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BSPP Meetings
8th International Conference on Pseudomonas syringae pathovars and related pathogens
Oxford, UK, 31 Aug to 03 Sep 2010. This conference will cover a wide range of topics including: pathogenicity and virulence mechanisms, genomics and bioinformatics, evolution, taxonomy and systematics, ecology and epidemiology, plant responses, diagnostics and disease control, insights from related pathogens.. Link to website
New Disease Reports: Special Notice
From 1st January 2010, New Disease Reports will be published as a peer-reviewed stand-alone on-line journal with the objective of providing rapid publication of new and unusual reports on plant diseases. However, papers which were submitted to NDR before 1st January 2010 will also appear in Plant Pathology (in print and on-line). The BSPP is committed to continue to develop NDR in order to maintain and enhance the publication value of the papers published by NDR.
Molecular Plant Pathology Impact
The 2009 impact factor just released for MPP is 3.455. This ranks 19th out of 172 in the Plant Sciences category. More...
Summer Newsletter now online
Including Magnificent Microbes and this years list of undergraduate vacation projects More...
Student paper prizewinners
Alison Bentley and Pieter van Poppel have won awards for the best student papers in Plant Pathology and Molecular Plant Pathology. Read more...
BSPP Treasurer required
The BSPP require a new treasurer from 1st January 2010. More information about this position and how to apply are now online. More...
Summer School for PhD students
The 3rd Summer School for PhD students organised by ENDURE (European Network for the Durable Exploitation of Crop Protection strategies) will be held in Volterra, Italy, 4-8 October 2010. More...
The BSPP Blog
The BSPP is inviting plant pathologists to keep a blog. The invited blogger is currently Eric Boa, a member of BSPP board and manager of the Global Plant Clinic. Read what he has to say...
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