Emphasis project <http://www.emphasisproject.eu/> presents its 4th webinar about ‘Overview on Heterobasidion root and bud rots of conifers’ that will be held the 17th November 2017 (10:30 CET). The session will be delivered by Italy's University of Torino (UNITO <https://www.unito.it/>) - one of EMPHASIS <http://www.emphasisproject.eu/> project partners. The talk will give an overview on symptoms and impact of diseases caused by the fungal pathogens included in the Heterobasidion annosum species complex. The biology and epidemiology of these pathogens will be presented as well as the main strategies of disease control, with emphasis on integrated forest disease management. Speakers will be UNITO <https://www.unito.it/> researcher Dr Luana Giordano. Your participation will be of a great value. Moreover, Emphasis team would be very thankful if you would share this webinar among your contacts that might be interested in plant health issues. To register please use the following link: https://goo.gl/zArs91 Once you register to the event you will receive by email additional information to follow online the webinar. Target audience are research students, researchers, agri-business and forestry experts, farmers and foresters and any other person interested in plant health. We thank you very much for your kind attention and for your support to the dissemination of Emphasis project. Please contact us for any further information you may need. Best regards, Emphasis Dissemination team *EMPHASIS LINKS* Twitter: @EmphasisProject <https://twitter.com/EmphasisProject> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emphasisproject/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7043229 WEB: http://www.emphasisproject.eu/ Email: emphasisproject(a)gmail.com