December 2007, Volume 38, Issue 2
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REPORT ON THE XXXIX ONTA REUNION CORDOBA, ARGENTINA OCTOBER 29-November 2, 2007 The 2007 ONTA Annual Meeting was a memorable scientific event for the quality of the program and international participation.The town of Villa Carlos Paz, at 35 km (22 miles) from Córdoba, Argentina provided excellent accommodation and convention facilities for the meeting. The geographical location at the foot-hills of the Andes and the variety of ecological sites attracted a significant number of members. Marcelo Doucet and Paola Lax, the organizers of the meeting, prepared a scientific program that encompassed a great variety of nematological subjects making possible the participation of nematologists of different background. ONTA appreciates and commends their efforts. A total of 109 members from North, Central and South America, Caribbean Basin and Europe attended the meeting. The numerous symposia on biodiversity, nematode pests of potato and soybean, entomopathogenic nematodes, plant resistance to nematodes, biological management of nematodes, methyl bromide alternatives, precision agriculture, nematode taxonomy and the excellent oral and poster presentations provided the attendants with a wide range of scientific information. The tour of the towns, such as Jesús María, Caroya, Ascochinga and the areas surrounding Cordoba was of great educational value. The visit to these historical sites elucidated the important role played by the Jesuits, during the Spanish domination, in spreading agricultural, building, craftsmanship and medical knowledge to the indigenous population. ONTA members convey their appreciation and thanks to Marcelo and Paola along with their collaborators Catalina Pastor De Ward, Maria Alejandra Bertolotti and Susana Raquel Cagnolo for the organization of this memorable reunion. Photos of the events of this meeting are posted on the ONTA website. |
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APPRECIATION AWARDS ONTA members expressed appreciation to our President Marcelo Doucet and Paola Lax for organizing a successful meeting in Argentina. Marcelo and Paola were recognized for their efforts, outstanding organizational skills and ability to work under pressure and difficult situation. These awards were bestowed upon them during the Award Ceremony, after an outstanding tango show, during the banquet held at the Restaurant El Campanario in Villa Carlos Paz.
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2007 ONTA AWARDEES The following members were recognized during the banquet at the ONTA meeting in Argentina. Gregory R. Noel received the Honorary Member Award for his outstanding contributions to the Organization. Nancy Kokalis Burelle received the Distinguished Service Award for her skills and outstanding managerial abilities in maintaining the scientific quality and timely publication of Nematropica during her service as Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Charles Overstreet received the Bayer CropScience Award for implementing an innovative program using precision agriculture to manage the reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) on cotton. Erwin Aballay Espinoza and Alejandro Esquivel received the Special Award for their organizational and scientific skills in organizing the 37th and 38th ONTA Meetings in Chile and Costa Rica, respectively. Patrick Quénéhervé received the Past President Award for his ability in leading and directing ONTA activities and for promoting and supporting the organization of the 39th ONTA meeting in Argentina.
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Jim Rich and Forest Robinson, chairs of the Nomination and Honors and Awards Committee, respectively, invite ONTA members to submit nominations of candidates for the election of the Vice-President, Secretary and for the bestowal of ONTA awards. The nominations for Vice-President and Secretary should be submitted by e-mail to Jim Rich [jimmyr@ufl.edu]. The nominations of candidates qualified for ONTA awards should be submitted to Forest Robinson [frobinson@cpru.usda.gov] and should contain a short biography.
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ONTA DUES Rosa Manzanilla-López, acting ONTA Secretary, reminds ONTA members that at the business meeting in Costa Rica (2006), ONTA members voted to increase the annual dues to $30 for regular members and $60 for institutions, other organizations and libraries. ONTA dues can be paid by check in US dollars to be sent to the Secretary or by VISA. VISA payments should be sent to the Treasurer, Roberto Vargas <rvargas@rectoria.uprm.edu> (address under ONTA Officers). A 3.5% processing fee will be charged to payments made by VISA. United States members can send their check directly to the Business Manager, Janete Brito <britoj@doacs.state.fl.us> (address under ONTA Officers).
