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]