chronica nr1/2000 - Acta Horticulturae

Chronica 

Horticulturae 

Volume 40 • Number 1 • 2000 

Magazine of the International Society 

for Horticultural Science

■ Viewpoints 

The ISHS invites you to express yourself! 

The Viewpoints section of Chronica Horticulturae was created as a regular feature for ISHS 

members to express their views on current issues in Horticultural Science or on any Society related topic 

in general. 

ISHS members who do wish to publish an article in this or any other feature of Chronica 

Horticulturae are requested to send their material to the ISHS Secretariat, preferably in electronic 

format. 

Acta Horticulturae needs better editorial guidance 

Acta Horticulturae is the most important 

publication of the ISHS and its major source of 

revenue. Acta Horticulturae is also a unique 

publication in horticulture science offering a type 

of information not usually available elsewhere. 

These days conference proceedings are 

regarded by most scientists as a second class 

publication. The major objective of the 

participants attending scientific meetings is to 

make a presentation, to listen to new research 

findings, and to interact with colleagues working 

in similar fields. The publication of papers is 

dealt with international journals, if possible with 

a high impact factor. 

However conference proceedings could be 

attractive for participants if they represent an 

alternative to scientific journals and do not follow 

the same style and editorial policy. This is the 

case of Acta Horticulturae, which in spite of 

being the proceedings of ISHS symposia has 

found its own niche and continues to expand in 

sales and demand. The major reason for the 

success of Acta is to report specialised meetings 

concerning with a relevant topic in horticultural 

IN THIS ISSUE 

Viewpoints: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Acta Horticulturae needs better editorial guidance 2 

News from the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Today, you can really help us! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Commission Plant Substrates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Grafting between two families Cactaceae and 

Capparaceae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

News from the World of Horticulture . . . . . . . . . 5 

New Book Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Position Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Courses - Awards - Exhibitions - Conferences . . 8 

New of the ISHS Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Acta Horticulturae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

science. The success of Acta goes together with 

the success of ISHS symposia. As long as we 

continue to offer specialised meetings on 

fashionable subjects within horticulture we are 

generating the information to produce 

potentially good Actas. 

On the contrary, proceedings of large and 

diversified conferences do not have the same 

high interest. The information is dispersed 

among too different subject matters and 

participants are not going to buy the book of 

proceedings just because of a few interesting 

articles for their field of work. Acta being a 

repository of articles on a specialised subject 

presents the state of the art in that horticultural 

topic. Publishing in Acta has a high impact 

because it addresses directly the scientists 

working in a certain subject matter. Buying Acta 

is useful because all articles are relevant to a 

certain topic and authors are among the best 

known in that field of horticulture. In a certain 

way Acta has something similar to the very 

popular multi-author books published under the 

editorship of a well-known scientist. 

It is obvious that the quality and interest of 

Acta will depend on the quality and attendance 

of the symposium. Only good symposia produce 

good Actas. But in addition to good meetings we 

need a very clear editorial policy and timeliness 

of publication to rise Acta standard. 

The ISHS has published instructions to 

symposium conveners including guidelines for 

preparing and editing Acta Horticulturae. It is 

fundamental that all conveners follow the rules in 

order to achieve a clear editorial policy. The 

ISHS receives frequent complains about the 

content of Actas that do not follow the standard 

style. We see frequent differences in the criteria 

for reviewing and accepting the manuscripts and 

differences in the length of articles. Diversity is 

very important in horticulture, especially for 

breeders, but it is unacceptable in the style and 

editing of a publication. Improving the quality of 

Acta also means using uniform editorial 

procedures. 

Acta Horticulturae is part of the meeting and 

has to be designed since its very beginning. 

Participants presenting invited or oral papers 

should know that they are expected to submit a 

manuscript for Acta. Other participants should 

be encouraged also to submit manuscripts. 

Conveners who have the privilege of organising a 

symposium also have the responsibility of 

preparing a good meeting and a good Acta. The 

meeting and the proceedings go together and are 

part of the agreement between the ISHS and the 

organisers. 

Acta has to be published as soon as possible 

after the meeting. The delay in the publication 

reduces the impact of the information. 

Reviewing the manuscripts is important but 

should be done in such a way not to delay the 

publication unnecessarily. 

Acta has always been an important subject of 

conversation within the ISHS originating some 

controversy but also interesting suggestions. We 

have made much progress using these 

suggestions but we still do not have the high 

quality publication we all want. Quality does not 

always mean stringency, exclusiveness or very 

high scientific standard. For the ISHS, quality is, 

first of all, to serve the interests of its customers, 

who in the case of Acta are the ISHS members 

and the symposium participants. 

António A. Monteiro 

ISHS Board member 

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■ News from the Board 

Globalization - Can the international and the national horticultural 

societies contribute to a swift and sound transition 

Today, almost everyday we read articles that 

make us think, debate or argue globalization. 

Frequent comments are made like The small 

world! Earth is becoming a big village! Electronic 

age! www.com! www.org! Rapid flow of 

information! Removal of borders! Changing 

values! Loosing identity!. People experience 

different cases that make them stay against or pro 

globalization or forcing them to become a 

terrestrial homo sapiens or become more 

introverted trying to save identity. If we, the 

horticulturists all over the world or 3600 

representatives at the ISHS , are forming a global 

family then how can we develop strategies to 

sustain a fair development among our family 

members? and What could be the role of the 

horticultural societies, both the national societies 

and the International Society for Horticultural 

Science? 

Feeling like members of a big family is 

possibly the starting point. Lets think that the 

ISHS is a multinational family composing of 

national societies and the organizational and 

individual members belonging to different 

nationalities. How can we share responsibilities 

in developing this strategy? 

The national horticultural societies, as nongovernmental 

organizations of professionals are 

the nuclei where horticultural knowledge is 

concentrated, independent of the country of 

origin or of the number of members. The 

members have a common language through 

which they can easily communicate but at the 

same time they have a diversity and the basic 

background information to trigger discussions 

thoroughly. These discussions can lead to 

decisions that could be distributed throughout 

the country as well as to the countries sharing 

similar conditions, regions or to the whole world. 

The ISHS can be the bridge. Today, many 

problems appear to be common to many 

countries due to their environmental, economic 

or ethical impacts. As it was in the case of the 

land slide in Romania resulting in pollution not 

only country wise but of the Danube river 

wondering through several countries. The 

horticultural societies have members employed in 

state or in private sector therefore each 

opportunity where members get together provide 

an exchange of experience, information, 

problems and solutions. This helps to establish 

two-directional links: Bottom-up and top-down. 

Linking the theory and research with the 

problems appearing at site and directing the 

activities to specific targets and thus saving time 

and fund. Today, in every country, research is 

carried out through financial support from 

private, state or international funding agencies. 

Consequently, research workers sometimes carry 

out projects on topics that they do not accept as 

priority but chosen by the funding organization. 

A powerful tool that the societies may have is in 

setting up research priorities and imposing them 

to the decision makers through promoting 

research and co-operation. The societies form 

environments suitable for this networking. 

Having a common language is accepted as the 

initial step of globalization. Laws and regulations 

to remove barriers in trade are being imposed to 

developed or developing countries. Conglomeration 

between companies is very frequent in the 

agricultural sector. Parallel to such a rapid change 

in the world arena, role of voluntary non-profit 

organizations gain more importance. To fulfill 

the duties and responsibilities, the scientific and 

administrative structures within the ISHS are 

being strengthened. Sections and Commissions 

are the smaller units where we get together, 

exchange ideas, create targets, discuss the action 

plans and consequently influence some major 

aspects that could be of vital importance at 

various levels, individual, institutional, national, 

regional or international levels. The present 

target of the ISHS is to accommodate new 

members to enlarge and activate this structure. 

Working Groups are the smallest units in the 

Society providing a forum for a wider group of 

people interested in the same issues by embracing 

non-members. The meetings organized by the 

national or international horticultural societies 

are the unique opportunities to discuss the results 

obtained by research. Continuity, high quality 

and objectivity are the significant features of 

these meetings. Some additional opportunities 

could be the introduction of innovations; new 

species, varieties, cultural practices, methods etc. 

However, of utmost importance is their social 

aspect: interaction among horticulturists, 

continuity from the more experienced (never 

from older) to the younger, knowing more about 

the host country, webbing horticulture together 

with related fields. The major role of the 

International Society is networking. The leading 

role can be increased through widening the 

network. More efforts are required. If more can 

contribute Continuity, high quality and 

objectivity are the significant features of these 

meetings. more, power and the leading role will 

increase. Co-operation brings power. 

U. Aksoy 

ISHS Board Member 

■ Today, you can really help us ! 

Call for back issues of Acta Horticulturae: 

The International Society for Horticultural Science is making efforts to complete its valuable collection of back issue Acta 

Horticulturae numbers of which, unfortunately, some numbers are missing. 

In view of this we make an appeal to all ISHS members who might be in the possession of some of these back issues. 

The numbers we are interested in are the following: 

329, 322, 321, 317, 311, 305, 261, 244, 235, 225, 221, 199, 192, 174, 167, 146, 137, 121, 108, 70, 35, 28, 13, 12, 10, 6, 5, 3 

The idea is to make these numbers easily available to all interested researchers. 

If you would be in the possession of a copy of any of these books, please contact us. An appropriate reimbursement will be 

granted or exchanges with more recent numbers of Acta Horticulturae could be made. 

Chronica Horticulturae • Vol 40 • Number 1 • 2000 

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Commission Plant Substrates 

Symposia on Composting and Growing Media - 1999 

The latest symposia of the working groups in 

the Commission Plant Substrates were held at 

the Sani Conference Centre in Halkidiki, Greece 

between August 31 and September 6 1999. The 

initial symposium on Composting of Organic 

Matter, on August 31 and September 1 was 

organised by Professor Costas Balis of 

Harokopio University, Athens, who also opened 

proceedings. The chairman of the Working 

Group on Composting, Dr. Robin Schmidt and 

the Commission vice-chairman Dr. Omer 

Verdonck then coordinated the morning paper 

session on composting processes, with Professor 

Balis chairing proceedings in the afternoon, on 

compost quality and applications. Invited papers 

from Drs Verdonck, Schmidt and Professor Ed 

Stentiford of the University of Leeds in the UK 

were well received. A total of 13 short papers 

were given and the symposium was enhanced by 

15 poster presentations. 

