ISPP Subject Matter Committee: Fruit, Nut, and Forest Crops Canker Diseases

 

Chair Address, Phone/Mobile, Email	Themis J. Michailides Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 9240 S. Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA 93648. (559) 646-6546 tjmichailides@ucanr.edu
Co-chair Address, Phone/Mobile, Email	Giorgio Gusella Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Sezione di Patologia vegetale, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. giorgio.gusella@unict.it
Secretary Address, Phone/Mobile, Email	Carlos Agusti Brisach Departamento de Agronomia, Universidad de Cordoba. cagusti@uco.es
Established:	5 October 2024
Objectives/Focus issues of the SMC	1. Fruit crops canker diseases 2. Nut crops canker diseases 3. Forest trees canker diseases
Committee Activities	Establish and organize a meeting every four years, perhaps in some years along with the ISPP congress. establish collaborative projects among scientists of various international institutions for advancing our knowledge in canker diseases of fruit, nut, and forest trees and develop innovative approaches for managing such diseases.
CURRENT Committee Members	Involved Countries: USA, Italy, Spain, France, Australia, Chile, Canada, Mexico, Czech Republic, Israel, Egypt. At this time 29 people.   USA: Florent Trouillas, Akif Eskalen, Themis Michailides Italy: Vladimiro Guarnaccia, Dalia Aiello, Giancarlo Polizzi Spain: Carlos Agusti-Brisach, Josep Armengol, Juan Moral, Antonio Trapero, David Gramaje  France: Florence Fontaine, Philippe Rolshausen  Australia: Mark Sosnowski, Brittany Oswald Chile: Daina Ginbergs, Ernesto Antonio Moya Elizondo, Javier Chilan, Mauricio Lolas, Gonzalo Diaz, Ximena Besoaín, Jaime Auger, Andres Canada: Jose Ramon Urbez Mexico: Rufina Hernandez  Czech Republic: Ales Eichmeier  Israel: David Ezra, Noam Alkan, Stanley Freeman Egypt: Ahmed Shalaby