INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER ON PLANT PATHOLOGY

(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.

Editors, Joseph-Alexander Verreet, e-mail: javerreet@phytomed.uni-kiel.de
and Elaine Davison, e-mail: edavison@agric.wa.gov.au

In this issue:

• Report for IUBS on the ISPP’s activities from 2000 to 2004
• How involved is your Society in Public Policy?
• ISHS 1st International Symposium on Tomato Diseases
• Plant pathology-related microbial culture resources
• California Pistachio Industry Threatened by Potentially Devastating Disease
• New publications of interest to plant pathologists
• Coming Events

Report for IUBS on the ISPP’s activities from 2000 to 2004

The ISPP promotes the world-wide development of plant pathology and the dissemination of knowledge about plant diseases and plant health management.

The ISPP (founded in 1968) is a member of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), the International Union of Microbiological Sciences (IUMS), in liaison with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The general objective of the ISPP is being achieved by:

• Sponsoring an International Congress of Plant Pathology, at intervals of 5 years, and sponsoring other international meetings on plant pathology and related subjects.
• Initiating and maintaining international cooperation; establishing committees to consider and report on special fields or problems in plant pathology; using other means as approved by Council.

The www.ISPPWeb.org is the official Web Site for ISPP. It contains organizational information, the World Directory of Plant Pathologists with data updated by participating national societies, and the International Newsletter on Plant Pathology, to inform members of the Society, and others, of the activities of the Society and of related matters. An archive of the Newsletter covering issues published from February 1998 to date are available on the website.

ISPP Executive Committee (2003 – 2008)

• President: Dr Richard E Falloon
  New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand.
  Tel: +64-3-325-6400, Fax: +64-3-325-2074, E-mail: falloonr@crop.cri.nz
• Immediate Past President: Dr Peter R. Scott
  CAB INTERNATIONAL, Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 8DE, UK.
  Tel: +44-1491-832111, Fax: +44-1491-833508m, E-mail: p.scott@cabi.org
• Vice President: Professor Tang Wenhua
  Department of Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China.
  Tel: +86-10-6289-3037, Fax: +86-10-6289-1464, E-mail: tangwh@95777.com
• Vice President: Professor M. Lodovica Gullino
  Dipartimento di Valorizzazione e Protezione, delle Risorse agroforestali - Patologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095 GRUGLIASCO (TO), Italy
  Tel: +39-011-6708539, Fax: +39-011-6708541, E-mail: marialodovica.gullino@unito.it
• Secretary-General: Dr. Thorsten Kraska
  Study Affairs, Faculty of Agriculture Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn,
  Meckenheimer Allee 174, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
  Tel: +49-228-733146, Fax: +49-228-732140, E-Mail: kraska@uni-bonn.de or E-Mail: PRAAMT@uni-bonn.de
• Treasurer: Dr Chuji Hiruki
  4-10 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5
  Tel: +1-780-492-4119 or +1-780-492-5450, Fax: +1-780-492-4265, E-mail: chiruki@afhe.ualberta.ca or chujihiruki@aol.com
• Co-Editor, ISPP Newsletter Dr. Elaine Davison
  Agriculture Western Australia, Locked Bag No. 4 Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6983 Australia Tel: 61 (8) 9266 3106, Fax: 61 (8) 9351 2495, E-mail: edavison@agric.wa.gov.au
• Co-Editor, ISPP Newsletter Dr. Joseph Verreet Univ of Kiel, Inst for Phytopathology, Hermann Rodewald Str 9 Kiel 24118, Germany Phone: 49 431 880 2996, FAX: 49 431 880 1583, E=mail: javerreet@phytomed.uni-kiel.de  

The following are Associated Societies of the ISPP:

National Societies: 

