Summaries of invited lectures, oral and poster presentations given at the Thirteenth Hellenic Phytopathological Congress, Athens, Greece, 16–19 October 2006

Abstract

The 13th National Phytopathological Congress, organized every two years by the Hellenic Phytopathological Society (HPS), was held in Athens, Greece, on October 16–19, 2006. The meeting was attended by more than 400 participants, and 49 oral presentations, 65 posters and 4 invited lectures were presented dealing with plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses, non-parasitic disorders and disease control. In addition, one round table discussion was held on “The contribution of Phytopathology in the production of safe and high-quality agricultural products”. Abstracts of the invited lectures, oral presentations and posters of the congress are presented below.