The largest and most active group within the 

Commission Plant Substrates is the Working 

Group on Growing Media, and the symposium 

of this group ran from September 1-6. The 

chairman of the Working Group, Dr. Bill Carlile 

opened the symposium and delegates were 

honoured by the presence of Dr. Spyros 

Vizantinopoulos, the General Director of 

NAGREF (the Agricultural Research Center of 

Macedonia and Thrace). In his capacity as a 

representative of the Agriculture Ministry of 

Greece, Dr Vizantinopoulos welcomed delegates 

to the symposium. Dr. Mavrianos Grafiadellis, 

the Director of the NAGREF research station at 

Thermi in Thessaloniki., added further 

welcoming comments. 

The symposium included ten formal sessions 

with a total of 34 papers, of which six were 

invited. Dr. Louis-Marie Riviere from INRA in 

Angers, France stimulated discussion with his 

paper on Research on substrates; state of the art 

and need for the coming ten years. Dr. Tom 

Papadopoulos, the organiser of the previous (and 

notably successful) symposium of the working 

group, presented a superbly illustrated account of 

E. Maloupa, Convener 

the automated systems of greenhouse vegetable 

nutrition at the Harrow Research Center in 

Ontario. A similarly very well presented invited 

paper was given by Professor Andre Gosselin 

from Laval University in Canada, who reviewed 

research into the optimisation of HPS 

supplemental lighting for growth of greenhouse 

tomatoes. The presentations of Drs Eric Van Os 

from Wageningen and Ted Bilderbeck of North 

Carolina State University were closely associated 

with environmental themes. In an excellent 

paper, Dr. Van Os reviewed disinfection methods 

in recirculating systems of hydroponics. An 

equally well presented paper by Dr. Bilderbeck 

outlined the measures adopted in North Carolina 

to minimise adverse environmental effects in 

container plant production. Last but not least, 

Dr. Cees Sonneveld returned from (alleged) 

retirement to give a comprehensive review of the 

interpretation and use of data from the chemical 

analysis of substrates and hydroponics. 

In addition to the shorter oral presentations, 

the symposium attracted no fewer than fifty 

poster presentations. Many of these were well 

presented and promoted much discussion. The 

designation of specific poster sessions for authors 

helped enormously in this respect. 

In addition to the mainstream programme of 

the conference, an additional meeting was held 

by the FAO Working Group in the 

Mediterranean Region on Protected Cultivation 

in mild winter climates. 

A workshop was also held to review the CEN 

methods of substrate analysis in the light of their 

adoption within the EU from 1999. Many of these 

methods have been developed by regular 

participants at ISHS Growing Media symposia The 

Working Group on Standardisation within the 

Commission Plant Substrates is chaired by Dr. 

Andy Baumgarten of the Federal Institute and 

Research Centre for Agriculture in Vienna, who 

presented an integral statistical review of results 

from inter-laboratory tests linked to the CEN 

methods. 

The organising committee must be 

congratulated on the social and cultural 

programme arranged for the conference. 

Welcoming and farewell receptions were held, 

and a memorable symposium dinner with 

traditional Greek food and dance proved highly 

popular with delegates. Indeed many actively 

(some very actively!) participated in the dance 

arena. Many accompanying persons chose to 

travel by boat to see Mount Athos and view the 

monasteries there. A stunning highlight to the 

social programme was provided by the trip to 

view the tombs of King Philip II of Macedonia. 

The superb state of preservation of artefacts 

combined with their sheer beauty will be long 

remembered by symposium participants. 

During the business meeting of the 

Commission Plant Substrates Working Group 

on Growing Media Dr. Francis Lemaire 

announced his retirement as Chairman of the 

Commission. Delegates wish him a long and 

happy retirement. Dr. Verdonck agreed to stand 

in as Acting Chairman until the next appropriate 

time for election and approval by the ISHS 

governing body of a new chairman. 

Over 150 delegates from 29 countries 

attended the joint symposia. The efforts of the 

organising committees of both symposia, the 

administrative staff of NAGREF and the 

University of Harokopio, were greatly 

appreciated by the delegates. The problems of 

coordinating symposia are well known and in this 

respect, the chairman and many colleagues would 

wish to pay tribute to Professor Balis and 

especially Dr. Eleni Maloupa for their efforts in 

producing a splendid event in the beautiful 

surroundings of the Sani Hotel complex. . 

The next symposium of the Working Group 

on Growing Media will be held in Alnarp, 

Sweden in late summer 2001. 

W.R. Carlile 

United Kingdom 

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Grafting between two families Cactaceae and Capparaceae 

Grafting is an art of connecting two 

individual plant tissues together in such a manner 

that they will unite and grow as one plant. The 

two individual plants may be closely related: 

belonging to the same species but different 

cultivars, germ plasm or clones. Interclonal grafts 

are easy to accomplish because their germ plasm 

are not very different. More importantly the 

chromosome numbers are the same. In fruit trees 

and nut crops of different clones within a species 

can always be grafted together without difficulty 

and produce satisfactory trees. Fro plants in 

different species (inter species) but in the same 

genus grafting is successful in some cases but 

unsuccessful in others. Almond, apricot, 

European plum and Japanese plum are grafted 

successfully on peas as a root stock. In some cases 

inter species reciprocal grafts are not successful. 

For instance Mariana plum on peach root stock 

makes a successful graft but the reverse - peach 

on plum - does not work. 

When the plants to be grafted are in the same 

family but in different genera, the chances of a 

successful graft union become more remote. 

Examples of some successful grafts are: loquat on 

quince roots, tomato in Jimson weed and potato 

on black nightshade. 

Successful grafting between plants of different 

botanical families is usually impossible. Thus a 

successful graft of Capparis and Cactus 

theoretically falls under ‘impossible’. 

The union of Cactus and Capparis was made 

possible with the use of Cleft grafting technique 

at the Biological Science Research Laboratory of 

Alcorn State University. The scions of Capparis 

were inserted into the pith parenchyma of the 

root stock of Cactus. 

A requirement for successful graft is: close 

matching of callus producing tissues and criteria 

for a close match of tissues is not scientifically 

defined. The ability of two different plants, 

grafted together, to produce a successful union, is 

termed as compatibility. The opposite would be 

incompatibility. The distinction between 

compatible and incompatible is not defined, 

therefore it is not easy to give the reason for 

successful or unsuccessful graft. It is like a shot in 

the dark. It may or may not hit the target. 

M. Rizvi, Biological Science Res. Labs, 

Alcorn State University, Alcorn State, MS 

39096-7500, USA 

■ News from the World of Horticulture 

Golden Anniversary of Science Council of Japan (SCJ) 

SCJ celebrated the Golden (50th) Anniversary 

of its establishment on 28 October 1999 in 

Tokyo. SCJ was established in January 1949 as 

the representative organization of Japanese 

scientists, both domestically and internationally. 

The Council consists of 210 members 

recommended from all fields of natural, social 

and cultural sciences representing some 700,000 

scientists in Japan with 3-year term of office. SCJ 

is composed of 7 sections: 

1. Literature, 2. Law, 3. Economics, 4. 

Science, 5. Engineering, 6. Agriculture 

(including Horticulture) and 7. Medicine. Each 

section comprises about 30 members. 

Its purposes are contribution to the welfare of 

society and promotion of science and culture, in 

cooperation with academic societies worldwide. 

SCJ’s duties consist in discussing and seeking out 

solutions on important scientific problems, and 

also improving efficiency in scientific research. 

Further SCJ can advise the government on 

important problems. It also holds open lecture 

meetings, symposia and forums in order to 

disseminate the scientific results to the public. 

In international relations, SCJ conducts such 

activities as 1. joining in international scientific 

organizations (48 memberships including 

International Council for Science), 2. sending 

delegates to important international conferences 

held abroad (80-90 delegates annually), and 3. 

supporting important international conferences 

held in Japan (8 conferences annually, including 

1994 IHC in Kyoto). 

Recently by the support of SCJ, the 

Conference of International Geosphere and 

Biosphere Programme (IGBP) was held in 

Japan, 1999, and also the Conference of Inter 

Academy Panel (IAP) will be held in 2000 to 

discuss worldwide in terms of population, food, 

water, energy and consumption in the 21st 

century. 

M. Iwata, Tokyo, Japan 


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Major Grants to Underpin UK Genetic Research 

Details of two major Biotechnology and 

Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 

grants, totaling almost £1 million, were 

announced today by Horticulture Research 

International’s Chief Executive, Professor 

Michael Wilson. 

“These grants will fund projects to help 

advance UK fundamental plant genetic research 

as a whole, and will have particular importance 

for the improvement of Brassica crops,” says 

Professor Wilson. 

A new BIBSRC technology grant of 

£335,000, will fund three year’s work into the 

provision of genomic technologies of the plant 

species, Arabidopsis. This model plant, an 

innocuous weed, has been used by scientists in 

major world research programmes for over 10 

years to unravel some of the genes that are 

important to crop plants, such as flower 

development and resistance to disease. 

“The sequence of the entire DNA of 

Arabidopsis will be known by the end of the 

year,” says Professor Wilson. “As in the Human 

Genome Project, we will soon know the structure 

of all the genes in this plant.” 

Professor Wilson goes on to say; “This new 

research will help underpin future UK genetic 

research as a whole. Arabidopsis has a close 

evolutionary relationship to brassicas, so this 

research will be of particular benefit to this group 

of crops.” 

The second new BSSRC grant, totalling 

£650.000, will fund research specifically into 

Brassica genomics. 

The genus Brassica - which includes oilseed 

rape, cauliflower and broccoli - is unique in 

representing crops of importance to horticultural 

and arable sectors of UK agriculture. 

HRI has recently initiated the formation of a 

consortium for the long-term exploitation of 

brassicas in the UK. Involving the UK Brassica 

Research Community (UK-BRC), and other 

stake-holders in public and private sectors, this 

initiative will help in the development of a 

coherent UK research strategy for brassicas. 

“Capitalising on the Arabidopsis work, this 

second BBSRC grant will fund projects ‘that will 

lead to the improvement of Brassica crops,” says 

Dr Jim Beynon, Research Leader at HRI- 

Wellesbourne. 

“We will be looking to improve the resistance 

of brassicas to pests and diseases as well as other 

key characteristics such as quality and health 

attribute s.” 

He adds; “This is excellent news for the UK 

Brassica industry. There is a compelling 

argument for adopting Brassica as the paradigm 

for the transfer and testing of fundamental 

knowledge to crop plants.” 

New CD-ROM Addresses Nutrient Needs of Ornamentals 

The first HORIS (Horticulture Information 

System) CD-ROM designed for ornamental 

growers - containing a unique new guide to 

fertilization - was unveiled by HRl-HortiTech at 

HortEx 

“This innovative guide addresses the nutrient 

needs of the whole plant and is an informative 

tool for the modern ornamental grower 

competing in international markets,” says 

Margaret Scott, Science Director of HRI- 

Efford. 