Argentina  Argentine Crop Protection Society
Australasia  Australasian Plant Pathology Society
Bangladesh Bangladesh Phytopathogical Society
Belgium  Association pour les Etudes et Recherches de Zoologie et de Phytopathologie (Belgium)
Brazil  Brazilian Society of Plant Pathology
Canada  Canadian Phytopathological Society
Chile Sociedad Chilena de Fitopatologia
China Chinese Society for Plant Pathology
  Taiwan Phytopathological Society
Colombia  Asociación Colombiana de Fitopatología y Ciencias Afines
Denmark  Danish Society for Plant Pathology
Egypt  Egyptian Phytopathological Society
Ethiopia  Ethiopian Society of Plant Pathology
Finland  Pant Protection Society of Finland
France  Société Française de Phytopahologie
Germany  German Phytomedical Society
Greece  Hellenic Phytopathological Society
Hungary  Hungarian Society of Plant Protection
India  Indian Phytopathological Society
Indonesia  Indonesian Phytopathological Society
Iran  Iranian Phytopathological Society
Ireland  Society of Irish Plant Pathologists
Israel  Israeli Phytopathological Society
Italy Italian Phytopathological Society
Japan  Phytopathological Society of Japan
Kenya  Plant Pathology Society of Kenya
Korea  Korean Society of Plant Protection
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Society for Plant Pathology
Malaysia Malaysian Phytopathological Union
Mexico Society Mexicana Fitopatologia
Morocco  Association National pour la Production, la Protection, et l'Amelioration Vegetale (Morocco)
Netherlands  Royal Netherlands Society of Plant Pathology
Nigeria  Nigerian Society of Plant Protection
Norway  Norwegian Society of Plant Pathology
Pakistan  Pakistan Phytopathological Society
Peru  Asociacon Peruana de Fitopatologia
Philippines  Philippine Phytopathological Society
Poland  Polish Phytopathological Society
Portugal Portuguese Phytopathological Society
Russia Russian Phytopathological Society
South Africa Southern African Society for Plant Pathology
Spain Society Espanola de Fitopatologia
Sudan Sudanese Society of Plant Pathology
Sweden Swedish Society of Biopathology
Switzerland Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Phytomedizin
Thailand Thai Phytopathological Society
UK Association of Applied BiologistsBritish Society for Plant Pathology
USA American Phytopathological Society
Venezuela Sociedad Venezolana de Fitopatologia
Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Phytopathological Society

Regional/International Societies:   

Arab Society for Plant Protection
Asociacion Latinoamericana de Fitopatologia
Australasian Plant Pathology Society
International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses
Mediterranean Phytopathological Union
Quebec Society for the Protection of Plants
Society for Plant Protection in the Caribbean
Southern African Society for Plant Pathology

Activities: 

• The International Society for Plant Pathology (ISPP) Executive Committee met August 26 and 27, 2000 in conjunction with the First Asian Conference on Plant Pathology (ACPP 2000) at the Friendship Grand Hotel, Beijing, China.  
• The Task Force on Global Food Security is a major function or ISPP. Activities are found on http://www.ISPPweb.org. Five activities of the Task Force are:

1. Changing Public Policy and Opinions on Global Food Security
   A position paper was developed in support of "the application of modern biotechnology as a tool to enhance agricultural productivity; to feed and improve the lives of the fast-growing world population and to address environmental degradation, hunger, and poverty".
2. Enhanced PhD training for plant pathology in developing countries
   A proposal for a study of different approaches to PhD training has been prepared.
3. Quantification of the economic impact of some major diseases
   An account is being compiled of the consequences of major plant disease epidemics on society.
4. Farmer training in simple disease management: pilot project for cassava in Ghana
   Includes simple pictorial guides and facts sheets on diseases in English and local languages.
5. Development of the ISPP Website
   To provide visitors with information about: ISPP, about plant pathology, why it is important, and what needs to be done about it; the outcomes of the ISPP Task Force on Global Food Security.

• The Media Workshop on Biotechnology was held August 27, 2000 for journalists from India, Malaysia, and China. In addition to news articles yet to be published, statements by scientists endorsing agricultural biotechnology were given to the participants of the ACPP to sign, and were posted on the ISPP Website.

The financial status of ISPP is sound. There are 56 Associated Societies registered. Membership fees are 2% of the Associated Societies membership fees. Individuals who are members of an associated society are automatically members of ISPP. Individuals are encouraged to become members of an Associated Society or to pay ISPP US$16.00.

