Structure
MPU structure is composed by the President, the Governing Board, the General Assembly, the Secretariat & the Editorial Office.
The President
The President is the legal representative of MPU.

Salah M. Abdel-Momen
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt
Prof. Salah M. Abdel-Momen holds a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Texas A&M University and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Maryland. In Egypt, he began his career at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), conducting studies on crop diseases and supervising numerous M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. He has participated in several national agricultural research programs and served as president of the Egyptian Society of Phytopathology. Throughout his career, he has held key administrative positions, including Vice President and President of the ARC, Minister of Agriculture, and currently serves as Head Researcher at ARC.
- salah1993@yahoo.com
- 00201224809957
The Governing Board

Immediate Past President
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Tsitsigiannis Dimitrios
Department of Crop Science – Laboratory of Phytopathology Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) | Iera Odos 75 – 118 55, Athens, Greece
- dimtsi@aua.gr
- 00201224809957

Honorary President, Treasurer
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Surico Giuseppe
University of Florence – Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), Plant pathology and Entomology section | P.le delle Cascine 28, 50144 Firenze Italy
- giuseppe.surico@unifi.it

Secretary
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
D’Onghia Anna Maria
CIHEAM / Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari | Via Ceglie,9 – 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy
- donghia@iamb.it
- +39 080 4606246

Treasurer | Co-Editor-in-Chief of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia
Mugnai Laura
University of Florence – Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), Plant pathology and Entomology section | P.le delle Cascine 28 – 50144 Firenze, Italy
- laura.mugnai@unifi.it
- +39 055 2755861 | +39 3207981875

Co-Editor-in-Chief of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia
Falloon Richard
New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research | Private Bag 4704 – Christchurch 8108, New Zeland
- richardefalloon@gmail.com
- +64 27 278 0951

Board Member
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Nihal Buzkan
Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Avşar Campus, 46100 Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye
- nbuzkan@ksu.edu.tr
- +90 344 300 2055

Board Member
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Diana Fernandez
PHIM Plant Health Institute, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, Institute Agro – 34394 Montpellier Cedex 05 – France
- diana.fernandez@ird.fr
- +33 4 67 41 62 87

Board Member
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Juan A. Navas-Cortés
Department of Crop Protection at the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (IAS) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
- j.navas@csic.es
- +34 957 49 92 26