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2007 Best Student Poster Competition
Joey I. Orajay from the University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department, Gainesville, Florida (USA) received a $ 500 1st prize for his studies on the molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of a Pasteuria sp. infecting Mesocriconema ornatum. Ernesto San-Blas from the University of Reading, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, Reading, UK, received a $ 300 2nd prize for his work in assessing the effect of ammonia on the emergence of Steinernema juveniles. |
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Restaurant, Hotel Portal del Lago, Villa Carlos Paz (Córdoba), Argentina. The meeting started at 6:18 PM. It was attended by Patrick Quénéhervé (President), Marcelo Doucet (Vice-President and Chair of the Local Arrangements Committee), Aurelio Ciancio (Former President) and Renato Inserra (Newsletter Editor). Invited members were PaulaAgudelo (Senior Spanish Editor), RodrigoRodríguez-Kábana, Jim Rich (Chair of the Nominations Committee), Charles Overstreet (Chair of the ONTA Foundation Committee) and Nahum Marbán-Mendoza. Patrick Quénéhervé conveyed the apologies of the Secretary Rosa Manzanilla-López who was not able to attend the meeting for medical reasons. He expressed appreciation to Marcelo Doucet for organizing on short notice the 39th ONTA Meeting in Argentina after the cancellation of the Meeting in Peru. Patrick suggested posting the reports of ONTA officers and the minutes of the previous ONTA meeting in Costa Rica at the entrance to the conference room for scrutiny and verification by the ONTA members. Patrick thanked Rodrigo Rodríguez-Kábana for generously sponsoring the student paper competition. Rodrigo suggested that the competition be limited to posters only and proposed Forest Robinson as chair of the Committee for the evaluation of the posters. Paula Agudelo was invited by the committee members to discuss the Nematropica report on behalf of the Editor-in-Chief Nancy Kokalis Burelle, who did not attend the meeting. Paula stated that Nancy had informed the President about her wishes to leave the post as Editor-in-Chief in December 2007. She added that Nancy had proposed the candidacy of Kathy Lawrence to replace her as new Editor-in-Chief of Nematropica. Paula added that Kathy, who is already serving as English Editor of the Journal, has accepted the candidacy. After a brief discussion concerning the qualifications of the new Editor-in-Chief, the candidacy of Kathy Lawrence was approved unanimously. Continue on the adjacent column.
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From the adjacent column. Renato Inserra expressed concern for the financial status of the Organization. The payment of membership dues is declining in both the United States (US) and other countries. He proposed to send dues notices by regular mail to US members because electronic notices are usually ignored. Renato added that according to the Business Manager’s Report, too many authors publishing in Nematropica default on the payment of the page costs of their papers. These unpaid costs are seriously affecting ONTA’s financial status. Nahum Marbán-Mendoza stated that Mexican Research Agencies and Universities have sufficient funds to cover the publication costs incurred by the authors. However, Mexican and other Latin American members cannot use their official credit cards with the payment system provided by ONTA, which requires that the number of the credit card is mailed to the Treasurer. These official credit cards can be used only by passing the cards directly through the scanners or by electronic payment systems only. The Executive Committee members encouraged the Business Manager, Treasurer and the ONTA Foundation officers to explore the possibility for ONTA to adopt this new mode for electronic payment. On the basis of the Business Manager’s Report, the EC proposed the establishment of a committee, chaired by Jim Rich, to explore the possibility of transforming Nematropica into an on-line Journal. The Committee recommended, also, the Editor-in-Chief consider the on-line publication of the abstracts of the meeting in Argentina following the decision taken at the 38th Annual Meeting in Costa Rica, if this change would have saved costs to the Organization. Patrick Quénéhervé provided the Committee with the results of the election for Vice-President. He stated that Rosa Manzanilla-López was elected Vice-President of the Organization. Aurelio Ciancio, chair of the Committee for the scientific program of the Fifth International Federation of Nematology Societies’s Congress in Brisbane, Australia (13th-18th July, 2008), informed the Committee that the scientific program for the Congress was to include 48 topics to be discussed in symposia and colloquia. Additionally, 215 presentationsare also planned. He added that topics concerning Tropical Nematology such as Nacobbus, Root-knot nematodes and Nematodes in Tropical Agriculture will be included in the program.