A promotional brochure draft is available for design and printing.

ISPP representative Antonio Graniti attended the IUBS meeting in Naples November 2000.

ISPP Holds an International Congress (ICPP) for Plant Pathology every five years.

Report on ICPP 2003 ‘Solving problems for the real world’

The eighth International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP2003) was held in Christchurch New Zealand from the 2^nd to the 8^th of February 2003. This Congress incorporated the 14^th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society.

From the numerous letters and Emails that have been received since the event from around the world, we can confidently conclude that the Congress was a huge success. The event attracted almost 1300 delegates from over 70 countries from around the world, plus 600 accompanying persons. There were 150 invited speakers at keynote and concurrent sessions and 1200 offered poster papers, some of which were presented at 29 poster discussion sessions during the afternoons of 4 & 6 February. There were 22 evening sessions including a public forum on global food security, with invited speakers from the Philippines, Malaysia, China, India and the United Kingdom.

The congress began with a traditional Maori challenge and delegates being welcomed by Dr Peter Scott the Chairman of ISPP and by Dr Ian Harvey the Chairman of ICPP2003. The official opening was made by the Hon. Pete Hodgson, Minister for Research, Science and Technology in the New Zealand government. The Congress then proceeded to offer a busy and exciting range of presentations, which covered all disciplines within the field of plant pathology. Stimulating discussions occurred in all sessions. This congress was well supported by sponsors (please see our official website for details http://events.lincoln.ac.nz/icpp2003/).

Workshops: Associated with the Congress were 13 satellite workshops. The opening event of the congress was the first workshop held at Sydney University on Fusarium, 27 Jan. to 30 Jan 2003. The second workshop was on Plant Virus Epidemiology at the University of Canterbury on 31 January. Over the weekend of the 1 & 2 February there were three workshops at Canterbury University, with a further six at Lincoln University and three of those were of two day duration. After the Congress there were two workshops in Christchurch on Saturday 8 February, and a four day Seed Health workshop, 10 to 13 February at Lincoln University.

Bursary Scheme: The ICPP2003 Bursary Assistance Scheme was administered by Dr Pim Sanderson. ICPP2003 is grateful for donated funds from several sources overseas and from within New Zealand. The funds were to assist post-graduates and plant pathologist from developing countries and emerging nations to attend the congress. Seventy-nine applicants received a total of NZ$150,000 in bursary fund assistance. Overseas contributors to the fund were The International Society for Plant Pathology, The Canadian Plant Pathology Society and The British Plant Pathology Society. Funds from New Zealand were from the New Zealand Plant Protection Society, The Canterbury Community Trust, and the Brian Mason Science & Technical Trust.

Scientific Programme: The theme of the congress was "Solving problems in the real world" The five keynote sessions were from 0900 to 1030 each day with each contained three speakers.

The topics were from Monday to Friday:

• Plant pathology in the Asia/Pacific region;
• Towards integrated control of soil-borne diseases;
• Host/pathogen interactions and molecular plant pathology;
• Towards integrated control of air-borne diseases;
• Knowledge transfer for plant pathology.

During the week, there were 32 concurrent sessions, mostly with four speakers in each session. In addition there was the Presidential address of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, by Professor Lester Burgess on "Biosecurity, trade and plant pathology", and the McAlpine address by Professor Mike Wingfield "Exotic plantation forests in the Southern Hemisphere: Increasingly threatened by disease".

The two afternoon poster-viewing sessions were vibrant, well attended and informative. The subsequent formal oral presentations of selected posters gave delegates the opportunity to discuss the research in some more detail. In total, there were more than 1200 poster presentations over the two display sessions during the week.

Newsletter and Social Programme: A daily newsletter was produced to background delegates on the keynote themes for the day. It also provided information on various attractions around Christchurch, photographs of delegates and any general notices.

