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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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