The fertilization guide is the result of a 

collaborative venture between two worldrenowned 

organizations - HRI-HortiTech and 

Boskoop Research Station. Easy-to-use, it brings 

together over 20 years of Dutch nursery stock 

research, carried out by Theo Aendekerk, onto a 

single CD-ROM. 

Encompassing nursery stock, container and 

glasshouse-grown ornamentals, the fertilization 

guide details seasonal differences in nutrient 

uptake and the influence this has on crop quality 

and maturity - from propagation to finished 

plant. Growers can therefore tailor their fertilizer 

applications to the crop’s requirements - whether 

for forcing, cut foliage or decorative berries. 

“This can help guard against over-fertilization 

of plants and reduce run-off to a minimum,” says 

Stuart Coutts, ornamentals adviser and 

consultant to HRI-HortiTech. “By identifying 

the optimum nutrient status for healthy growth, 

growers can maximize crop quality, yields and 

resistance to disease in the shortest time. 

This exciting new CD-ROM also lists over 

4,500 species and cultivars of trees, shrubs and 

perennials - a valuable tool for growers, retailers 

and plant wholesalers. 

“Growers around the world are increasingly 

turning to computer-aided management and 

electronic sources of information which are 

regularly updated,” says Dr Jan Van de Vooren, 

Director of Boskoop Research Station. “HORIS 

manuals ensure users have the very latest 

information at their fingertips and are recognized 

as valuable tools for the successful production of 

crops in the global market place.” 

Contained on a single CD-RQM, the 

fertilization guide incorporates three manuals 

originally published by the Boskoop Research 

Station, and costs £125 + VAT. More 

information: http://www.hri.ac.uk/horis.htm 

DeTechtor(tm) - Ground Breaking New Pathogen Detection Kits 

A ground-breaking new series of pathogen 

detection kits, DeTechtor (TM) , enabling the rapid 

on-site detection of important bacterial and viral 

plant diseases, was launched by HRI-HortiTech 

at HortEx. 

“To implement effective disease control 

measures, pathogens need to be diagnosed 

quickly, accurately and cost-effectively,” says Dr 

Martin McPherson, Business Manager for HRI- 

HortiTech’s Diagnostics and Crop Protection 

Services. “This enables the correct remedial 

action to be taken swiftly, rninimising crop 

losses.” 

Designed for use by farmers, growers, 

consultants and plant health specialists, 

DeTechtor(tm) employs ground-breaking 

science to accurately diagnose the presence or 

absence of specific pathogens. Cost-effective and 

simple-to-use, the kits produce a reliable result in 

minutes without the need to send a sample to a 

diagnostics laboratory. 

DeTechtor(tm) has been developed by HRI’s 

Dr Nigel Lyons and Dr Michael Clark. Kits are 

available to detect important pathogens of both 

edible and ornamental plants including Plum 

Pox Virus, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, Erwinia 

amylovora (cause of Fireblight), Ralstonia 

(Pseudomonas), solanacearum (cause of Brown 

Rot in potatoes and bacterial wilt in a wide 

variety of other hosts) and Xanthomonas 

campestris pv. campesfris (cause of Black Rot, a 

serious disease of brassicas.) 

DeTechtor(tm) is available in two formats, the 

LF-Series contains four tests per pack, whereas 

the SA-Series contains 50,100 or 250 tests per 

pack which allows for the cost-effective screening 

of large numbers of stock plants, or similar. 

The LF-Series kits incorporate a DeTechtorstick 

using a sophisticated membrane-based 

technique similar for those employed in home 

pregnancy test kits. Pre-activated to detect a 

specific pathogen, the DeTechtor-stick is dipped 

into the plant extract and is then transferred to a 

second solution. If the target pathogen is present, 

two red lines appear on the stick. A single line at 

the control site indicates the absence of the 

pathogen. 

To carry out a test with the SA-Series, a 

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sample from the plant is mixed with a ‘test 

reagent’ in the well of a slide. A control test is 

carried out in tandem using the ‘test reagent’ and 

a positive ‘test solution’. If an agglutination 

reaction occurs in both wells, the test is positive. 

“DeTechtor(tm) kits have large markets 

overseas as well as in the UK,” says Dr 

McPhierson. “For instance, the bacterial 

pathogen Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum 

causes severe crop losses throughout the 

world. Currently this pathogen is causing a major 

disease epidemic in various Solanaceous crops 

(potato, tomato, pepper and eggplant) 

throughout the EU. It is a notifiable disease in 

the EU and has a broad host range world-wide 

including bananas, groundnuts and tobacco.” 

HRI-HortiTech has initially launched 

DeTechtor(tm) kits for over 20 bacterial and viral 

pathogens and has plans to extend the range in 

the near future. For further information fax: (44) 

1757268996. 

HRI Scientists Locate Pesticide Degrading Genes 

Scientists at HRI-Wellesbourne have isolated 

a number of soil-living bacteria capable of 

degrading several different pesticides. 

“Some soil-living bacteria have the ability to 

break down pesticides and use them as an energy 

source,” says Dr Allan Walker, the project’s 

principal research scientist. “We have isolated an 

indigenous Arthrobacter species which will 

degrade a wide range of phenylurea compounds.” 

In a recent breakthrough, the HRI- 

Wellesbourne team has demonstrated that the 

genes responsible for the degradation are located 

on a plasmid - a small circular piece of DNA 

within the bacterium. 

“Our research is now focussing on 

characterising these specific genes,” says Dr 

Walker. “This will enable us to identify how 

many microbes have the potential ability to 

degrade these compounds.” 

Although pesticide application in the UK is 

controlled tightly and farmers and growers are 

adopting IPM strategies that aim to reduce 

pesticides use to a minimum, spillage, extreme 

weather conditions and differences in soil 

structure can still sometimes lead to 

contamination of soil. Phenylurea herbicides are 

used widely in agriculture and horticulture and 

can be significant contaminants at certain times 

of the year. To be effective, pesticides must 

remain active for long enough to protect the 

crop. Ideally they must also be broken down 

before detrimental residues accumulate. 

“The project has two fundamental goals,” says 

Dr Walker. “On the one hand it will help provide 

guidance to agrochemical manufacturers and 

growers about optimal application strategies to 

avoid unwanted pesticide-inactivation.” 

The development of improved yearly rotations 

for pesticides will help maintain the effectiveness 

of individual product by avoiding accelerated 

breakdown through the build-up of pesticidedegrading 

bacteria in the soil. 

He goes on to say: “Mapping the location of 

the relevant pesticide-degrading genes will help 

us to monitor populations of pesticide-degrading 

bacteria in the soil. This will enable us to identify 

areas where altemative pesticides would be best 

used.” 

“On the other hand,” Dr Walker explains, “we 

are working to improve the effectiveness of 

pesticide-degrading bacteria to inactivate 

pesticides in specific situations. These 

bioremediation technologies have important 

applications including dealing with pesticide 

spillage, in the disposal of waste and the cleaning 

of spraying equipment.” 

This work has been funded by the 

Biotectinology and Biological Sciences Research 

Council (BBSRC) and MAFF. 

New Book Announcements - Non ISHS publications 

For more details on ISHS publications on these 

and many other topics, we refer to the ISHS website 

(www.ishs.org) or to the Acta Horticulturae list 

printed elsewhere in this issue of Chronica 

Horticulturae 

Greenhouse Horticulture in 

Almería (Spain) 

By J.M. Costa and E. Heuvelink, 109 pp., 

ISBN 90 6754 593 7, no price information 

received. For info: contact ep.heuvelink@users. 

tbpt.wau.nl or fax to (31)317484709. 

This English report provides information on 

production and marketing of greenhouse 

products (mainly vegetables) in the Almería area 

in south-east Spain, an area with about 40,000 ha 

of greenhouses. Also the status of higher 

education, research and consultancy is presented 

and discussed. The report contains 9 chapters 

with the following titles: (1) Introduction, (2) 

Almería geography, history, climate and brief 

characterisation of the horticultural model, (3) A 

survey of greenhouse construction, equipment 

and climate control in the Almería region, (4) 

Water availability in Almería, (5) Environmental 

aspects of protected cultivation in the Almería 

region, (6) Suppliers of the horticulture sector in 

Almería, (7) Almería Agribusiness, (8) Research, 

education, and consultancy in the Almería 

greenhouse sector and (9) The Almería 

greenhouse district: strong and weak points, 

opportunities and threats. 

The report contains contributions of 8 

scientists of Wageningen University (the 

Netherlands) Horticultural Production Chains 

group and is based on a one-week visit to the 

region and an in-depth literature study. It will be 

of interest to everyone who wants to get a clear 

impression of strong and weak points, 

opportunities and threats of the Almería 

greenhouse district, e.g. students, scientists, 

growers and consultants. 

Peppers: Vegetable and Spice 

Capsicums 

By P. Bosland and E.J. Votava of the NM 

State University, USA. Published by CABI 

Publishing, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 8DE, UK. 

216 pages, paperback, ISBN 0 85199 335 4, $45, 

Orders: (44)1491832111 

Although thought of as a minor crop, peppers 

are a major world commodity due to their great 

versatility. They are used not only as vegetable in 

their own right but also as flavourings in food 

products, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as 

such are rapidly gaining in interest throughout 

the world. Contents: Taxonomy, Pod Types and 

Genetic Resources, Botany, Seeds, Genetics, 

Plant Breeding, Biotechnology, Chemical 

Composition, Field and Greenhouse Production, 

Harvesting, Postharvest Handling, Disorders, 

Diseases and Pests. 


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Position Announcement 

Assistant or Associate 

Professor —- Commercial 

Small Fruits/Vegetables 

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 

University. 12 month tenure track, 

Extension, Research position, beginning 

August 1, 2000. The successful candidate will be 

responsible for developing and conducting 

extension educational programs relating to small 

fruit and vegetable production, and developing a 

strong working relationship with the small 

fruit/vegetable industry in Virginia and the 

region. The successful candidate will also 

conduct a well-focused, scholarly research 

program in the area of small fruits or vegetable 

production, and generate external funding. 

Involvement in graduate student training is 

expected. A PhD in horticul-ture or closely 

related plant science discipline is required. 

Experience with small fruits and/or vegetable 

production is desirable as well as experience with 

marketing horticultural crops. Salary will be 

commensurate with experience and training. 

Send curriculum vita, transcripts, description of 

extension and research interests, and four 

professional reference letters to: Dr. Robert D. 

Wright, Head, Dept. of Horticulture, Virginia 

Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0327. Application 

review will begin July 1, 2000, and continue until 

a suitable candidate is selected. VPI & SU is an 

AA/EEO employer. 

“Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to 

the principle of diversity and, in that spirit, seeks 

a broad spectrum of candidates including 

women, minorities, and people with disabilities.” 

Individuals with disabilities desiring 

accommodations in the application process 

should notify Dr. Robert D. Wright, Head, 

Department of Horticulture, (540)231-5451 by 

the application deadline. 

Courses-Awards-Exhibitions-Conferences 

Modern Analytical Methods 

for Food and Beverage 

Authentication 

This event will take place from August 31 till 

September 2, 2000 in Lednice, Czech Republic 

and is organised within the 5 th Framework 

Programme of the European Commission. The 

aim of this event is a presentation of new 

analytical methods used in food and authenticity 

control. The focus will be concentrated on 

modern analytical methods accompanied by 

classical procedures used in authentication of 

foods and beverages. Following scientific sessions 

are suggested: 1. Sample preparation, 2. 

Authenticity by isotopic methods, 3. methods of 

molecular biology and 4. data mining and 

statistics. 

For information fax: (42)627340159 or mail to 

authent@mendelu.cz or visit the following web 

site: http://www.zf.mendelu.cz/authenticity 

News of the ISHS Secretariat 

The ISHS is an organisation of individuals, 

organisations - National and International - and 

governmental bodies interested in the field of 

Horticultural Research and Horticulture in 

general. The ISHS is registered in Belgium. 

Chronica Horticulturae © 

Magazine of the International Society for 

Horticultural Science. 

ISBN: 90 6605 893 5 

(Volume 40 - Number 1; March 1999) 

ISSN: 0578-039X 

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New Country Member 

The ISHS heartily welcomes Bulgaria as a new 

Country member. 

National Center of Agricultural Sciences 

Att. Prof. Dr. Yanko Profirov 

30 Suhodolska Street 

1373 Sofia 

Bulgaria 

New Council Members 

The ISHS would like to say welcome to the new 

Council members: 

Ass. Prof. Dr. Vassiliy Tserenovich Djouvinov, 

Prof. Dr. Ivan Borisov and Prof. Dr. Penka 

Hristova have been appointed as the Bulgarian 

representatives. 

S.N. Salenkov and S.I. Paklin from the Ministry 

of Agriculture and Food of the Russian 

Federation have been appointed to represent the 

Russian Federation. 

Prof. M. Wilson of Horticulture Research 

International, Wellesbourne will replace Dr. C. 

Payne, representing the United Kingsom. 

We also thank the retiring Council members for 

their commitment. 

New ISHS Members 

We are pleased to welcome the following new 

members to ISHS: 

New Organisation Members: 

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agronomy, 

Svetosimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. 

Phone: (385)12393779, Fax: (385)1215300, e- 

mail: dekavat@agr.kr 

New Individual Members: 

Australia: Mr. Ronald James Hutton, Mr. Paul 

James, Mr. Brian Chung, Prof. Peter Marcus 

Martin, Dr. Suzie Newman, Trevor Ranford, 

Mr. Gary Wright; Barbados: Rodney Reader; 

Belgium: Dr. Joost Bogemans, Mr. Erwin De 

Nys, Ir. Joost Salomez, Mr. Xavier Scheldeman, 

Prof. Dr. Pierre Van Cutsem; Bulgaria: 

Prof. Dr. Penka Hristova Abrasheva, Prof. Dr. 

Ivan Borisov Poryazov; Canada: Dr. Diane 

Lyse Benoit, Dennis P. Murr, Dr. Jean-Pierre 

Privé, Dr. Andrew G. Reynolds; Chile: 

Fernando Ortega; Croatia: Prof. Stanka 

Herjavec, Dr. Nikola Mirosevic; Denmark: 

Ms. Marianne Bertelsen, Renate Mueller; 

Egypt: Prof. Mordy Abdel Azeem Atta Aly; 

Finland: Dr. Kristiina Antonius-Klemola; 

France: Dr. Françoise Bouroulet, Ms. Valèrie 

Le Clerc, Mr. Bernard Mollaret, Jean-Claude 

Pech; Germany: Dr. Michael Blanke, Prof. 

Manfred Fischer, Ms. Sigrid Manleitner, Dr. 

Manuela Zude-Sasse; India: K.P. Kuriakose, 

Dr. K.P. Srivastava; Iran: Mr. Moh. Reza 

Hassandokht; Israel: Mr. Nabeel Gnayem, Dr. 

Edna Pesis, Michael Ravia; Italy: Dr. Marco 

Bovo, Dr. Josef Dalla Via, Dr. Flavio Roberto 

De Salvador, Dr. Riccardo Gucci, Dr. John 

Robin Tobias Hodgkin, Dr. Francesco Marra, 

Prof. Dr. Bruno Mezzetti, Prof. Antonino 

Nicotra, Dr. Miserocchi Orazio, Mr. Richard 

Piccioni, Chao Tiantong; Japan: Fabio Gimena 

Enriquez, Mr. Yoshiki Kashimura, Dr. Tomita 

Ken’o, Mr. Nobuhiro Kotoda, Ms. Kuzuya 

Maki, Mr. Shigetoshi Suzuki, Dr. Satoru 

Tsukagoshi, Yasunori Yomo; Korea: Prof. Dr. 

Sang-Woon Nam, Prof. In-Hwan Park, Dai 

Yong Sung; Kuwait: Mohammed S. Albakow; 

Mexico: Mr. Eloy Adolfo Ranger Lopez; 

Netherlands: Ms. Els M. Bosma, Dr. Chris 

Kik, Michel Roskam, Dr. Wim van Ieperen; 

New Zealand: Dr. Paul Austin, Andrew 

Barnett, Ms. Helen Brown, John Campbell, Dr. 

Horst Caspari, Kerstin Funke, Dr. Steven 

Green, Anne Hall, Ms. Nicola Hall, Robert 

Henriod, Dr. Sandy Lang, Dr. Steven 

McArtney, Mr. Neil McCliskie, Mr. Roy 

McCormick, Souzi McGill, Mr. John Morton, 

Dr. Alla Seleznyova, Shona Seymour, Dr. Grant 

Thorp, Ms. Rosemary Westkett; Norway: Mrs. 

Nina Opstad, Dr. Hugh Riley, Mr. Dag Røen; 

Pakistan: Dr. Ali Mohammed; Peru: Prof. 

Alfredo Rodriguez-Delfin, Dr. Dapeng Zhang; 

Portugal: Dr. Alexandra Costa, Mrs. Maria José 

Sa’e Abreu; Romania: Dr. Florin Stanica; 

Russia: Prof. Dr. Victor V. Kichina; Slovenia: 

Dr. Valentina Usenik, Dr. Peter Zadravec; 

South Africa: Dr. Wilma Gaum, Dr. Hannél 

Ham; South Africa: Mr. Hisham A. Kadry; 

Spain: Dr. J.M. Caballero, Dr. Jose Luis Casas- 

Martinez, Dr. Maria Angeles Moreno, Mr. 

Miguel Urrestarazu; Sweden: Ms. Åsa 

Johansson; Switzerland: Dr. Karin Berger 

Bueter, Mr. Roland Truan; Thailand: Dr. 

Jingtair Siriphanich; Turkey: Dr. Sahin Anil, 

Dr. Gonca Günver; United States of America: 

Prof. Albert Abbott, Dr. Randy Beaudry, 

Catherine G. Cavaletto, Dr. William W. 

Coates, Prof. Marilyn Daly, Dr. Joseph W. De 

Verna, Dr. Ben Faber, Dr. Dana Faubion, Dr. 

Gina Elizabeth Fernandez, Mr. Tye Fleming, 


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Dr. Carole H. Gaston, Dr. D. Michael Glenn, 

Dr. Mark Hamersky, Dr. Douglas Holden, Mr. 

Todd Holleran, Mr. James R. Ice, Dr. John 

Ireland, Dr. Hongying Jiang, Dr. Michelle 

Jones, Dr. Howard Klehm, Dr. Gerard Krever, 

Dr. Leonardo Lombardini, Prof. Lynn Long, 

Dr. Gretchen Mills, Dr. Thomas J. Monaco, 

Dr. James N. Nave, Dr. Timothy Nourse, Dr. 

Stephen M. Olson, Dr. Anil Ranwala, Prof. 

Michael Raupp, Dr. Mark Rieger, Dr. Narendra 

Sankhla, Dr. Lee Schweitzer, Dr. Clark F. 

Seavert, Dr. Cornelius B. Shear, Dr. Michael 

W. Smith, Dr. Eleonora Uribe, Dr. Ronald 

Walden, Dr. Shaojin Wang, Mr. Thomas 

Whiting, Dr. Wayne Wilcox; Venezuela: Dr. 

Rita Fuguet; Yemen: Ms. A. May Hani 

Calendar 

Most ISHS events offer reduced registration fees 

for ISHS members. Make sure to mention your 

ISHS membership number or join copy of your 

ISHS membership card when registering. 

Non-ISHS meetings-included here for your printed 

in Italics. 

NEW 

Indicates new or changed entry 

Year 2000 

• May 1-3, 2000 Griffin, GA (USA). 

International Conference Integrated View of 

Fruit and Vegetable Quality. Info: D. Belvin, 

Dept. of Agric. & Applied Economics, Univ.of 

Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223-1797. Phone: 

(1)7702287231 ext 123, Fax: 

(1)7702287208. Email: grf2000@griffin. 

peachnet.edu Internet: http://www.griffin. 

peachnet.edu/grf2000 

• May 14-18, 2000 Tel Aviv (Israel): World 

Congress for Soilless Culture on 

“Agriculture in the Coming Millenium”. 

Convener: Dr. Meier Schwarz, OTRA 

Ltd, 1 Nirim St. Tel-Aviv, PO Box 9352, 

Tel Aviv 61092, Israel. Tel: (972)3- 

6384444, Fax: (972)3-6384455, email: 

info@ortra.co.il 

• May 15-18, 2000 Paris (France): Symposium 

BioEd 2000, International Union of 

Biological Sciences, Commission for Biological 

Education, ‘The Challenge of the Next 

Century’. Info: IUBS-CBE, 51 Bd. de 

Montmorency, 75016 Paris, France. Phone: 

++33 145250009, Fax: ++33145252029, e- 

mail: iubs@paris7. jussieu.fr, Internet: 

http://www.iubs.org 

• May 21-25, 2000, (Israel): III International 

Symposium on Roses. Info: Dr. N. Zieslin, 

Convener, Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, 

Department of Ornamental Horticulture, 

PO Box 12, Rehovot 76-100, Israel. Tel.: 

(972)89481379 or 89481958, Fax: 

(972)89468263, e-mail: zieslin@agri.huji. 

ac.il 

• May 28 - June 1, 2000, Anapolis (USA): X 

International Symposium on Virus 

Diseases of Ornamental Plants. Info: Dr. J. 