The Coordinator of the Advisory Committee
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Dr. Maria do Céu Machado Lavado da Silva
Portugal – Coffee Rusts Research Center (CIFC), ISA- School of Agriculture, Univ. Lisbon Portuguese Society of Plant Pathology, Lisbon, Portugal
- mariaceusilva@isa.ulisboa.pt
The Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee Coordinator
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Dr. Maria do Céu Machado Lavado da Silva
Portugal – Coffee Rusts Research Center (CIFC), ISA- School of Agriculture, Univ. Lisbon Portuguese Society of Plant Pathology, Lisbon, Portugal
- mariaceusilva@isa.ulisboa.pt
National Society Members
Croatian Plant Protection Society
PRESIDENT:
Jasminka Igrc Barčić
DELEGATE:
Darko Vončina
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Darko Vončina
Egyptian Phytopathological Society (EPS)
PRESIDENT:
Salah A. Khalil
DELEGATE:
Ahmed A. Kheder
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Ahmed A. Kheder, Mohamed A. Mosa, Mohsen Ahmed Mostafa
French Society of Plant Pathology (SFP)
PRESIDENT:
German R. Sylvie
DELEGATE:
Diana Fernandez
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Florence Fontaine, Diana Fernandez, Ali Siah
Hellenic Phytopathological Society (HPS)
PRESIDENT:
Paplomatas Epameinondas
DELEGATE:
Iakovos Pantelides
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Ioannis Stringlis, Eleni Kalogeropoulou
Israeli Phytopathological Society (IPS)
PRESIDENT:
Abraham Gamliel
DELEGATE:
Omer Frenkel
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Ofir Bahar, Omer Frenkel
Italian Association for Plant Protection (AIPP)
PRESIDENT:
G. Romanazzi
DELEGATE:
Silvia Toffolatti
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Silvia Toffolatti, Marina Collina, Stefania Pollastro
Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPAV)
PRESIDENT:
Giuseppe Firrao
DELEGATE:
Laura Mugnai
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS: Marco Camardo Leggeri, Vittoria Catara, Antonio Moretti
Italian Nematological Society (SIN)
PRESIDENT:
Barbara Manachini
DELEGATE:
Silvia Landi
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS: Silvia Landi, Alberto Troccoli
Palestinian Plant Production and Protection Society (PPPPS)
PRESIDENT:
Samer Jarrar
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Raed Al-Kowni
Plant Protection Society in Bosnia and Herzegovina
PRESIDENT:
Nedžad Karić
DELEGATE:
Arnela Okic
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS: Arnela Okic, Mladen Zovko
Plant Protection Society of Serbia
PRESIDENT:
Aleksa Obradović
DELEGATE:
Prof. Dr Dragica Brkić
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Prof. Dr Dragica Brkić
Protection Society of Slovenia
PRESIDENT:
Stanislav Trdan
DELEGATE:
Matej Vidrih
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Matej Vidrih
Portuguese Phytopathological Society (PPS)
PRESIDENT:
Helena Oliveira
DELEGATE:
Maria do Céu Silva
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Maria do Céu Silva
Spanish Phytopathological Society
PRESIDENT:
Blanca Landa
DELEGATE:
F. Escriu Paradell
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
María Angeles Ayllón Talavera, Laura Martin Blanco, David Ruano Rosa
Turkish Phytopathological Society
PRESIDENT:
Pervin Kinay
DELEGATE:
Hatice Özaktan
REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED FOR ELECTIONS:
Nihal Buzkan, Yeşim Aysan, Mustafa GÜMÜS
Affiliated Members
Arab Society of Plant Protection
PRESIDENT:
Safaa Kumari
DELEGATE:
Khaled Makkouk
CIHEAM Bari
COORDINATOR:
Mara Semeraro
DELEGATE:
Franco Valentini
Euphresco
COORDINATOR:
Baldissera Giovani
International Society for Mycotoxicology
PRESIDENT:
Antonio Moretti
The General Assembly
The General Assembly consists of all MPU members
The Secretariat & Editorial office

Administrative matters
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Gaglier Angela
c/o University of Florence – Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), Plant pathology and Entomology section | P.le delle Cascine 28 – 50144 Firenze, Italy
- secretariat@mpunion.org
- +39 055 2755863

Editorial office
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Fantoni Sonia
c/o University of Florence – Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), Plant pathology and Entomology section | P.le delle Cascine 28 – 50144 Firenze, Italy
- phymed@unifi.it
- +39 055 2755863

Website Manager
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Lamorgese Michele
CIHEAM / Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari | Via Ceglie,9 – 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy
- lamorgese@iamb.it
- +39 3402382435
The Early Career Researchers (ECRs) Committee

MPU Secretariat office
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Fatma Zohra Sennoun
PhD student- University of Tuscia – Plant and Animal Production Science department (DAFNE)| Via San Camillo de Lellis, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy. In collaboration with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari) |Via Ceglie, 9, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy
- fatmazohrasennoun@gmail.com
- +39 3761618235

MPU Secretariat office
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Marah Abu Khmaish
PhD student – Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Department of Agriculture, Località Feo di Vito snc – 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy; in collaboration with the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari), Via Ceglie, 9, 70010 Valenzano, Italy
- marahabukhmaish@gmail.com
- +39 3501387278

MPU Secretariat office
Consulting Editor in Phytopathologia Mediterranea, Managing Director of Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Aglietti Chiara
c/o University of Florence – Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), Plant pathology and Entomology section | P.le delle Cascine 28 – 50144 Firenze, Italy
- secretariat@mpunion.org
- +39 3386172711