Lunchtime entertainment was mainly provided by local school bands. These included an Irish band, a jazz band and two musical quartets. The internationally recognised Sweet Adelines woman's choral group also entertained. This entertainment was much appreciated by delegates, who remained on the convention site with packaged lunches that were provided every day.

Many comments were received during and after the Congress on the helpfulness and openness of the staff running the event. A uniform of bright green tee or polo shirts made these people instantly recognisable, with little confusion as to who needed to be asked for advice or directions.

Delegates were treated to a range of social events during the conference. The welcome reception on the Sunday night provided an opportunity for over 800 delegates to meet, talk and taste some exciting food. On the Wednesday night food and local wine tasting was enjoyed at six wineries around Christchurch. The Congress dinner on the Friday night provided a range of New Zealand foods, non-stop entertainment and a great dance band.

Concluding Session: The final session was on "Challenges for Plant Pathology in the 21^st Century", with stimulating addresses from Prof. Mike Jeger, Prof. Ian Crute (both from the United Kingdom), and Marilou Infante from the Philippines. Then a number of prizes were presented. On behalf of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Jacob Eriksson Prize for 2003 was presented to Dr Jaacov Katan. This was in recognition of Dr. Katan's original and innovative research in the fields of soil solarization and soil-borne pathogens, his outstanding and broad international co-operation, and his dedication to the education of younger plant pathologists.

Prizes awarded by the Australasian Plant Pathology Society were: The Alan Kerr Postgraduate Prize to Jillian Smith-White; Fellowships of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society to Dr Roger Jones and Dr Graham Stirling; and Honorary Membership of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society to Dr Ron Close and Dr Helen Ogle.

Finally, the ISPP congress flag was handed on to delegates from Turin in Italy who are to arrange the ninth congress in 2008.

Summary highlights of ISPP Executive meetings during the ICPP2003 February 3 and 4, 2003

The Task Force on Global Food Security: Peter Scott, who will continue as Task Force President, reported that they met twice during the Congress and reconfirmed their five activities.

Chrys Akem will be secretary as they refresh with new active members and regional representatives. The ISPP Executive Committee endorsed these plans.

The "Congress Challenge" received four project proposals. Based on the recommendation of the Task Force, it was moved and passed to support an award of US$48,200 over a three year period to be given to Emmanuel Moses for the project titled, Development of Appropriate Strategies to Control Cassava Diseases in Ghana. This award is contingent upon the resolution of issues concerning the content of the proposal.

The Task Force has prepared a statement concerning an integrated disease management approach to World Food Security. This will be presented at the closing ceremony of the ICPP, offered as a press release, and posted on ISPPWeb.org

Report from the ICPP2008 committee: 

Lodovica Gullino, who is ISPP V.P. and Chair of the ICPP2008 committee, said that the theme will be "Safe and Healthy Food for Everyone" to be held in Torino, Italy 24-29 August, 2008. The Center of Competence in Torin has sponsored the initial activities of organization including the participation in ICPP2003. Other organizations such as The Italian Plant Protection Association, the Italian Phytopathological Society, the University of Torino, and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) are sponsoring the Congress. Details are found at: http://www.icpp2008.org.

Associated Societies are continually requested to provide representative Councilors, to keep their information on the ISPPWeb updated, and to include their membership lists in the World Directory of Plant Pathologists. This has been the task of the Secretary General. The latest associate is Kyrgyzstan. The Asian Association of Societies of Plant Pathology (AASPP) is now organized and will submit a request for association with ISPP.

Affiliated Societies are the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS).

Honorary memberships have not been appointed recently. Jim Cook indicated that Johan Dekker, Arthur Kelman, Wei-fan Qiu, and RKS Woods had been appointed Honorary Members.

The Jakob Eriksson Prize is presented by the Swedish Academy of Science at our ICPP. Requests for nominations from ISPP should be made two years before each ICPP.

Secretary’s Report:

Of the 100 Councilors, 70 voted in favor (no votes in opposition) of the revised Statutes and Rules of Procedures now posted on ISPPWeb. Seventy eight Councilors voted for the officers and for the ICPP2008 venue. The venue vote was 40 for Italy and 38 for USA.