Hammond, USDA-ARS, Floral Nursery 

Plants Research Unit, US National 

Arboretum, Rm. 238, B-010A, BARC- 

West, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, 

MD 20705-2350, USA. Tel: (1)30 

15045313, Fax: (1)3015045096, e-mail: 

jhammond@asrr.arsusda.gov 

• June 10-13, 2000, Sacramento (USA): VII 

International ISHS Symposium on 

Processing Tomato - IV Worldwide 

Congress on Processing Tomato. Info: Dr. 

Chuck Rivara, Carlifornia Tomato 

Research Institute, 18650 E-Lone Tree 

Rd., Escalon, CA 95320-9759, USA. 

Phone: (1)2098381594, Fax: (1)209 

8381595, e-mail: chuck@toma tonet.org or 

California League of Food Processors, 980 

Ninth Street, Suite 230, Sacramento, CA 

95814, USA. Phone: (1)9164449260, Fax: 

(1)9164442746, Internet: http://www. 

clfp.com 

• June 12-18, 2000, Quertero (Mexico): VI 

International Symposium on Temperate 

Fruit Growing in the Tropics and 

Subtropics, Info.: Dr. Salvador Perez 

Gonzales, Universidad Autónoma de 

Querétaro, Facultad de Química/Area 

Agrícola, Querétaro, Qro. 76180 Mexico. 

email: sperezg@sunserver.uaq.mx 

• June 19-23, 2000, Guangzhou, (China): 

The First International Symposium on 

Litchi and Longan. An optional presymposium 

tour to Gaozhou, the main 

litchi- and longan-producing region in 

Guangdong, will be held on June 16-18. 

Info: Prof. Huibai Huang, Department of 

Horticulture, South China Agricultural 

University, Wushan, Tianhe, Guangzhou 

510640, P. R. China. Fax: 86-20- 

87592107; e-mail: hortscau@public. 

guangzhou.gd.cn or huibai@scau.edu.cn ; 

internet: http://www.scau.edu.cn/LITCHI 

Please take notice of the change in dates, 

from June 24-28 to June 19-23. 

• July 2-7, 2000, Tampere, (Finland): IV 

International Symposium on In Vitro 

Culture and Horticultural Breeding. Dr. 

Seppo Sorvari, MTT Institute of 

Horticulture, Toivonlinnantie 518, 21500 

Piikkiö, Finland. Tel.: (358)24772204, 

Fax.: (358)24772299, e-mail: seppo.sor 

vari@mtt.fi Info.: TAVI Congress Bureau, 

Papinkatu 21, 33200 Tampere. Tel.: (358) 

3 2133.555, Fax: (358) 3 2132840, email: 

tavi@sci.fi , Internet: http://www.elvi.com 

/fennohort/ 

• July 9-14, 2000, Tampere (Finland): IV 

International Strawberry Symposium. Mrs. 

Tarja Hietaranta (Msc), Convener, 

Agriculture Research Centre of Finland, 

Plant Production Research, Horticulture, 

Toivonlinnantie 518, FIN-21500 Piikkio, 

Finland. Tel.: (358) 2 477.22.02, Fax.:(358) 

2 477.22.99, e-mail: tarja.hietaranta@ 

mtt.fi Info.: TAVI Congress Bureau, 

Papinkatu 21, 33200 Tampere. Tel.: (358) 

3 2133.555, Fax: (358) 3 2132840, email: 

tavi@sci.fi 

• July 9-15, 2000, Canterbury (United 

Kingdom): XVIII International 

Symposium on Virus & Virus-like 

Diseases of Temperate Fruit Crops. Info: 

Convener Dr. Michael F. Clark, FV2000, 

Entomology & Plant Pathology 

Department, HRI, East Malling, Kent 

ME19 6BJ, United Kingdom. Phone: 

(44)1732843833, Fax: (44)1732849067, 

e-mail: michael.clark@hri.ac.uk or fv2000 

@hri.ac.uk , Internet: http://www.hri.ac. 

uk/fv2000.htm 

• July 10-14, 2000, Mosonmagyaróvár 

(Hungary): VIII International Pollination 

Symposium. Info: Prof. Pal Benedek, 

Convener, Zoology Department, Faculty 

of Agricultural Sciences, Pannon 

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University of Agricultural Sciences, H- 

9201 Mosonmayaróvár Vár 4., Hungary. 

Phone: (36)96578638, Fax: (36)96215931, 

email: benedek@movar.pate.hu 

• July 10-12, 2000, Wageningen (Netherlands): 

Agricontrol 2000 International Conference 

Modelling and Control in Agriculture, 

Horticulture and Post-Harvest Processing. 

Info: WAU, Congresbureau, Costerweg 50, 

6701 BH Wageningen, Netherlands 

• July 30 - August 4, 2000, São Pedro 

(Brazil): I Simpósio Latinoamericano de 

Produção de plantas medicinais, aromáticas 

e condimentares - I Latin American 

Symposium of Spices, Aromatic and 

Medicinal Plants Production. For 

information contact the Convener Prof. Dr. 

Lin Chau Ming, Dept. of Horticulture, 

Agronomic Sciences College, São Paulo 

State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, 

CEP 18.603-970, Brazil. Phone: 

(55)148213883 ext 172, Fax: (55)148 

213438, email: linming@fca. unesp.br , 

web: http://www.fca.unesp.br/ cbo 

• August 6-12, 2000, Québec (Canada): XI 

International Peat Congress - Sustaining our 

Peatlands. For more information Phone: 

(1)4186573853, Fax: (1)418657 7934 

email: cqvb@cqvb.qc.ca or visit http://www. 

cqvb.qc.ca/wetland2000/ 

• August 13-18, 2000, Penticton, BC 

(Canada): IV International Symposium on 

Mineral Nutrition of Deciduous Fruit 

Crops. Info: Dr. Gerry Neilsen, Pacific 

Agri-food Research Centre, Summerland,British 

Columbia,Canada VOH IZO. 

Phone (1) 2504947711, Fax (1)250 

4940755, E-mail: neilseng@em .agr.ca, 

http://res.agr.ca/summer/ismnd fc/mndfc 

1.htm 

• August 20-26, 2000, Iguassu Falls (Brazil): 

XXI International Congress of Entomology. 

For information: Dr. D.L. Gazzoni, Caixa 

Postal 231, 86001-970 Londrina-PR, 

Brazil. Phone: (55)433 716213, Fax: 

(55)433716100, email: ice@sercomtel.com.br 

Internet: http:// www.embrapa.br/ice 

• August 27-30, 2000, Pasco, WA (USA): 

XXVIII International Carrot Conference. 

Info: Dr. Erik Sorensen, Washington State 

University Cooperative Extension, 1016 N. 

4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301, USA. 

esorensen@wsu.edu Internet: http://www. 

proed.wsu.edu 

• August 27-31, 2000, Corvallis, OR (USA): 

V International Congress on Hazelnut. 

Info: Dr. S. Mehlenbacher, Convener, 

Oregon State University, Dept. of 

Horticulture, 4017 ALS bldg., Corvallis, 

OR 97331-7304, USA. Tel.: (1) 503-737- 

5467, Fax: (1) 503-737-3479, e-mail: 

mehlenbs@bcc.orst.edu Internet: 

http://www.orst.edu/dept/hort/hazelnut/ 

• August 29-31, 2000, (South Africa): VIII 

International Symposium on Flowerbulbs. 

Info: Dr. G. Littlejohn, Convener, Fynbos 

Research Unit, Private Bag x1, Elsenburg 

7607, South Africa, Tel.: (27) 218085436, 

Fax.: (27) 218085440. 

• September 5-10, 2000, Bologna (Italy): 

VIII International Symposium on Pear 

Growing. Info: Prof. Dr. S. Sansavini, 

Convener, University of Bologna, Dipt. di 

Colture Arboree, Via Filippo Re 6, 40126 

Bologna, Italy. Tel.: (39) 51 351 490, Fax.: 

(39) 51 351 500, e-mail: fruit@agrsci. 

unibo.it 

• September 6-8, 2000, Dijon (France): INRA 

- XI International Conference on Weed 

Biology. Info: Dr. J. Gasquez, INRA 

Malherbologie et Agronomie, BV 1540, 

21034 Dijon Cedex, France. Fax: 

(33)380693262, email: gasquez@epoisses. 

inra.fr 

• September 10-13, 2000, Twin Waters 

Resort, Sunshine Coast, QLD (Australia): 

2nd International Workshop on 

Persimmon. Info: Assoc. Prof. Ray Collins, 

Convener, School of Natural and Rural 

Systems Management, University of 

Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4345, 

Australia. Phone: (61)754601321, Fax: 

(61)754601324, e-mail: rcollins@uqg.uq.e 

du.au , Internet: http://www.nsm.uq.edu. 

au/nrsm/pers/conf.htm 

• September 11-14, 2000, Wageningen (The 

Netherlands): ISHS Workshop “Towards 

an Ecologically sound Fertilisation in field 

Vegetable Production”, Info.: Dr. Jacques 

Neeteson, Convener, AB-DLO, Bornsesteeg 

65, PO Box 14, 6700 AA 

Wageningen, The Netherlands. Phone: 

(31)317475700, Fax: (31)317423110, e- 

mail: j.j.neeteson@ab.dlo.nl or Irene 

Gosselink (Secretary - same address) 

Phone: (31)317475731, Fax: (31)317 

423110, email: ishs2000@ab.dlo.nl or 

i.m.g.gosselink@ab.dlo.nl . Internet: http: 

//www.ab.dlo.nl/congres/ishs2000.htm 

• September 11-15, 2000, Grugliasco - 

Torino (Italy): Symposium on Chemical 

and non-Chemical Soil and Substrate 

Disinfestation. Info: Convener Dr. Maria 

Lodovica Gullino, DI.VA.P.R.A. - 

Patologia Vegetale, Via L. Da Vinci 44, 

10095 Grugliasco, Italy. Phone: 

(39)0116708539, Fax: (39)0116708541, 

e-mail: congress.mlg@agraria.unito.it 

Internet: http://www.agraria.unito.it/news/ 

SD2000.html 

• September 12-15, 2000, Guernsey - 

Channel Islands (United Kingdom): XIV 

International Symposium on Horticultural 

Economics. Managing the Quality Chain 

(Environment, Production, Distribution, 

Marketing). Info: Dr. John Ogier, 

Committee for States of Guernsey, 

Raymond Falla House, St. Martin’s, PO 

Box 459, Longue Rue, Guernsey, GY1 

6AF, United Kingdom Tel.:(44).14. 

