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INTERNATIONAL
NEWSLETTER ON PLANT PATHOLOGY
ISPP
Newsletter 32 (3) June 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:
The 8th International Congress of
Plant Pathology
Richard Falloon, Vice President, International Society
for Plant Pathology, <falloonr@crop.cri.nz>
reminds that the Congress (ICPP2003) will take place in Christchurch, New
Zealand, from 2 - 7 February 2003. It is the premiere event for the
International Society for Plant Pathology, and will continue the
traditions of previous Congresses by highlighting the latest advances in
Plant Pathology, and focusing on important issues that face all involved
in sciences supporting human agrarian activity.
Important dates are:
30 June 2002 Earlybird registration closes
31 July 2002 Offered paper abstracts (all are posters) to be submitted
31 July 2002 Invited paper abstracts to be submitted
31 October 2002 Full registration closes
31 October 2002 Last date for authors of offered papers to register
31 October 2002 Accommodation booking cut-off
1 November 2002 Late registration commences
A detailed outline of the ICPP2003 programme can be viewed
on the website <www.lincoln.ac.nz/icpp2003>,
which offers secure on-line registration facilities, and is constantly
being updated as more details for ICPP2003 are confirmed.
Opportunities to participate in pre-/post-Congress
workshops and Evening Sessions are still available by contacting the
relevant organiser(s), who are also listed at the website.
February is mid-summer in New Zealand so make flight,
rental vehicle and accommodation bookings early.
Contact Professional Development Group, PO Box 84, Lincoln
University, Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND; Fax: +64-3-325-3685; e-mail: <icpp2003@lincoln.ac.nz>.
Indian Phytopathological Society
The Indian Phytopathological Society organised a national
Symposium on "Crop Protection and the World Trade Organisation - An
Indian Perspective" during its 54th Annual meeting from 22-25 January
2002 at the Central Plantation Crop Research Institute, Kasaragod, (Kerala),
in South India.
The Presidential address was delivered by Dr G S Shekhawat,
Director, Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) on
"Integrated Disease Management for Potato Improvement". The
Mundkur Memorial Lecture (Founder of the Society) was given by Dr Y R
Sarma, Director, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, (Kerala),
on "Phytophthoras of Horticultural/Plantation Crops with specific
reference to Black Pepper Phytophthora and Disease Management".
Dr C Manoharachary, Dean, Osmania University, Hyderabad,
was appointed President for the year 2002.
Dr D V Singh, <dvs44@rediffmail.com>, Head, Division
of Plant Pathology, IARI, New Delhi, was elected President Elect for 2002
and President for 2003.
The new Executive Council for 2002 also includes :
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Secretary-Dr D K Agarwal (IARI, New Delhi);
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Joint Secretary -Dr V C Sinha (IARI, New Delhi);
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Treasurer- Dr K D Srivastava (IARI, New Delhi);
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Chief Editor -Professor P Bahadur (IARI, New Delhi);
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Editor-Dr R K Jain (IARI, New Delhi) and
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Foreign Member-Professor J P Tewari (Alberta, Canada).
Sad Message from American Phytopathology Society
(APS)
APS is saddened to notify that APS President, Dr Noel T
Keen, passed away at his home on Thursday 18 April 2002. No service is
planned. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
newly established Noel T Keen Award for Research Excellence in Molecular
Plant Pathology via the APS Foundation, 3340 Pilot Knob Road, St Paul, MN
55121, USA, or to the Noel T Keen Memorial Fund, UCR Foundation,
University of California, Riverside, 92521, USA. Tributes are planned for
the APS Milwaukee Annual Meeting. More complete information on Dr Keen’s
contributions will be published in the June issue of Phytopathology News
from APS; see <http://www.apsnet.org>.
35th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Phytopathological
Society
The Brazilian Phytopathological Society will hold its 35th
Annual Meeting in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, from 4-9 August
2002. The Meeting will cover many important subjects in plant pathology
such as: postharvest disease management, diseases of tropical flowers,
fungal taxonomy, biotechnology and plant disease control, epidemiology and
management of root diseases and tropical fruit diseases. A few invited
speakers from Brazil and other countries will present conferences and
teach short courses before and after the meeting.