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From page 3 Jim Rich noted that with election of RosaManzanilla-López to the Vice-Presidency, the Secretary’s post becomes vacant and it is necessary to elect a new Secretary. Renato added that Rosa intends continuing her services as Secretary until a new Secretary can be elected. Patrick informed the Committee that he received an invitation from Regina Carneiro to host the 41st ONTA Annual Meeting, in 2009, in Alagoas, Brazil. Renato added that Jenny Escobar was planning to host the 42nd ONTA Reunion in Quito, Ecuador. Both Regina and Jenny were to invite officially ONTA members at the Business Meeting. Patrick informed that the organizers of the Congress in Australia were encouraging the Nematological Societies in the Federation to sponsor selected symposia planned for the Congress and to provide travel funds for students to attend the Congress. Rodrigo Rodríguez-Kábana expressed his intention to help the ONTA Foundation in satisfying this request. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 PM. Submitted by R. Inserra |
From the adjacent column. Patrick asked members to approve or disapprove the minutes of the previous meeting in Costa Rica and the reports of ONTA officers, which had been posted at the entrance to the conference rooms. Rodrigo Rodríguez-Kábana moved for the approval of the documents. The motion was seconded by Renato Inserra, and it was approved unanimously. Patrick pointed out that the report of the Business Manger indicated that many papers published in Nematropica were still unpaid, causing a large financial deficit for the organization. A discussion about the reasons of these unpaid papers followed and involved Rodrigo, Forest Robinson, Jim Rich and Renato Inserra. Nahúm Marbán-Mendoza stated that the card payment offered by ONTA cannot be used in many Latin American countries because it requires the release of the card numbers by phone or by mail, which blocks the financial transaction of these cards. He added that the official credit cards provided by Latin American scientific agencies can be used only by passing the card directly through the scanner or by using automatic electronic systems. Renato pointed out that misunderstandings and poor cooperation by the co-authors in dividing the publication costs are also another cause of the default on these payments. These financial problems justify the need to establish a committee to analyze these problems and to start the necessary actions to transform Nematropica in an on-line Journal. Patrick reminded ONTA Members that the 40th Annual Reunion will be held in Brisbane, Australia in conjunction with the International Congress of Nematology and with the participation of the Nematological Societies members of the Federation. He invited Aurelio Ciancio who is chairing the planning committee for the scientific program of the Congress to provide information about the scientific events. Aurelio stated that the 48 topics for colloquia and symposia planned for the meeting include also those concerning tropical nematology. These tropical nematology topics were discussed with the President and Rodrigo. Aurelio added that of the many topics, some will concern nematological problems which mainly affect Australian Agriculture. Patrick then invited Regina Carneiro to show a video concerning the attractions and facilities of the site of the 41st ONTA Annual Reunion in Brazil. Continue on page 5
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ONTA Business Meeting (2007) 1 November 2007 (6:15-7:45 PM) Conference Room, Hotel Portal del Lago Villa Carlos Paz (Córdoba), Argentina The meeting was opened by ONTA President, Patrick Quénéhervé at 6:15 PM. Patrick invited the audience to join him in observing a minute of silence in memory of Charles E. Taylor and William F. Mai who passed on in 2007. Patrick Quénéhervé conveyed the apologies of the Secretary Rosa Manzanilla-López who was not able to attend the meeting for health reasons. He expressed appreciation to Marcelo Doucet, Paola Lax and the members of the Local Arrangements Committee for organizing on short notice the 39th ONTA Meeting in Argentina. He added that this meeting wasscheduled to be held in Peru, but it was canceled be theorganizers. Continue on the adjacent column.
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From page 4. Regina stated that the 41st Annual meeting will be a joint meeting with the Brazilian Nematological Society, which will be held at Alagoas in the Central-East Coast of Brazil. The Members enjoyed the video and thanked Regina for the invitation. Following Regina’s presentation of the video, Jenny Escobar extended another invitation to ONTA members to meet in 2010 in Quito, Ecuador. Then the ONTA president informed the group that Rosa Manzanilla-López was elected to the ONTA Vice-Presidency. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM. Submitted by R. Inserra
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We sadly announce the death of William F. May on 15 August 2007. Bill was a Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor Emeritus in the Department of Plant Pathology at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. His research work on potato cyst nematodes and his interactions with Peruvian nematologists made Prof. Mai a very familiar scientist in ONTA. He was an excellent nematology teacher who trained many ONTA members such as Robert A. Dunn (ONTA President in 1994) and Maria Scurrah. Bill received the Honorary Member Award that was bestowed upon him and Joe Sasser for the first time by ONTA, in 1987. His pleasant personality, outstanding research and teaching made him one of the most well known scientists in Latin America and ONTA. We would like to commemorate also Bakir A. Oteifa who died on July 15, 2007. Bakir was a well known nematologist from Egypt. He was involved in studies on tropical nematology and especially on the reniform nematode.