8135741, Fax.:(44).14.8135014, e-mail: 

info@horticulture.guernsey.net Internet: 

http://horticulture.guernsey.net 

• September 14-16, 2000, Trento (Italy): 

ISHS Symposium on Apple Scab. Info: 

Convener Prof. Antonio Bergamini, 

Direttore Istituto Sperimentale per la 

Frutticoltura, Sezione Operativa periferica 

di Trento, Via della Val 2, 38057 Pergine 

Valsugana (TN), Italy. Phone: 

(39)0461533000, Fax: (39)0461532775, 

email: isft.sezioneditrento@valsugana.com 

web site http://utenti.tripod.it/vigalz 

ano_2/index.html 

• September 25-30, 2000, Bari - Valenzano 

(Italy): IV International Symposium on 

Olive Growing. Info: Prof. Dr. Claudio 

Vitagliano, Convener, Scuola Superiore di 

Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento S. 

Anna, Via G. Carducci 40, 56127 Pisa, 

Italy, Tel.: (39) 050883292; Fax.: (39) 

050883210 or 050883215, e-mail: 

olive2000@iamb.it 

• September, 2000, Wellesbourne (U.K.): 

International Symposium on Brassica, 

Brassica 2000. Info.: Dr. Graham J. King, 

Convener, HRI, Warwick CV35 9EF, 

United Kingdom. Tel.: (44)789470382, 

Fax.: (44)789470522, email: brassica.2000 

@hri.ac.uk , http://www.hri.ac.uk/site2/ 

vacs/Conferences/brass2000/newfbrass.ht 

m 

• October 17-21, 2000, Valenzano - Bari 

(Italy): IV International Congress on 

Artichoke. Info: Dr. Nicola Calabrese, 

Istituto sull’Orticoltura Industriale - CNR, 

Via Amendola 165/a, 70126 Bari, Italy. 

Phone: (39)0805443097, Fax: (39)0805 

443039, email: artichoke2000@area.ba.cnr 

.it Internet: http://area.ba.cnr.it/artichoke 

2000 

• October 29 - November 3, 2000, Cairo 

(Egypt): ISHS Management Meetings: 

October 30: ISHS Executive Committee 

Meeting 

October 31-November 1: Joint Executive 

Committee and Council Meeting. 

• October 29 - November 3, 2000, Athens, 

GA (USA): III International Symposium 

on Edible Alliaceae. Info: Dr. William M. 

Randle, Department of Horticulture, 

University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, 

USA, email: wrandle@arches.uga.edu 

• October, 2000, Hammamet (Tunisia) - 

provisional - : IV International Symposium 

on Cactus Pear an Cochinelle. Info: Dr. Ali 

Nefzaoui, nefzaoui.ali@iresa.agrinet.tn 

• October 2000, Thessaloniki (Greece): II 

Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and 

Potatoes. Info: Convener Dr. G. Paroussi, 


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NAGREF, Agricultural Research Center 

of Macedonia and Thrace, 570 01 Thermi- 

Thessaloniki, Greece. Phone: (30)3147 

1544, Fax: (30)31471209, e-mail: paroussi 

@otnenet.gr 

• November 7-9, 2000, Quebec, (Canada): 

International Symposium on Artificial 

Lighting. Info.: Conference secretariat c/o 

Agora Communication Inc. 2600, 

boulevard Laurier (suite 2680) Sainte-Foy, 

Qc Canada GV 4M6, Tel.: (1) 

418.658.6755, Fax: (1) 418.658.8850, 

e-mail: dhoude@agoracom.qc.ca 

• November 7-10, 2000, Antalya (Turkey): 

International Symposium on Techniques to 

Control Salination for Horticultural 

Production. Info: Dr. Serra Hepaksoy, Ege 

University, Faculty of Agriculture, 

Department of Horticulture, 35100 

Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. Phone: 

(90)2323881865, Fax: (90)2323881864; 

e-mail: salinity@ziraat.ege.edu.tr 

• November 22-24, 2000, Zagreb (Croatia): 

Prospects for Viticulture and Enology: 150 

years of viticulture and enology research in 

Croatia. For more information contact Ivan 

Pejic, Faculty of Agriculture, University of 

Zagreb, Department Plant Breeding, Genetics 

and Biometrics, 10000 Zagreb, 

Svetosimunska 25, Croatia. Phone: 

(385)12393936, Fax: (385)12393631, e- 

mail: ipejic@agr.hr, web: http://www.agr. 

hr/150ve 

• October-November, 2000, Lleida (Spain): V 

International Symposium on Integrated Fruit 

Production. Info: Convener Dr. J. Avilla, 

Area Proteccion de Conreus, Centre Udl- 

IRTA, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 177, 25006 

Lleida, Spain. Phone: (34)973702581, Fax: 

(34)97323 8301, e-mail: avilla@lleida.irta.es 

• November 26/december 1, 2000, Cairns 

(Australia): International Symposium on 

Tropical and Subtropical Fruits. Info: Dr. 

R. Drew, Convener, school of 

Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, 

Griffith University, NathanQ4111, 

Australia Tel.: (61) 7 3875 7292 Fax.: (61) 

7 3875 7618, E-mail: ishstfs@mailbox. 

gu.edu.au 

• November 28 - December 1, 2000, La Serena 

(Chile): IV International Symposium on Table 

Grape. Info: Dr. Jorge Valenzuela, La Platina 

Experimental Station, Agricultural Research 

Institute, INIA-La Platina, P.O.Box 439/3 

Santiago, Chile. Phone: (56)25416983 Fax: 

(56)25417667 e-mail: tablegrape@platina. 

inia.cl or on the Internet: http://platina. 

inia.cl/tablegrape/symposium.html 

• December 3-7, 2000, Orlando, FL (USA): IX 

Congress of the International Society of 

Citriculture. Information: L.G. Albrigo, 

General Chair, CREC, 700 Experiment 

Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA. 

Phone (1)9419561151, Fax: (1)941956 

4631, email: albrigo@lal.ufl.edu, Internet: 

http://www.lal.ufl.edu/isc_citr us_ 

homepage.htm 

• December 4-9, 2000, Chillán, (Chile): VII 

International Symposium on Vaccinium 

culture. Info: Dr. R. Hepp, Convener, 

University of Concepción, V. Mendez 595, 

PO Box 537, Chillian, Chile. Phone: 

(56)42275315, Fax: (56)42275305, email: 

mailto:rhepp@mail.uedc.cl 

Year 2001 

• April 15-18, 2001, Taichung (Taiwan): 

NEW 

International Symposium on Design and 

Environmental Control of Tropical and 

Subtropical Greenhouses . Info: Dr. Dinsue 

Fon, Convener, Department of 

Agricultural Machinery Engineering, 

National Taiwan University, e-mail: 

dsfong@ccms.ntu.edu.tw , web: www. 

ISHS-GH2001.tari.gov.tw 

• May 7-11, 2001, Caceres (Spain): II 

International Symposium on Fig. Info: Dr. 

Margarita Lopez Corrales SIA-DPTO 

HORTOFRUTI CULTURA APDO 

221, 06080 Badajoz (Spain) Tel.: (34) 924 

288100, Fax: (34) 924 288101, E-mail: 

sech2001@inia.es 

• May 20-24, 2001, Piracicabe, São Paulo 

NEW 

(Brazil): IX International Symposium on 

Timing Field Production in Vegetable 

Crops. Info: Mrs. Maria Celia Rodrigues, 

Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de 

Queiroz”/USP, Departamento de Produção 

Vegetal, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Caixa Postal 

09, 13418-900 Piracicaba, São Paulo, 

Brazil. Phone: (55)194294190, Fax: 

(55)194294385, e-mail: celia@carpa.ciagri. 

usp.br 

• May 20-24, 2001, Zaragoza (Spain): III 

International Symposium on Pistachios 

and Almonds. Info: R. Socias i Company, 

Unidad de Fruticultura SIA-DGA, 

Apartado 727, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain. 

Phone: (34)976576436, Fax: (34)97 

6575501 or e-mail: rsc@mizar. csic.es 

• June 25-26, 2001, Washington/Oregon 

(USA): IV International Symposium on 

Cherry Production. Info: Dr. Gregory 

Lang, Convener, WSU-IAREC, 24106 N. 

Bunn Road, Prosser, WA 99350-9587, 

USA, Tel. (1) 509-786-9261, Fax.: (1) 

509-786-9370, email: glang@tricity.wsu. 

edu Post Conference Tour: July 1-3 

• June 2001, Avignon (France): International 

Symposium on Apricot Culture. Info: Dr. 

Jean Marc Audergon, INRA - Stat. de 

Recherches Fruitières Mediterraneennes, 

Domaine Saint Paul, 84143 Montfavet, 

France. Phone: (33)432722668, Fax: 

(33)432722662, email: Jean-Marc. 

Audergon@avignon.inra.fr 

• July, 3-6, 2001, Gent (Belgium): XXth 

International Symposium Strategies for 

New Ornamentals. Section Ornamentals 

EUCARPIA, Info: Eucarpia Symposium, 

Dr. Erik Van Bockstaele, CLO, DvP, 

Caritasstraat 21, 9090 Melle, Belgium. 

Phone: (32)92722900, Fax: (32)92722901, 

email: eucarpia2001@clo.fgov.be , Internet: 

http://www.clo.fgov.be/congres/eucarpia.ht 

m 

• July 4-12, 2001, Invergowrie (Scotland): 

VIII International Rubus-Ribes Symposium. 

Info: Dr. R.J. McNicol, Scottisch 

Crop Research Inst., Invergowrie, Head 

Soft Fr. Gen., Dundee DD2 5DA, 

Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom. 

Tel.(44)1382-562731, Fax.: (44)1382- 

562426, E-mail: R.Mcnicol@scri.sari.ac.uk 

• July 8-10, 2001, Budapest (Hungary): 

ISHS Conference on Medicinal and 

Aromatic Plants: Possibilities and 

Limitations of Medicinal and Aromatic 

Plant Production Towards the 21st 

Century. Info: Dr. Jenö Bernáth, Univ. of 

Hortic. And Food Industry. Phone: 

(36)13726250, Convener: Dr. Oskár Köck, 

National Institute for Agricultural Quality 

Control, 1525 Budapest, PO Box 30, 93, 

Hungary. Phone: (36)12123127, Fax: 

(36)12122673, e-mail: mailto:map.congr@ 

ommi.hu . 

