International Society for Plant Pathology

International Society for Plant Pathology
Formation1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Type
PurposeAdvancement of global plant health and food security
Region served
Global
Official language
English
President
Jan Leach
Main organ
International Congress of Plant Pathology
WebsiteISPP

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]

  1. ^ a b "About ISPP". www.isppweb.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "ISPP History" (PDF). International Society for Plant Pathology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ 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.