Treasurer's Report:

The current financial status of ISPP is sound. ISPP membership fees are 2% of the Associated Societies membership fees. Reduced fees are established by the treasurer for new societies and societies from developing countries.

World Directory of Plant Pathologists:

Charles Delp will continue as World Directory Facilitator, and he is actively soliciting new member lists and updates. The larger European societies have not made the effort to solicit their members to determine who is willing to be included in the World Directory. Cooperation with APS to manage the World Directory database is excellent.

José Amador, from the Public Policy Board of the American Phytopathological Society, provided this article from Phytopathology News on the need for vigilance, to avoid policy makers making wrong decisions not based on science. He would be interested in any feed-back from other societies, and can be contacted at j-amador@tamu.edu

"At the time I became director of the Weslaco Center, one of our former high ranking administrators was a very strong proponent of biotechnology. Some claimed having heard him say, "If you are not involved in biotechnology, you have no place in agricultural research." As a result of this attitude, farmers in our area were very concerned that practical or applied research would suffer. So much so, people interviewing for jobs at the Weslaco Center were advised, "If you plan to go to Weslaco, don’t mention the b word." We know there are people that for different reasons are strongly opposed to the use of biotechnology, particularly in the development of transgenic plants.

"Internationally, there have been extreme cases in which attempts were made to seriously interfere with the use of biotechnology. Science magazine (15 December 2000) reported on Italian researchers being very upset at government rules that prohibited all field trials involving GMOs. The Italian scientists petitioned colleagues around the world for help. The Public Policy Board of APS took an active role, and drafted a response in support of the Italian scientists; Council approved the statement that was then sent to the Italian researchers by our president. We received letters in return, thanking our society for the support.

"Then something similar happened in Mexico. Science magazine (31 May 2002) again reported that government officials had developed guidelines by changing the penal code to penalize (including up to nine years of imprisonment) any person that introduces, deals, transports, stores or releases into the environment an organism that alters, or could negatively alter, natural ecosystems. Scientists in Mexico complained actively about these draconian restrictions, and although PPB did not become directly involved, members monitored the situation closely. As it turned out, there was no law that was put in place that made those activities illegal. A law is now being drafted in Congress, with active participation of leading biotechnologists in Mexico. APS member Rafael Rivera informs me that the proposed new law, which may pass early in 2004, is sensible, allowing the release of GMOs under very strict conditions. Penalties for deliberate misuse also are reasonable.

"Another example of how public policy can impact new technology is found in Brazil. A recently passed law in the state of Paraná prohibits the use of transgenic soybeans in that state even though the Brazilian Federal government approved the use of transgenic soybeans. Recently, there was a stand-off between the Brazilian secretaries of Agriculture and of the Environment about whether or not to approve the use of transgenics.

"You may ask: why should we be concerned and get involved with these issues taking place in other countries? Because we firmly believe that public policy issues that affect the science of plant pathology, anywhere, should be based on sound and good science. If we don’t get involved to assure good science is being used, who will?

"I can’t help but to think of the words attributed to Rev. Martin Niemoller about what happened in Germany during World War II. You probably have heard or read his remarks. Paraphrasing him, "First they came for certain groups, and I did not speak up because I was not one of them. Then they came for another group, and I did not speak up because I wasn’t one of them. Then they came for even another group, and I did not speak up because I was not one of then. Then they came for my group, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for us."

"We mentioned three international cases where public policy seriously impacted research being done using the tools of biotechnology. In the U.S., we know of numerous cases where research sites were vandalized because biotechnology techniques were being used in research for the development of transgenic plants. Attempts have been made to curtail the use of biotechnology research efforts by influencing public policy decisions. As appropriately expressed by O. W. Barnett, past Chair of the PPB, "It is the responsibility of scientists to oppose policies which are inconsistent with freedom of responsible scientific inquiry." Our ability to do appropriate research could be negatively impacted if we do not maintain an active watch on all factors, foreign or domestic, impacting our science.