• July 8-13, 2001, Rotterdam (Netherlands): 

NEW 

VIII International Controlled Atmosphere 

Research Conference. Info: Dr. J. 

Oosterhaven, PO Box 17, 6700 AA 

Wageningen, Netherlands. Phone: (31)3 

17477554, Fax: (31)317475347, e-mail: 

ca2001@ato.wag-ur.nl web: http://www. 

ato.wageningen-ur.nl/ca2001 

• July 9-11, 2001, Davis, CA (USA): V 

International Peach Symposium. Info: Drs. 

C. Crisosto and S. Johnson, Conveners, 

University of California, Kearney Agric. 

Ctr., 9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA 

93648, USA. Phone: (1)5596466596, Fax: 

(1)5596466593, e-mail: sjohnson@uckac. 

edu or carlos@uckac.edu 

• July 16-18, 2001, Davis (USA): VI 

International Symposium on Computer 

Modelling in Fruit Research and Orchard 

Management. Info: Dr. Ted Dejong, 

Convener, Department of Pomology, 

University of California, Davis, CA 95616- 

8683, USA. Phone: (1)916-752-1843, Fax: 

(1)916-752-8502, email: tmdejong@ucda 

vis.edu 

• July 28 - August 4, 2001, Hannover 

(Germany): XIV International Plant 

Nutrition Colloquium. Info: IPNC 

Secretariat, University of Hannover, 

Herrenhaeuser Strasse 2, 30419 Hannover, 

Germany. Phone: (49)5117623625, Fax: 

(49)5117623611, e-mail: ipnc@mbox.pf 

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lern.uni-hannover.de , web: http://www 

ipnc2001.uni-hannover.de 

• August 19-22, 2001, Cheonju (Korea): IX 

International Symposium on Plant 

Bioregulators in Fruit Production. Info: Dr. 

Seon-Kyo Kim (Convener), Department of 

Horticulture, Chungbuk National 

University, Cheonju 361-763, Korea. 

Phone: (82)431612527, Fax: (82)431 

2735404, e-mail: kimskyu@chucc.chungbu 

k.ac.kr 

• Augustus 20-24, 2001, Plovdiv (Bulgaria): 

International Symposium on Plum and 

Prune Genetics. Info: Dr. Vassiliy 

Djouvinov, Convener. Fruitgrowing 

Institute, 12, Ostromila, Plovdiv 4004, 

Bulgaria Tel.: (359) 32 7071 349, Fax: 

(359) 32 670 808 

• August 25-29, 2001, Kyrayoshi, Tottori 

( Japan): International Symposium Asian 

Pears Commemorating 100th Anniversary 

of ‘Nijisseiki’ Pear. Info: Prof. S. Iwahori 

(Convener): Fax: 81)298536617, e-mail: 

iwahori@sakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp or Prof. 

Dr. Kenji Tanabe, Fax: (81)857316749, 

e-mail: tanabe@muses.tottori-u.ac.jp 

• August 30 - September 2, 2001, Niigata, 

( Japan): X International Symposium on 

Asparagus. Info: Convener: Prof. Hajime 

Araki, University Farm, Faculty of 

Agriculture, Niigata University, 

Muramatsu, Naka-kanbara, Niigata 959- 

1701, Japan. Phone: (81)250585737, Fax: 

(81)250587046, email: araki@agr.niigatau.ac.jp 

• September 8-14, 2001, Alnarp (Sweden): 

NEW 

International Symposium on Growing 

Media and Hydroponics. Info: Prof. Dr. 

Paul Jensén, Department of Horticulture, 

Division of Root and Substrate Research, 

Swedish University of Agricultural 

Sciences, Box 55, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden. 

Phone: (46)40415365, Fax: (46)40465590, 

e-mail: paul.jensen@tv.slu.se 

• September 11-14, 2001, Merano (Italy): 

International Symposium on Foliar 

Nutrition of Perennial Fruit Plants. Info: 

Prof. Dr. Massimo Tagliavini, Dipartim. di 

Colture Arboree, Universita di Bologna, 

Via Filippo Re 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy. 

Phone: (39)0512091490, Fax: (39)0512 

091500, e-mail: mtaglia@agrsci.unibo.it or 

Dr. W. Drahorad, Beratungsring, Via 

Chiesa 4, 39018 Terlano (BZ), Italy. 

Phone: (39)0471257490, Fax: (39)0471 

257800, e-mail: beratungsring.terlan@ 

rolmail.net 

• September 2001, Thessaloniki (Greece): I 

International Symposium on 

Acclimatization and Establishment of 

Micropropagated Plants. Info: Prof. Dr. 

Athanasios Economou, Dept. of 

Horticulture, School of Agriculture, 

Aristotle University, PO Box 281, 54006 

Thessaloniki, Greece. Phone: (30)3199 

8671, Fax: (30)31998679 or 31998679 and 

A.P. Read. 

• September, 2001, Taipei (Taiwan): II 

Symposium on Biotechnology of Tropical 

and Subtropical Species. Info: Convener 

Prof. Wei-Chin Chang, Institute of 

Botany, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, 

Taiwan. Phone: (886)227899590 ext 120, 

Fax: (886)227827954, e-mail: wcchang@ 

wcc.sinica.edu.tw 

• October 8-12, 2001, Napier (New 

Zealand): IX International Workshop on 

Fire Blight. Info: Dr. Christopher Hale, 

Hort Research, Private Bag 92169, 

Aucland, New Zealand. Phone: (64)981 

54200, Fax: (64)98154201, e-mail: chale@ 

hort.cri.nz 

• December, 2001, Mendoza (Argentina): 

[provisional] International Symposium on 

Irrigation and Water Relations of Fruit 

Trees and Grape Vines. Info: Dr. Ruben 

Oliva or Dr. Jorge Perez Pena, EEA 

Mendoza INTA, San Martin 3853, (5507) 

Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. 

email: patagua@inta.gov.ar 

Year 2002 

• April, 2002, IV International Pineapple 

Symposium. Info: Dr. Daniel Uriza Avila, 

Serapio Rendom 83 Col. Sam Rafael, Del. 

Cuauhtemoc 06470 Mexico, D.F. Tel.: (5) 

51401612 Fax: (5) 55469020, E-mail: 

rauckv@inifap2.inifap.comacyt.mx 

• May, 2002, Zaragoza (Spain): I 

International Symposium on Fruit Crops 

Rootstock Research. Info. Drs. Maria 

Moreno and Alvaro Blanco, Conveners, 

Department of Pomology, Aula Dei 

Experiment Station, PO Box 202, 50080 

Zaragoza, Spain. Email: mmoreno@ 

eead.csic.es 

• August 11-17, 2002, Toronto (Canada): 

XXVI International Horticultural 

Congress, Info: http://www.ihc2002.org 

for regularly updated information or 

contact Dr. N.E. Looney, President, Pacific 

Agri-Food Research Centre, AAFC, 

Summerlan, BC, V0H 1ZO, Canada. 

email: looneyn@em.agr.ca 

• September 2002, (Brazil): VII International 

Mango Symposium. Info: Dr. Alberto 

Carlos Queires Pinto, EMBRAPA, Centro 

de Pesquisa Agropecuaria dos Cerrados, 

BR 020, Km. 18, (PO Box 08223), 73301- 

970 Planaltina, DF, Brazil. Phone: 

(55)613891171ext2188, Fax: (55)6138 

92953, email: alcapi@cpac.embrapa.br 

• 2002, (Spain): I International Symposium 

on Fruit Crops Rootstock Research. Info: 

Dr. A.D. Webster, Convener. Dr. Anthony 

David Webster, 1 Pine Grove, Maidstone, 

Kent ME14 2AJ, United Kingdom, Phone: 

(44) 732-843833, Fax: (44)1732849067 

• 2002, Toronto (Canada): International 

Symposium on Nutrition and Fertilisation. 

Info: Dr. Tremblay, Convener. Agriculture 

Canada, 430 Gouin Boulevard, St. Jean sur 

Richelieu, Quebec J3B 3E6, Canada. 

Phone: (1)4503464494 ext232, Fax: 

(1)4503467740, Email: tremblayna@em. 

agr.ca 


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V International Symposium on Grapevine 

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525 

NEW 

International Conference on Integrated 

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524 

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Proceedings of the XXV International 

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522 

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519 Proceedings of the XXV International 

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Chemical, Physical and Biological 

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512 

NEW 



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511 

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Emphasis on Environmental Implications 

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510 

NEW 

VII Eucarpia meeting on Cucurbit 

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509 

NEW 

VI International Mango Symposium (Vol. 

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508 XIX International Symposium on 

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507 

NEW 

III International Workshop on Models for 

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Bet Dagan, Israel, February 1999. (63 

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506 

NEW 

International Workshop on Ecological 

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Warwick, UK, July 1998. (47 EUR) 

505 VII International Rubus and Ribes 

NEW Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 

January 1998. (76 EUR) 

504 

NEW 

VI Symposium on Stand Establishment 

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USA, May 1999. (53 EUR) 

503 II World Congress on Medicinal and 

Aromatic Plants for Human Welfare, 

WOCMAP II, (Part 4: Industrial 

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Mendoza, Argentina, November 1997. 

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502 

NEW 

II World Congress on Medicinal and 


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499 

NEW 

V International Symposium on Computer 

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Netherlands, July 1998. (60 EUR) 

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498 IV International Symposium on 

Kiwifruit. Santiago, Chile, January 1999 

(69 EUR) 

497 I International Symposium on Cherimoya 

/ 1er Simposio Internacional Sobre 

Chirimoya (English + Español). Loja, 

Ecuador, March-Marzo 1999 (71 EUR) 

496 International Symposium on Urban Tree 

Health. Paris, France, September 1997 

(82 EUR). 

495 WCHR - World Conference on 

Horticultural Research. Rome, Italy, June 

1998 (103 EUR). 

494 II International Symposium on Chestnut. 

Bordeaux, France, October 1998. (88 

EUR). 

493 I ISHS Workshop on Water Relations of 

Grapevines, Stuttgart, Germany, May 

1998. (63 EUR) 

492 I International Symposium on Cucurbits. 

Adana, Turkey, May 1997. (71 EUR). 

491 Int’l Symposium on Greenhouse 

Management for Better Yield & Quality 

in Mild Winter Climates. Antalya, 

Turkey, November 1997. (84 EUR) 

490 First International Symposium on Banana 

in the Subtropics, Tenerife, Spain, 


489 VIII International Workshop on Fire 

Blight. Kusadasi, Turkey, October 1998. 

(109 EUR). 