For further information and details please visit: <http://www.sbfito.com.br/sbfito/congresso/index.htm>,
which is best shown in Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher and video
resolution 800x600.
Professor Sami J Michereff, <michereff@uol.com.br>,
Chairman of the Organization Committee, Federal Rural University of
Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
News from Japan
The Annual Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of
Japan was held in Osaka-city, Japan, from 3-5 April 2002, and attended by
860 scientists. It was organized by Professor Satoshi Ohki of Osaka
Prefecture University. At the meeting, a new council was elected as:
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Dr Hitoshi Kunoh from Mie University as President,
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Dr Makoto Kojima from Niigata University as
Vice-President,
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Dr Toshiki Shiomi from Institute of Agro-Environmental
Sciences,
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Tsukuba, as Secretary-General, and
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Dr Shigeyuki Mayama from Kobe University as
Editor-in-Chief.
The current membership of the Society is 1775.
Councillors for ISPP are Dr Tadaaki Hibi, University of
Tokyo, Dr Mitsuro Ka meya of Yamaguchi University, Dr Shigeyuki Mayama of
Kobe University, Dr Shinji Tsuyumu of Shizuoka University and Dr Ichiro
Uyeda of Hokkaido Unversity.
For further information, contact Professor Shigeyuki
Mayama, ISPP Correspondent, Kobe University, Rokkodai-cho, Kobe 657-8501,
Japan; Fax: +81-78-803-586 5; e-mail: <mayama@kobe-u.ac.jp>.
The BSPP Presidential Meeting 2002 "Plant Pathology
and Global Food Security"
The meeting will be held at Imperial College, London, UK,
from 8 - 10 July 2002. It will be used as a forum for addressing some of
the important policy issues that are affecting those working in tropical
agriculture, as well as those working on more fundamental aspects of plant
pathology that may have an impact on developing country agriculture. The
aim of the meeting is to mobilise discussion of the key issues and
publicise the role of plant pathology in addressing major global concerns.
The meeting will address the following themes:
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Potential impacts of disease resistance biotechnology
in developing countries.
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Global disease concerns and trade.
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Sustainable disease management in agricultural systems
under threat.
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Extension alternatives in the 21st Century.
The meeting will attract practitioners, scientists and
policy makers from around the world and the range of invited speakers will
reflect the international significance and importance of this topic area.
See the BSPP website at <www.bspp.org.uk>.
Dr Matt Dickinson, BSPP Programme Secretary, School of
Biosciences University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus,
Loughborough, LE12 5RD. UK; Fax: +44-115951-6334; e-mail: <meetings@bspp.org.uk>.
What works in Plant Pathology Teaching?
This issue will be addressed at an evening workshop at the
ICPP 2003 Congress, being held in New Zealand in February 2003. Various
speakers will give short presentations (followed by discussion) on methods
found to be effective in their own courses.
What works in distance education and teaching techniques
where resources are limited will also be covered in keynote presentations.
Congress participants are now invited to submit
presentations of five to ten minutes for this workshop. If you have a
teaching technique that works for you, please share it with others. E-mail
Cleo DArcy <c-darcy@uiuc.edu> for the presentation format and
submission details.
The Congress website is at <http://events.lincoln.ac.nz/icpp2003>.
Gail L. Schumann, Chair, ISPP Teaching Committee,
Professor of Plant Pathology, Department of Microbiology, University of
Massachusetts, 209E Fernald Hall, 270 Stockbridge Road, Amherst, MA
01003-9320, USA; Fax: +1-413-545-2532; e-mail: <Schumann@pltpath.umass.edu>.