What, me worry? You betcha! "

Microbial culture collections have played a crucial part in accelerating the progress of research in the biological sciences, but a collection dedicated to plant pathogens is still needed, say plant pathologists with the American Phytopathological Society (APS).

While many collections of relevance to plant pathology do exist, there is a need for a comprehensive repository of plant pathogens for the preservation of materials used in plant pathology research, said Kevin McCluskey, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. "Collections have a specific focus, and the long-term preservation of the diversity of plant pathogens is onearea that is generally overlooked," he said.

Collections of plant pathogens have often been generated and maintained by individual researchers, and when those individuals retire or change their research emphasis, the collections may be neglected or discarded, said McCluskey. "Resources have certainly been lost over the years, and this process is continuing," he said. "A specific repository, dedicated to preserving and distributing plant pathogenic organisms would be a valuable tool advancing the goals of plant protection for the United States and the world," said McCluskey.

More on this subject, including funding opportunities for collections, the variety of collections in existence, and trends in organization, is available in the December APS feature article that can be found on the APS website at http://www.apsnet.org 

The California pistachio industry produced approximately 300 million pounds of pistachios in 2002 and continues to grow each year at an impressive rate. However, plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological Society (APS) say a serious and devastating disease could put a definite halt to this relatively young industry.

According to Themis J. Michailides, plant pathologist at the University of California, Davis, this disease, panicle and shoot blight of pistachio, was first discovered in 1984 in a commercial orchard in the northern Sacramento Valley and has since become a disease of major importance for pistachios grown in California. "Yield losses from 40 to 100 percent were not uncommon in the orchards where the disease was discovered," said Michailides. "The destruction caused by this disease makes panicle and shoot blight the most serious threat to pistachio trees grown in California," he said.

Panicle and shoot blight is caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea, a fungus that causes diseases that are aggressive and very difficult to control. According to Michailides, the pistachio industry in California is based on a cultivar that is very susceptible to this particular fungus. "Because of the California pistachio's susceptibility to this fungus, panicle and shoot blight has the potential to reach epidemic levels in pistachio orchards in only a few years," he said.

To prevent such epidemics from occurring, and since some resistance to the disease exists in the present Pistacia germplasm, breeders need to work closely with plant pathologists to develop disease resistant varieties of the pistachio tree. In addition, Michailides also recommends growers remain proactive in their efforts to keep their orchards free from infection of the pathogen by conducting regular surveys, sanitation by pruning of possible infections, controlling insects, and following fungicide programs that were shown to control panicle and shoot blight.

More on this subject is available in the January APS feature article on the APS website at http://www.apsnet.org. 

Friendly Reminders for  the 1st ISTD and 19th ATDW:

• Abstract submission by April 1, 2004
• Reduced Registration Fee by April 20, 2004
• Hotel Reservation by May 17, 2004

You will find all details and updates of the symposium posted on the web site, http://plantdoctor.ifas.ufl.edu/istd.html so please send your abstract(s) and/or register.

Poster proceedings of the 2003 American Phytopathological Society Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina

This fully searchable, easy-to-use CD-Rom contains more than 250 posters displayed at the 2003 Annual Meeting in Charlotte. Each poster can be magnified to focus on specific figures, images, tables, and graphs. Citable abstracts of all poster presentations are included. More Information (sample poster and complete list of posters) and Online Ordering Only $58.50!

Multi-User Version is available for only $135 http://www.apsnet.org/apspress/email/PosterIM.htm

Shipping fees and applicable taxes not included.

Coming Events

2004 Association of Applied IPM Ecologists, Annual Meeting, Napa, CA, USA
1-3 February 2004
www.aaie.net

IX International Symposium on Pear Growing, Stellenbosch, South Africa
1-6 February 2004
www.pearsymposium.co.za

3rd Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium, Rowland Flat, South Australia, Australia
8-11 February 2004
www.plevin.com.au/ASDS2004

I International Root and Tuber Crops symposium: "Food down Under", Palmerston North, New Zealand
9-12 February 2004
http://www.crop.cri.nz/conferences/roottuber2004/