488 XI International Symposium on Apricot 

Culture (Volume I & II). Veria - 

Makedonia, Greece, May 1997. (126 

EUR). 

487 VI International ISHS Symposium on the 

Processing Tomato and Workshop on 

Irrigation and Fertigation of Processing 

Tomato. Pamplona, Spain. May 1998. (97 

EUR) 

486 II International Symposium on 

Ornamental Palms and Other Monocots 

from the Tropics. Tenerife, Spain, 

February 1997. (67 EUR) 

485 International Symposium on Effect of 

Preharvest and Postharvest Factors in 

Fruit Storage. Skierniewice, Poland, 

August, 1997. (74 EUR) 

484 Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding 

and Genetics, Oxford, UK, September 

1996. (97 EUR) 

483 International Symposium on the Quality 

of Fresh and Fermented Vegetables, 

Seoul, Korea, October 1997. (78 EUR) 

482 International Symposium on Cut Flowers 

in the Tropics, Bogotá, Columbia, 

October 1997. (76 EUR) 

481 International Symposium on Growing 

Media and Hydroponics, Windsor, 

Ontario, Canada, May, 1997. (124 EUR) 

480 I International Symposium on Figs, Izmir, 

Turkey. June 1997. (63 EUR) 

479 IXth International Asparagus 

Symposium, Pasco, Washington USA, 

July 1997. (83 EUR) 

478 VI International Symposium on Plum and 

Prune Genetics; Skierniewice, Poland. 

August 1997. (67 EUR) 

477 IV International Symposium on Replant 

Problems, Budapest, Hungary. August 

1996. (45 EUR) 

476 International Symposium on Applications 

of Modelling as an Innovative Technology 

in the Agri-Food-Chain (Model-It), 

Wageningen, The Netherlands, 

November 1998. (71 EUR) - Also 

available on CD-ROM. 

476 (CD-ROM) International Symposium on 

Applications of Modelling as an 

Innovative Technology in the Agri-Food- 

Chain (Model-It), Wageningen, The 

Netherlands, November 1998. (71 EUR) 

- Also available in book format. 

475 VII International Symposium on Pear 

Growing, Santiago, Chile, January 1997. 

(104 EUR) 

474 III International Symposium on Olive 

Growing (Volume I & II), Chania, 

Greece, September 1997. (123 EUR) 

473 International Symposium on the 

Importance of Varieties and Clones in the 

Production of Quality Wine, Kecskemet, 

Hungary, August 1997. (46 EUR) 

472 VII International Symposium on Virus 

Diseases in Fruit Trees, Beltsville, USA. 

June 1997. -Two Volumes. (128 EUR) 

471 International Symposium on Small Fruit 

Viruses, Beltsville, USA. June 1997. (43 

EUR) 

470 II International ISHS Symposium on 

Almond and Pistachio, Davis, CA, USA, 

August 1997. (98 EUR) 

469 International Symposium on Composting 

and Use of Composted Materials for 

Horticulture, Auchincruive, Scotland. 

April 1997. (82 EUR) 

468 III International Cherry Symposium 

(Volume I and II), Norway-Denmark. 

July 1997. (124 EUR) 

467 III International Symposium on 

Diversification of Vegetable Crops, 

Beijing, China, September 1996. (71 

EUR) 

466 II International Workshop on Pome Fruit, 

Bonn, Germany, November 1996. (46 

EUR) 

465 IV International Peach Symposium 

(Volume I and II), Bordeaux, France, June 

1997. (120 EUR) 

464 International Postharvest Science 

Conference, Taupo, New Zealand. August 

1996. (95 EUR) 

463 Eight International Symposium on Plant 

Bioregulators in Fruit Production, 

Valencia, Spain, April 1997. (out of stockno 

longer available) 

462 First Balkan Symposium on Vegetables 

and Potatoes (Volume I & II), Belgrade, 

Yugoslavia, June 1996. (159 EUR) 

461 International Symposium on Biotechnology 

of Tropical and Subtropical 

Species, Part II, Brisbane, Australia. 

October 1997. (89 EUR) 

460 International Symposium on Biotechnology 

of Tropical and Subtropical 

Species, Part I, Brisbane, Australia, 

September-October 1997. (30 EUR) 

459 X International Brassica Symposium, 

Rennes, France, September 1997. (79 

EUR) 

458 International Symposium on Water 

Quality and Quantity in Greenhouse 

Horticulture, Tenerife, Spain, November 

1996. (75 EUR) 

457 International Symposium on Plant 

Biotechnology as a tool for the Exploitation 

of Mountain Lands, Torino, Italy, 

May, 1997. (75 EUR) 

456 II International Symposium on models for 

Plant Growth, Environmental Control 

and Farm Management in Protected 

Cultivation, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 

August, 1997. (out of stock-no longer 

available) 

455 V International Mango Symposium 

(Volume I & II), Tel Aviv, Israel, 

September 1996. (out of stock-no longer 

available) 

454 International Symposium on New 

Floricultural Crops, Perth, Western 

Australia, October 1-4, 1996. (72 EUR) 

453 IV International Protea Working Group 

Symposium, Jerusalem, Israel, March 17- 

21, 1996. (45 EUR) 

452 International Symposium on Myrtaceae, 

Curitiba, Brazil, October 1996. (45 EUR) 

451 International Symposium on Integrating 

Canopy, Rootstock and Environmental 

Physiology in Orchard Systems. (Volume 

I & II). Wenatchee, WA (USA) and 

Penticton, BC (Canada), July 1996. (123 

EUR) 

450 out of stock-no longer available 

449 Second International Symposium on 

Irrigation of Horticultural Crops (Vol. I & 

II), Chania, Greece, September 1996. 

(123 EUR) 

448 Third International Symposium on 

Mineral Nutrition of Deciduous Fruit 

Trees, Zaragoza, Spain, May 1996 (85 

EUR) 

447 III International Symposium on In Vitro 

Culture and Horticultural Breeding. 

Jerusalem, Israel, June 1996. (out of stockno 

longer available) 

446 Sixth International Symposium on 

Vaccinium Culture, Maine, USA, August 

1996. (85 EUR) 

445 Fourth International Symposium on 

Hazelnut, Ordu, Turkey, July-August 

1996. (95 EUR) 


Kiwifruit (Vol. I & II), Thessaloniki, 

Greece, September 1995. (145 EUR) 

443 International Conference and British- 

Israeli Workshop on Greenhouse 

Technology, Tel-Aviv, Israel, May 1996. 

(out of stock-no longer available) 

442 Third International Walnut Congress, 

Alcobaça, Portugal, June 1995. (79 EUR) 


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441 V International Symposium on Temperate 

Zone Fruits in the Tropics and the 

Subtropics, Adana, Turkey, May-June 

1996 (80 EUR) (out of stock-no longer 

available) 


439 III International Symposium on 

Strawberry (Vol. I & II), Veldhoven, 

Netherlands, April-May, 1996. (150 

EUR) 

438 Third International Congress on Cactus 

Pear and Cochenille, Johannesburg, South 

Africa, January-February 1996. (49 EUR) 

437 Seventh International Symposium on 

Pollination, Lethbridge, Canada, June 

1996. (out of stock-no longer available) 

436 First International Workshop on 

Persimmon, Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 

1996. (72 EUR) 


434 International Symposium on Strategies 

for Market Oriented Greenhouse 

Production, Alexandria, Egypt, March 

1995. (73 EUR) 

433 First International Symposium on Edible 

Alliaceae, Mendoza, Argentina, March 

1994. (out of stock-no longer available) 


431 International Symposium on Tospovirus 

and Thrips of Floral and Vegetable Crops, 

Taichung, Taiwan, November 1995. (90 

EUR) 


429 XIII International Symposium on 

Horticultural Economics. New 

Brunswick, NJ, USA. August 1996. (86 

EUR) 

428 Workshop Ecological Aspects of 

Vegetable Fertilization in Integrated Crop 

Production in the Field, Neustadt an der 

Weinstrasse, Germany, September 1995. 

(53 EUR) (out of stock-no longer available) 



425 Second Pineapple Symposium, Fort-de- 

France, Martinique, February 1995. (98 

EUR) 

424 II International Symposium on Roses. 

Antibes, France, 1995. (66 EUR) 


422 International Conference on Integrated 

Fruit Production, Cedzyna, Poland, 

August-September 1995. (81 EUR) 

421 Second International Symposium on 

Sensors in Horticulture, Copenhagen, 

Denmark, August 1995. (59 EUR) 

420 Symposium on Ornamental Plant 

Improvement, Classical and Molecular 

Approaches (EUCARPIA XVIII), Tel 

Aviv, Israel, March 1995. (26 EUR) 



Artificial Lighting in Horticulture, 

Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 

January 1994. (52 EUR) 

414 International Symposium on the Genus 

Lilium, Taejon, Korea, August- 

September, 1994. (61 EUR) 

413 Second International Symposium on the 

Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants, Seattle, 

USA, August 1994. (31 EUR) 

412 First International Symposium on 

Solanacea for Fresh Market, Málaga, 

Spain, March 1995. (76 EUR) 

411 Seventh International Workshop on Fire 

Blight, St. Catharines, Canada, August 

1995. (75 EUR) 

409 Fourth International Symposium on 

Growing Temperate Zone Fruits in the 

Tropics, Cairo, Egypt, May 1995. (37 

EUR) 

408 Symposium on Updating the Soilless 

Cultivation Technology for Protected 

Crops in Mild Winter Climates, Chania, 

Greece, October 1993. (26 EUR) 

405 Sixth International Symposium on 

Postharvest Physiology of Ornamental 

Plants, Oslo, Norway, June 1995. (60 

EUR) 

Other ISHS Publications Available: 

Physiological Charecterization of Salt 

Tolerance in Mango, Ulrich Schmutz, Berlin, 

1998 (16 EUR - ISBN 90 6605 889 7) 

For updated information on availability of books 

we refer to the ISHS website www.ishs.org 

Acta Horticulturae in Preparation - Soon to be 

released: 

527 International Symposium on Growth and 

Development of Fruit Crops (49 EUR) 

528 International Symposium on Grapevine 

Genetics and Breeding 

529 III International Symposium on Pineapple 

(67 EUR) 

XXV International Horticultural Congress Acta 

Horticulturae volumes in Preparation: 

513 Culture Techniques with Special 


Disease, Pest Control and 

Integrated Pest Strategies. Sustainable 

Crop Production, Bromeliad Production 

in the 21st Century, Recent Advances in 

Strawberry Plug Transplant Technology. 

523 New and Specialized Crops and Products, 

Botanic Gardens and Human-Horticulture 

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