Fwd: Symposium on losses to pathogens and pests in agriculture and forestry
by Pascal Frey
Dear forest pathologists and entomologists,
Andrea Ficke (NIBIO, Norway, Chair of the Crop Loss Committee of the
International Society of Plant Pathology), Serge Savary (INRAE, France,
retired), Neil McRoberts (UC Davis, USA) and some others are thinking
about organizing an International Symposium on losses to pathogens and
pests in agriculture and forestry, with the support of FAO.
They are seeking some forest health specialists who are interested in
concepts and methods to assess losses in forests (see below).
If you are intereststed, here is a link to a Doodle poll for the next
online meeting to discuss about this symposium :
https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dBQmvo2b
Best regards,
Pascal Frey
Dr Pascal FREY
Head of the Department of Tree - Microbe Interactions
INRAE, University of Lorraine
Ecology of Forest Pathogenic Fungi team
UMR1136 IAM
F-54280 Champenoux
FRANCE
E-mail:pascal.frey@inrae.fr
https://mycor.nancy.inra.fr/IAM/?page_id=731
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Sujet : Symposium on losses to pathogens and pests in agriculture and
forestry
Date : Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:00:50 +0200
De : Serge Savary <ssavary01(a)gmail.com>
Pour : Pascal Frey <pascal.frey(a)inrae.fr>
Copie à : Andrea Ficke <Andrea.Ficke(a)nibio.no>, Neil McRoberts
<nmcroberts(a)ucdavis.edu>
Dear Pascal,
There are discussions ongoing on the above subject.
The question of losses to pathogens and pests has not been addressed in
a formal methodology text for nearly 5 decades. An update is long overdue.
We're working, with Andrea Ficke, NIBIO, as lead (Chair of the Crop Loss
Committee of the ISPP) on the organisation of an international symposium
which would address all the new techniques/methods/technologies to
address losses to pathogens and pests.
The FAO has indicated its support.
The ongoing discussions are about the goal and contents of this
symposium, its participants, and its outputs (e.g., a small book).
It would be exceedingly important that forest pathology be properly
represented in the ongoing discussions, and of course the symposium
itself. Forest Pathology, I am sure, has its own way of looking at
things, its own logic/paradigms, and its own methods. These need to be
reported / documented / explained / illustrated with simple examples
anyone, anywhere in the world, can understand).
I am writing to you to ask you if you could find the time to attend
those meetings, and participate in the discussions. Also, it would be
very good if you could indicate to us colleagues in Forest Pathology who
could participate. These could be colleagues in France, or anywhere else
in the world.
I am in India currently, away from my usual files, and battling against
(most) unreliable internet. It may be that I already reached tout to
you. In that case, please accept my apologies. I am not trying to put
any pressure. Any advice that you could have to Andrea, Neil, and me,
would be most helpful.
With very best wishes,
Serge
PS the next meeting will be on one of these dates: 25, 28, 29 october,
6, 7, 8 November - at 2 to 4 pm, irrespective of the date chosen. If
ever you're available, please let Andrea know your preferred dates.
Anyone of the colleagues you know, and who would be interested to
attend, would be most welcome too.
--
*Serge Savary*
Editor-in-Chief, Food Security-
www.springer.com/life+sci/agriculture/journal/12571
<http://www.springer.com/life+sci/agriculture/journal/12571>
Adjunct Professor - IARI, New Delhi; Professor of Plant Pathology(Hon.),
GBPUA&T, India
Directeur de Recherche ORSTOM, IRD, INRA (Ret.); Visiting Scholar - UC
Davis, USA; Guest Researcher, Univ. of Twente, ITC, The Netherlands;
Chevalier du Mérite Agricole, France; Fellow, ISPP; APS
ORCID: 0000-0002-6867-180X
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