.monocots3.org> for
conference details or write to Monocots III, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic
Garden, 1500 North College Avenue, Claremont, California 91711-3157, U.S.A.;
e-mail <info@monocots3.org>;
Fax: +1-909-626-7670.
The XIIth Latin American Phytopathological Congress (XII
Congreso Latinoamericano de Fitopatología) in Valle del Rio Grande, Texas,
USA
6-10 April 2003.
To be held jointly with the Caribbean and Southern Divisions of the American
Phytopathological Society at the Radison Hotel, Isla del Padre, Valle del
Rio Grande, Texas, USA.
Contact <j-amador@tamu.edu> or
<e.french@cgiar.org>.
American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting in
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
9-13 August 2003.
See <http://www.apsnet.org>.
Eighth Arab Congress of Plant Protection in El-Beida, Libya.
12-16 October 2003
Contact: Dr Ali Bataw, <alibataw@hotmail.com>,
Secretary of the Organizing Committee, Faculty of Agriculture, Omar El-Mokhtar
University, El-Beida, Libya or Dr Bassam Bayaa, <B.Bayaa@cgiar.org>,
President of the Arab Society of Plant Protection ICARDA, P.O. Box 5466,
Aleppo, Syria.
5th International Postharvest Research Symposium in Verona,
Italy.
2004.
Contact: Professor Pietro Tonutti, University of Padova, Italy; Fax:
+39-04982-72850; e-mail: <ptonutti@agripolis.unipd.it>.
The XIIIth Latin American Phytopathological Congress (XIII
Congreso Latinoamericano de Fitopatología) in the city of Cordoba, Cordoba
Province, Argentina.
Mid-2005.
Organized by the Latin American Phytopathological Association (ALF) jointly
with the annual meeting of the Argentine Phytopathological Association (Asociación
Argentina de Fitopatología, AAF).
Contact: Dr Sergio L Lenardon, Institute for Phytopathology and Plant
Physiology (IFFIVE), INTA, Cordoba, Argentina; <slenard@infovia.com.ar>.
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