7.02.00 - Pathology

Coordinator:

Julio Javier Diez Casero, Spain

Deputies:

Irene Barnes, South Africa

Michelle Cleary, Sweden

Rebecca (Beccy) Ganley, New Zealand

Carlos A. Perez, Uruguay

About Unit

The Research Group Pathology coordinates the activities of all Working Parties dealing with forest pathology. The objectives of these Working Parties are to promote forest pathology by increasing and improving communications among scientists of the world as well as foresters and students. Working units of sections 7.01.00 (Impacts of air pollution…) and 7.03.00 (Entomology) have also working units where tree diseases are included with other topics.


State of Knowledge

The Working Parties in the section Pathology are dealing with tree diseases affecting all part of trees, in different parts of the world or are focusing on specific pathosystems.