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| Formation | 1968 |
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| Type | |
| Purpose | Advancement of global plant health and food security |
Region served | Global |
Official language | English |
President | Jan Leach |
Main organ | International Congress of Plant Pathology |
| Website | ISPP |
The International Society for Plant Pathology is a global nonprofit institution dedicated to “promoting world-wide plant health and food security.” [1][2] It was founded in 1968 and the first President of the society was the pioneer British plant pathologist, Ronald Karslake Starr Wood.[3] The International Society for Plant Pathology is a member of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS), in liaison with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).[1][2]
- ^ a b "About ISPP". www.isppweb.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ISPP History" (PDF). International Society for Plant Pathology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ Archer, Simon (1 December 2017). "R.K.S. Wood FRS, 1919–2017". Food Security. 9 (6): 1139–1141. doi:10.1007/s12571-017-0738-3. ISSN 1876-4525.