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(5th International Congress of Nematology) The 40th ONTA Annual Meeting will be a joint meeting with other international nematology societies, and it will be held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (13-18 July, 2008) in the context of the 5th International Congress of Nematology. Only poster presentations and invited oral talks, distributed in more than 45 sessions, are planned for the Congress. The deadline for the submission of the abstracts of the posters is 1 March 2008. The deadline for early registration is 29 February, 2008. Details and information are posted on the website <http://www.5icn.org>. Registration and Call for Oral and Poster Presentation Abstracts are availble on the website. Covenor: Mike Hodda, President of the Australasian Association of Nematologists, (Mike.Hodda@csiro.au). Contact: Sally Brown (sally.brown@uq.net.au). John Halbrendt (jmh23@psu.edu) informs that the 5th International Congress of Nematology will be followed by the Third International Biofumigation Symposium that will be held in Canberra on 21-25 July, 2008. |
NEMATROPICA At the Executive Committee Meeting held during the 39th ONTA Annual Reunion in Argentina it was decided to appoint Katheryn S. Lawrence, from the Department of Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama (USA) as new Editor-in-Chief of Nematropica to replace Nancy Kokalys-Burelle who completed her term in December 2007. ONTA members welcome Kathy and wish her great success in leading Nematropica. At the same time, ONTA members thank Nancy Burelle for her dedicated service and for the outstanding management of the Journal. Nancy will continue to cooperate with Kathy in the difficult job of handling a scientific journal like Nematropica.
Nematropica Mailing Costs Nematropica issues are mailed by surface outside the United States. Surface mail is not reliable and subject to delays and loss of the parcel.ONTA members outside the United States should consider increasing their annual dues to include airmail cost for Nematropica. The annual airmail costs are: $ 12 for Mexico, $ 9 forCanada and $ 22 for other countries. These costs will be added to the annual dues for members who choose this option.
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ONTA OFFICERS (Executive Committee) PRESIDENT: Marcelo E. Doucet, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Laboratorio de Nematologia, Centro de Zoologia Aplicada, Casilla de Correo 122, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina; Tel: 54-351-433-2055; e-mail: <mdoucet@gtwing.efn.uncor.edu>. VICE-PRESIDENT: Rosa H. Manzanilla-Lopez, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom or16 Coleswood Road, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 1EQ, UK, e-mail: <rosa.manzanilla-lopez@bbrc.ac.uk>. PAST PRESIDENT: Patrick Quénéhervé, ORSTOM Laboratoire de Nématologie, BP 8006-97259 Fort de France Cedex, Martinique (French West Indies). Tel: 596-645750; FAX: 596-717316; e-mail: <queneherve@ird-mq.fr>. ACTING SECRETARY: Rosa H. Manzanilla-Lopez, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom or16 Coleswood Road, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 1EQ, UK, e-mail: <rosa.manzanilla-lopez@bbrc.ac.uk>. TREASURER: Roberto Vargas, Department of Crop Protection, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus, P.O. Box 9030, Mayagüez, PR 00681-9030, USA. Tel: 1-787-265-3859; FAX: 1-787-265-0860; e-mail: <rvargas@rectoria.uprm.edu>. NEMATROPICA EDITOR: Editor-in-Chief: Katheryn S. Lawrence, Auburn