Database on molecular plant pathogen interactions
A new web site at <http://www.drastic.org.uk>
contains information on the molecular responses of plants to infection by
plant pathogens. It also is an important database of genes up- or
down-regulated in response to infection, treatment with chemicals that
modify resistance, and various abiotic stresses. The link to the
searchable database is one of the provided quick links. The information in
the database is derived from published information but uniquely brings
together expression data in a searchable format. The site contains
information on a wide range of plants.
Information for the database is welcome in order to make
it more complete and useful to everybody.
Dr Gary D Lyon, Scottish Crop Research Institute,
Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland; Fax: +44-1382-562426; e-mail: <glyon@scri.sari.ac.uk>.
Discussion on Bioterrorism
At the Annual Meeting of The American Phytopathological
Society in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a symposium on bioterrorism will be held
on 28 July 2002 from 13.00-17.00 hours. The key subject under discussion
will be its possible impact on crop protection. Presentations will show
how changes in policies in the USA may affect research, what the actual
threat level may be, and what steps have been, and are being taken, to
prevent and respond to such attacks.
Dr R James Cook, of Washington State University and a past
President of the International Society for Plant Pathology, is organizer
of the symposium, Crop Biosecurity: Countering Agricultural
Bioterrorism. Dr Cook points out that, while most plant health
scientists believe the risk of a bioterrorist attack on the world’s food
crops is low, technological and scientific advances could easily change
that in the future. "It’s important not to overreact," says
Cook, "but we do need to be prepared." Of concern also is the
possible impact new regulations and legislation might have on research
activities. "There’s been a lot of talk about the need to tighten
security in the USA.," says Cook. "This is understandable and in
many areas much-needed. However, some of these initiatives could end up
having an unintended negative effect on the free flow of scientific
information."
The United States Department of Agriculture will provide
an update on the current regulatory climate and offer an opportunity for
participants to provide feedback on bioterrorism protection efforts.
Contact: Cindy Ash, Director Scientific Services, American
Phytopathological Society; Phone: +1-651-454-7250; website: <www.apsnet.org>.
Board Meeting of the European Foundation
(EFPP)
The Board will meet at 18.00 hours on 9 September 2002 in
Prague, Czech Republic, during the EFPP Conference (see Coming Events).
The General Secretary, J F JM van den Heuvel <hans.vandenheuvel@deruiterseeds.com>
draws attention to the facts that the EFPP Executive Committee is seeking
candidates for the offices of General Secretary (2002) and Treasurer
(2004), and also that there are bid opportunities for hosting the EFPP
Congress in 2006. He should be contacted before 31 July 2002 on these
items.
Chair of Advisory Council of Plant Management Network
(USA)
Dick Stuckey was recently appointed Chair of the Advisory
Council for the Plant Management Network (PMN). PMN is a newly created
on-line site serving scientists and practitioners working in applied plant
health and crop management. The network is the result of the collaborative
efforts of several scientific societies, academic institutions, industry
and government agencies. This integrated network provides for
communicating applied plant science information A major question for the
stakeholders and the PMN Advisory Council is deciding on coverage.
PMN began two years ago with the creation of the on-line
interdisciplinary journal Plant Health Progress,
which provides peer-reviewed articles and research reports for public and
private practitioners, growers, diagnosticians, researchers, advisors,
field personnel, manufacturers, regulatory officials, public policy makers
and others in the plant management field. With the addition of Crop
Management, a journal focusing on crop related topics, creators and
partners decided to expand the site to include other features and services
of use to the plant management community.
PMN is a first stop resource for plant practitioners,
being affordable and easy to use. An innovative aspect is that it receives
support and collaboration of affiliated organizations known as partners.
The partners help underwrite the cost of producing the site’s content
and help promote PMN to their respective audiences; encouraging
submissions and offering discounted access to the journals. The
interdisciplinary group of readers they attract enables the journals to
serve the plant science community at large and provide a forum for
information exchange among disciplines and professions world-wide.
Information on subscribing to PMN and becoming a partner
are available at the site’s homepage <http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org>.
Current PMN partners include the American Phytopathological Society and
the American Society of Agronomy, a number of Universities in the USA,
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. and Syngenta.
