Dear colleagues,

Tomorrow, is the deadline to send abstracts for the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress, “Interconnecting Forests, Science and People” will be held in Freiburg (Germany) on 19-22th September 2017.

I encourage to those working with Fusarium circinatum to submit an abstract to the Special Session 300, “Pine pitch canker - strategies for management of Gibberella  circinata in greenhouses and forests”. Additional information about how to submit the abstracts is written below. A selection of the abstracts will be invited to participate in the  "Forests" (SCI 1,5) Special Issue we are planning before the meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you in Freiburg!

Julio J. Diez

Catedrático de Universidad / Chair Professor (Forest Pathology)
Chair of the PINESTRENGTH COST Action FP1406
Chairman of the XVIII Congress of the Spanish Society of Phytopathology

Universidad de Valladolid
Instituto de Investigación en Manejo Forestal Sostenible / Sustainable Forest Management Institute
Departamento de Producción Vegetal y Recursos Forestales
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías Agrarias
Campus Yutera Edificio E, Despacho 204
Avenida de Madrid 44
34071 Palencia (Spain)
Tf: +34 979108420, Fax: +34 979108440
jdcasero@pvs.uva.es, http://sostenible.palencia.uva.es/gfs/PersonalPage/jdcasero
www.research4forestry.eu; www.iufro2011.com

www.sef2016.com, www.pinestrength.eu


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - All Division 7 (Forest Health) Meeting

IUFRO 125 ANNIVERSARY CONGRESS, 19-22 September 2017

 

Deadline for Submissions: 30 November 2016.

All submissions must be made online at the official congress website at http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts

Session 300, “Pine pitch canker - strategies for management of Gibberella  circinata in greenhouses and forests (PINESTRENGTH)” 

 

All-Division Meetings Division 7: Forest Health

 

Organizers 

Julio J. Diez, Chair of the PINESTRENGTH COST Action / Coordinator 7.02.02 IUFRO WP – Foliage, shoot and stem diseases

 

Description of the Session

Fusarium circinatum (teleomorph: Gibberella circinata) was first detected in North America, since when the pathogen has spread into Central and South America, South Africa, Asia and, more recently, Europe. F. circinatum is now considered the most important pathogen affecting Pinus seedlings and mature trees in many countries globally; asymptomatic seedlings may be planted out, resulting in very serious losses in forests.