GEMINI2004: A comparative ssDNA Virus Conference, Capetown, South Africa.
16-20 February 2004
www.uct.ac.za/microbiology/Gemini2004.htm

Crop Surveillance : Disease Forcasting and Management, 56th Annual Meeting of the Indian Phytopathological Society, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-12, India.
19-21 February 2004.
www.ipsdis.com

34^th Biological Systems Simulation Group, Gainsville FL, USA
8-10 March 2004
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/bssg

XI International Symposium on Virus Diseases of Ornamental Plants, Taichung, Taiwan
9-13 March 2004
http://www.tari.gov.tw/isvdop-11/index.html

Golden Jubilee, Soil Fungus Conference: ‘Charting the Future of the Biology and Management of Soilborne Fungal Pathogens of Plants.
Reno-Sparks, NV, USA
23-25 March 2004
Martin Stoner <mfstoner@csupomona.edu>

International Symposium on Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates, Orlando, Florida, USA
23-27 March 2004
www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ishs/

International Symposium on Protea, Melbourne, Australia
3-7 April, 2004
innobiz@vicnet.net.au

IX International Symposium on Flowerbulbs, Niigata, Japan
19-22 April 2004
http://jshs.ac.affrc.go.jp/symposium/bulb2004/index.html

IV International symposium on Edible Alliaceae, Beijing, China
21-26 April 2004
www.ivfcaas.net.cn

VIII International Symposium on Vaccinium Culture, Nova Oeriras and Alala del Rio Sevilla, Portugal and Spain
3-8 May 2004
llf@mail.telepac.pt

International Joint Workshop on PR-Proteins and Induced Resistance, Denmark
5-9 May 2004
Http://pr-ir2004.risoe.dk/index.htm

Participatory IPM Extension Course, Wageningen, Netherlands
10-21 May 2004
http://www.iac.wur.nl/services/index.htm

XVth International Plant Protection Congress, Beijing, China
11-16 May 2004
http://www.ipmchina.net/ippc

V International Postharvest Symposium, Verona, Italy
6-11 June 2004
<ptonutti@agripolis.unipd.it>

International symposium on Nutrition and Fertilization – Towards ecologically sound fertilisation strategies in field vegetable production.
Perugia, Italy
7-10 June 2004
http://www.unipg.it/ishs2004

Management of plant diseases and arthropod pests by BCAs and their integration in agricultural systems.
Istituto Agrario di S. Michele all’Adige (IASMA), Italy
9-13 June 2004
http://www.ismaa.it/uodifesa/iobc.html

75^th Anniversary Annual Meeting of the Canadian Phytopathological Society, Ottawa ON Canada.
13-16 June 2004
Contact: André Léesque <Levesque@agr.gc.ca>

VIII International symposium on Integrating Canopy, Rootstock and environmental Physiology in Orchard Systems.
Budapest, Hungary
13-18 June 2004
hrotko@omega.kee.hu

VI International Congress on Hazelnut, Reus-Tarragona, Spain
14-18 June 2004
www.hazelnut2004.com

VII International Symposium on Modelling in Fruit Research and Orchard Management.
Copenhagen, Denmark
20-24 June 2004
pbr@kvl.dk

ISHS First International Symposium on Tomato Diseases, Orlando Florida, USA
21-24 June 2004
http://plantdoctor.ifas.ufl.edu/istd.html

XIVth Biennial Workshop on Smut Fungi.
Idaho Falls, ID, USA
23-25 June 2004
<bgoates@uidaho.edu>

III International Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Breeding Research and II Latin americal Symposium on the Production of Medicinal Aromatic and Condiment Plants.
Campinas-Sao Paulo, Brazil
5-8 July 2004
linming@fca.unesp.br

X International Workshop on Fire Blight, Bologna, Italy
5-9 July 2004
www.agri\sci.unibo.it/fireblight

First International Workshop for the Morphological and Molecular Identification of the Straminopiles: Phytophthora and Pythium.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
23-27 July 2004
Contact: Gloria Abad <gloria_abad@ncsu.edu>