University, Department of Plant Pathology, 227 Life Science Blvd., Auburn, AL 36849 USA; Tel: 334-844-1956; FAX: 334-844-1947; e-mail: <lawrekk@auburn.edu>. NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Renato N. Inserra, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Nematology Section, P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville FL 32614-7100, USA. Tel: 1-352-372-3505, Ext. 115; FAX: 1-352-955-2301 or 2300; e-mail: <inserrr@doacs.state.fl.us>. MEMBERS AT LARGE: Rodrigo Rodríguez-Kábana, Department of Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5409, USA. Tel:1-334-844-4714; FAX:1-334-844-1948; e-mail: <rrodrigu@acesag.auburn.edu>. Regina Carneiro, EMBRAPA-Rec. Geneticas & Biotechnologia, C.P. Postal 2372, 70849-970, Brasilia DF, Brazil. Tel: 55-61-340-3660; e-mail: <recar@cenargen.embrapa.br>. |
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COMMITTEES ARCHIVE COMMITTEE: Robert McSorley, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110620, Gainesville FL 32611-0620, USA; Tel: 1-352-392-1901, Ext. 137; FAX: 1-352-392-0190; e-mail: <rmcs@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>. FOUNDATION COMMITTEE: Charles Overstreet (Chair), Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, P.O. Box 25100, Baton Rouge LA 70894-5100, USA; Tel: 1-225-388-2186; FAX: 1-225-388-2478; e-mail: <coverstreet@agctr.lsu.edu>. Paula Agudelo 120 Long Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, U.S.A. Tel:1-864-656-5739; e-mail: <pagudel@clemson.edu>; Alejandro Esquivel, Lab. Nematología, Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional, AP 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica. Tel: 277 32 99; FAX: 261 00 35; e-mail: <aesquive@una.ac.cr>. Jenny Escobar, Junin 116 y Panama, Guayaquil Guayas 09-13293, Ecuador; e-mail: <jenny.escobar@aventis.com>. Patrick Quénéhervé (see address under Executive Committee). Jim Rich, (see address under Home Page Committee). Marta Susana del Toro, Laboratorio de Nematologia Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Almirante Brown 500, 5505 Chacras de Coria, Luján, Mendoza, Argentina. Tel:54-61-960004, Ext. 2030; FAX: 54-61-960469; e-mail: <mdeltoro@fca.uncu.edu.ar>. HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE: A. Forest Robinson (Chair), USDA, ARS, SCRL, 2765 F & B Road, College Station TX 77845, USA. Tel: 1-979-260-9234; FAX: 1-979-260-9337; e-mail: <frobinson@cpru.usda.gov>. Jenny Escobar, Junin 116 y Panama, Guayaquil Guayas 09-13293, Ecuador; e-mail: <jenny.escobar@aventis.com>.
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| Javier Franco, Fundación PROINPA Foundation, Casilla Postal 4285, Av. Meneces, Km 4, El Paso, Cochabamba, Bolivia; Tel.: 00 591 4319595; Fax: 00 591 4319600; e-mail: <j.franco@proinpa org>. Nahum Marban-Mendoza, Departamento de Parasitologia Agrícola, Universidad Autonoma de Chapingo, Montecillo, Edo. de Mexico, Chapingo 56230, Mexico. FAX: 52-595-40692; e-mail: <nmarbanm@yahoo.com.mx> or <nahumm@correo.chapingo.mx>. Julia A. Meredith, PO Box 140357, Gainesville, FL 32614-0357, U.S.A.; e-mail: <julia@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu>. Gregory R. Noel, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, USDA, ARS, 1102 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana IL 61801, U.S.A.; Tel: 1-217-244-3254; FAX: 1-217-333-5251; e-mail: <g-noel1@uiuc.edu>. Rodrigo Rodríguez-Kábana, Department of Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5409, U.S.A. Tel:1-334-844-4714; FAX:1-334-844-1948; e-mail: <rrodrigu@acesag.auburn.edu>.