Cindy Ash, Director Scientific Services, Plant Management
Network, e-mail: <cash@scisoc.org>.
Biological Control of Weeds
CSIRO Entomology, Australia, is hosting the XI
International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds to be held in
Canberra, Australia, from 27 April to 2 May 2003. The importance of
ecology as the underpinning discipline for biological control is the
emphasis for this symposium. Information on the symposium, including cost
of registration and deadline for abstracts, can be found at <http://www.ento.csiro.au/weeds2003/index.html>.
Sharon Corey, CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT
2601, Australia; Fax: +61-02-6246-4177; e-mail: <Sharon.Corey@csiro.au>.
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
(IJAS)
Channel View Publications <info@channelviewpublications.com>
advised about this new journal. The Chief Editor is Professor Jules
Pretty, University of Essex, UK.
IJAS is a cross-disciplinary and peer-reviewed journal
dedicated to advancing the understanding of sustainability in agricultural
and food systems. IJAS will publish both theoretical developments and
critical appraisals of new evidence on what is not sustainable about
current or past agricultural and food systems, as well as on transitions
towards agricultural and rural sustainability at farm, community,
regional, national and international levels, and through food supply
chains. The editors and board welcome original and high-quality
contributions from all countries, and from scientists and practitioners
from both the natural and social sciences.
The publishers will use their three-tier pricing structure
based on the UNDP Human Development Index (http://www.undp.org). Libraries
in over 100 countries will be able to receive the Journal of
Agricultural Sustainability either completely free of charge
or at a substantially reduced rate.
See <www.channelviewpublications.com>.
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.
Coming Events
The 7th International Workshop 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>.
FAO World Food Summit: five years later in Rome,
Italy.
10-13 June 2002.
See: <http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsummit>.
XIII Biennial Workshop on Smut Fungi in Dallas,
USA.
16-19 June 2002.
Contact: Karen Arthur at <karthur@gustafson.com>.
See <www.gustafson.com>.
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>.
35th Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Phytopathological
Society in Recife, Brazil.
4-9 August 2002.
Contact: Professor Sami J Michereff, <michereff@uol.com.br>,
Chairman of the Organization Committee, Federal Rural University of
Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil. See: <http://www.sbfito.com.br/sbfito/congresso/index.htm>.
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,
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>.
1st Australian Medicago truncatula Workshop on
Rottnest Island, Perth, Western Australia.
10-13 November 2002.
Contact: Dr Geoff Dwyer, Workshop Organiser, SABC, Murdoch University,
Perth, 6150 Western Australia; Fax: +61-8-9360-7405; e-mail: <G.Dwyer@murdoch.edu.au>.
See the website: <http://wwwcbbc.murdoch.edu.au/AMtW>.
Entomological Society of America symposium and
student debate "Biosafety and Bioterrorism: Assessing the
Threat to Agriculture from Biological Agents" in Fort Lauderdale,
USA.
17-20 November 2002.
British Crop Protection Conference - Pests and Diseases
2002 in Brighton, UK.
18-21 November 2002.
Contact: BCPC Conference Secretariat, 5 Maidstone Building Mews, Bankside,
London SE1 1GN, UK; Fax: +44-20-7940-5577; e-mail: <conference@bcpc.org>.
See: <www.bcpc.org>.
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>.
Plant Virus Interaction Symposium in Christchurch,
New Zealand.
1 February 2003.
Contact: as below for ICPP 2003.
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>.
XI International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds
in Canberra, Australia.
27 April to 2 May 2003.
See <http://www.ento.csiro.au/weeds2003/index.html>
or contact Sharon Corey, CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra ACT
2601, Australia; Fax: +61-02-6246-4177; e-mail: <Sharon.Corey@csiro.au>.
American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting
in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
9-13 August 2003.
See <http://www.apsnet.org>.
14th Meeting of the International Council for the study of
Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG) in Locorotondo (Bari),
Italy.
12–17 September 2003.
See the web site: <www.agr.uniba.itICVG2003>.
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.
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>.
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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