International Society for Plant Pathology

The International Society for Plant Pathology is a global nonprofit institution dedicated to “promoting world-wide plant health and food security.” [1][2] It was founded in 1968 and the first President of the society was the pioneer British plant pathologist, Ronald Karslake Starr Wood.[3] The International Society for Plant Pathology is a member of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), in liaison with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).[1][2]

International Society for Plant Pathology
Formation1968 (1968)
Type
PurposeAdvancement of global plant health and food security
Region served
Global
Official language
English
President
Greg Johnson
Main organ
International Congress of Plant Pathology
WebsiteISPP

History

The aim of its founders in 1968 was to disseminate knowledge about plant development and plant diseases and their management.[1][2][4] The ISPP also organises the International Congress of Plant Pathology every half-decade which is sponsored by its executive committee.[1][2] The constituent bodies of the ISPP include a general assembly that convenes every five years during the congress, a council, an executive committee, a secretariat and subject matter committees.[1][2] At a meeting in Lancaster, UK, in 1994, it was decided to establish the "Glenn Anderson Lecture" at the congress to cover global topics like agriculture and sustainability in the developing world.[1][2] The society also maintains the World Directory of Plant Pathologists, an initiative of Fran Fisher (University of Florida). Directories were published in 1973 and 1980.[1][2]

Publications

Since November 1970, the Society has published the International Newsletter on Plant Pathology.[5] In March 2009 established a quarterly journal, Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, to address global food security in low-income regions.[6]

Congress

International Congress of Plant Pathology has been held in different cities around the world.[2]

Presidents

The following individuals have served as President of the ISPP:[2]

President Country of origin Tenure of office
Ronald Karslake Starr Wood UK 1968–73
Arthur Kelman USA 1973–78
Friedrich Grossmann Germany 1978–83
Johan Dekker The Netherlands 1983–88
R. James Cook USA 1988–93
Richard Hamilton Canada 1993–98
Peter R. Scott UK 1998–03
Richard Falloon New Zealand 2003–08
Maria Lodovica Gullino Italy 2008–18
Greg Johnson Australia 2018–present

Jakob Eriksson Prize

Established in 1923, the Jakob Eriksson Prize for Plant Pathology is awarded at every Congress to a plant scientist who has demonstrated the “creative study of plant pathogens and the processes of disease development in plants.”[7][2]

References
  1. "About ISPP". www.isppweb.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. "ISPP History" (PDF). International Society for Plant Pathology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. Archer, Simon (1 December 2017). "R.K.S. Wood FRS, 1919–2017". Food Security. 9 (6): 1139–1141. doi:10.1007/s12571-017-0738-3. ISSN 1876-4525.
  4. "ISPP". www.isppweb.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. "Plant Pathology". ISPP Newsletter Archive. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "ISPP". www.isppweb.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. "ISPP". www.isppweb.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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