I International Symposium on Humulus.
Corvallis, OR, USA
1-8 August 2004
www.ars-grin.gov/cor/hopsymposium.htm

11^th International Conference Root and Butt Rots of Forest Trees, IUFRO Working Party 7.02.01.
Poznán, Poland
15-22 August 2004
www.au.poznan.pl/katedra/fl/iufro

ISHS International Symposium on Horticultural Education and Training.
Perth, Western Australia
18-21 August 2004
www.ishs.org/cal/et_symp.pdf, or www.muresk.curtin.edu.au/ishs/

11th International Cereal Rust and Powdery Mildew Conference in Norwich, UK.
23-27 August 2004.
Contact: Dr James Brown, John Innes Centre, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK; Fax: +44-1603-450045; e-mail: <james.brown@bbsrc.ac.uk>.

14^th Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology.
Cracow Poland
23-27 August 2004
http://www.zfr-pan.krakow.pl/konf/

International Symposium on Horticultural Economics and Management. Creating Value in a Changing Society
Berlin, Germany
29 August – 3 September 2004
www.agrar.hu-berlin.de/wisola/ishs

6th Australasian Plant Virology Workshop
Goldcoast, Queensland, Australia
30 August-2 September 2004
http://www.australasianplantpathologysociety.org.au/.

VIII International symposium on Plum and Prune Genetics, Breeding and Technology
Lofthus, Norway
6-9 September 2004
http://www.planteforsk.no/

V International Strawberry Symposium, Brisbane, Australia
5-10 September 2004
greern@dpi.qld.gov.au

III Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes
Bursa, Turkey
6-10 September 2004
ozkan@uludag.edu.tr

International Symposium GREENSYS 2004 – Sustainable Greenhouse Systems: Co-operation of engineering and Crop Science
Leuven, Belgium
12-16 September 2004
www.greensys2004.nl

V International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding.
Decrecen, Hungary
12-17 September 2004
www.ivchb2004.org

4^th International Crop Science Congress.
Brisbane, Australia
26 September – 4 October 2004
4icsc04@im.com.au

V International Symposium on Olive Growing
Turkey
27 September – 2 October 2004
www.agri.ankara.edu.tr

VI International Symposium on Chemical and Non-Chemical Soil and Substrate Disinfestation.
Corfu, Greece
4-8 October 2004
ect@aua.gr

III International Symposium on Persimmon.
Jinju, Korea
5-9 October 2004
smk@nongae.gsnu.ac.kr

IV ISHS Symposium on Brassica and XIV Crucifer Genetics Workshop.
Daejon, Korea
24-28 October 2004
yplim@cnu.ac.kr

XIII International Botrytis Symposium.
Antalya, Turkey.
25 -31 October 2004.
Contact: Dr. Figen Yildiz <fyildiz@ziraat.ege.edu.tr>.

5th International Walnut Symposium.
Sorrento, Naples, Italy
7-14 November 2004
Contact: Emilia Malvolti mimi@ias.tr.cnr.it

13th Meeting of the Latin American Association of Plant Pathology.
Córdoba. Argentina
April 2005 (tentative).
slenard@infovia.com.ar

International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium
Lima, Peru.
4-8 April 2005
Contact: Pamela Anderson p.anderson@cgiar.org

International Working Groups on Legume and Vegetable Viruses.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
11-15 April, 2005
Contact: Gail Wisler gcwisler@mail.ifas.ufl.edu

XII International Sclerotinia Workshop.
Monterey, CA, USA
9-15 June 2005
http://entoplp.okstate.edu/iswg/inex.html

XVII International Botanical Congress (XVII IBC 2005).
Vienna, Austria
18-23 July 2005
website: http://www.ibc2005.ac.at

The XIIIth Latin American Phytopathological Congress (XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Fitopatología).
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>.

18^th World Congress of Soil Science.
Philadelphia, PA, USA
9-15 July 2006
www.18wcss.org

ICPP 2008, Torino, Italy
24-29 August, 2008
Contact: Prof. M.L. Gullino, University of Torino: marialodovica.gullino@unito.it