Polish Phytopathological Society

CONFERENCES

- International Workshop: Improvement and unification of plant disease diagnostics

- 9th Congress of the International Society for Plant Pathology

- 2nd International Seed Health Conference
HEALTHY SEED FOR HEALTHY CROP

- XI Conference of the Section for Biological Control of Plant Diseases

- 5th Conference of the Section of Woody Plant Diseases

- 4th Conference of the Section of Woody Plant Diseases - report

Report
The 4th Conference of the Section of Woody Plant Diseases of The Polish Phytopathological Society.

The Conference "Chemiczne metody ochrony roślin drzewiastych przed chorobami - pozytywne aspekty i zagrożenia" ("Chemical methods for woody plants protection against diseases - positve aspects and threats") took place on 5.07-7.07.2000, in Rogów and Skierniewice. It was organized by dr Anna Bielenin and her co-workers from the Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture in Skierniewice, in cooperation with the Łódź Regional Directorate of State Forest, and Skierniewice Forest District.
At the beginning of the conference Prof. R. Siwecki, chairman of the Section, handed to dr Bielenin the sculpture awarded yearly to organizers of subsequent Section conferences (photo).

After a year spent in Skierniewice it will be sent to wherever the 5th conference will be held.
Over 50 participants attended the conference - about 40 scientists and over 10 Forest Service members. Fourteen lectures and 9 posters were presented. The main topics were:
1. registration of plant protection products for forestry in Poland,
2. chemical protection of orchards against fungal and bacterial diseases,
3. chemical protection of forest trees against fungal diseases,
4. control of tree vector-borne pathogens,
5. pine wilt disease caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus - a new threat to European forests,
6. chemical control of woody ornamental plants against Phytophthora spp. and
7. effect of fungicides on Scots pine mycorrhiza.
The proceedings of the conference are published in Polish (with English summaries, price 10,- PLN). They are available from:
The Polish Phytopathological Society
ul. Wojska Polskiego 71 c
60-625 Poznań
tel. (+48-61) 848-77-08
fax. (+48-61) 848-77-11
e-mail: zgptfit@owl.au.poznan.pl