NEMATROPICA EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Katheryn S. Lawrence (Chair) (see address under Executive Committee). Nancy Kokalis Burelle (Past Editor-in-chief), USDA, ARS, U. S. Horticultural Research Lab., 2001 South Rock Rd., Ft. Pierce, FL 34945; Phone: (772) 462-5861; Fax: (772) 462-5986; Cell: (772) 216-0560; e-mail: <nancy.burelle@ars.usda.gov>. Paula Agudelo (Senior Editor, Spanish), 120 Long Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, U.S.A.; Manuel Mota (Senior Editor Portuguese) , Departamento Biologia, Universidade de Evora, Evora 7000 Portugal; Tel:35-1-266-760800; e-mail: <mmota@uevora.pt>; Patrick Quénéhervé (Senior Editor, French)(address under Nomination Committee); Janete Brito (Business Manager), Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Nematology Section, P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville FL 32614-7100, USA. Tel: 1-352-372-3505, Ext. 115; FAX: 1-352-955-2301 or 2300; e-mail: <britoj@doacs.state.fl.us>. Associate Editors as listed in Nematropica. Larry W. Duncan, (Editor of the electronic version of Nematropica), University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred FL 33850-2299, USA; Tel: 1-863-956-1151; FAX: 1-863-956-4631; e-mail: <lwdn@lal.ufl.edu>. NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE: Renato N. Inserra (Chair), (see address under Executive Committee); Renato Crozzoli, Univ. Central de Venezuela, Instituto de Zoologia Agricola, Apartado 4975-A, Maracay, Aragua 2101, Venezuela. FAX: 58-43-507085; e-mail: <rencro@movistar.net.ve>. NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE: Jimmy Rich (Chair), University of Florida, 155 Research Road, Quincy FL 32351-9500, USA. Tel: 1-850-875-7130; FAX: 1-850-875-7148; e-mail: <Jimmyr@ufl.edu>. Renato N. Inserra, (address under Executive Committee); Nahum Marban-Mendoza, Departamento de Parasitologia Agrícola, Universidad Autonoma de Chapingo, Montecillo, Edo. de Mexico, Chapingo 56230, Mexico. FAX: 52-595-40692; e-mail: <nahumm@taurus1.chapingo.mx>. Nicola Greco, Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante, Sezione di Bari, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy. Tel: 39 080 5484186; e-mail: <n.greco@ba.ipp.cnr.it>. Patrick Quénéhervé (see address under Executive Committee). Renata C. V. Tenente, EMBRAPA, CENARGEN, Sain Parque Rural, Cx. P. 2372, Brasilia D.F. 70849-970, Brazil. Tel: 55-61-348-1623; FAX: 55-61-348-4700; e-mail: <renata@cenargen.embrapa.br>. Juan Carlos Magunacelaya, Avda. Brasil 2950, Valparaiso 4059, Chile, Tel: 56 2 678 5821; e-mail: <jmagunac@ucv.cl>. REPRESENTATIVES IN THE IFNS: Marcelo E. Doucet (see address under Executive Committee). SUSTAINING MEMBER COMMITTEE: Luis A. Payan (Chair), Syngenta Crop Protection, PO Box 18300, Greensboro NC 27409, U.S.A. Tel: 336-632-6000; e -mail: <luis.payan@syngenta.com>. Janete A. Brito, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Nematology Section, P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville FL 32614-7100, USA. Tel: 1-352-372-3505, Ext. 115; FAX: 1-352-955-2301 or 2300; e-mail: <britoj@doacs.state.fl.us>. Donald W. Dickson, University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620, U.S.A. Tel: 352-392-1901 (135); e-mail: <dwd@ufl.edu>. Jenny Escobar, Junin 116 y Panama, Guayaquil Guayas 09-13293, Ecuador; e mail: <jenny.escobar@aventis.com>. Gustavo Fallas Meji, Apartado 4595-1000, Edificio Rodfon C5 y Av.1, San Jose, Costa Rica. e-mail <gfallas@chiquita.com>. Jimmy Rich, (See address under Nominations Committee). Prem Warrior, Valent BioScience Corporation, 6131 RFD, Oakwood Road, Long Grove, IL 60047, U.S.A. Tel.:1-847-968-4901; Fax: 1-847-968-4970; e-mail: <prem.warrior@valent.com>. WEB PAGE COMMITTEE: Jimmy Rich (Chair), (See address under Nominations Committee). César Ornat Longaron (Co-Chair), Dep. Enginiyria Agroalimentária i Biotecnologia, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Avinguda del Canal Olímpic s/n, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona Spain. |
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| Tel: 34-935-521-072; FAX: 34-935-521-001; e-mail: <Cesar.Ornat@upc.edu>. Erwin O. Aballay, Universidad de Chile, Fac. Ciencias Agrarias, Dept. Sanidad Vegetal, P.O. Box 1004 or Avenida Santa Rosa # 11.135, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile. Tel: 56-2-6785821 or 56-9-4346229; FAX: 56-2-6785812; e-mail: <erwinaba@uchile.cl>. Leopoldo Hidalgo, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (CENSA), Apartado 10, San José de las Lajas, Habana, Cuba <lhidalgo@censa.edu.cu>. Miguel Talavera Rubia, Area de Protección de Cultivos, IFAPA, Centro Camino de Purchil, Instituto de Investigación y formación Agraria y Pesquera. Junta de Andalucía, Apdo. Correos 2027, 18080-Granada, Spain. Tel.: 958 895 251; Fax: 958 895 203; e-mail: <miguelf.talavera.ext@juntadeandalucia.es>. |
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