Hellenic Plant Protection Journal, Special Issue:
1-91, 2015
DOI 10.1515/hppj-2015-0011
ABSTRACTS
Summaries of invited lectures, oral and poster
presentations given at the 16th
Hellenic Phytopathological Congress
Thessaloniki, Greece, October 16-18, 2012
The 16th National Phytopathological Congress, organized every two years by the Hellenic Phyto-
pathological Society (HPS), was held in Thessaloniki, Greece, on October 16–18, 2012. The meet-
ing was attended by more than 400 participants, and 61 oral presentations, 63 posters and 7 in-
vited lectures were presented dealing with plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses,
non-parasitic disorders, molecular diagnostics and characterization of pathogens, host-patho-
gen interaction, and biological, integrated and chemical disease control. In addition, one round
table discussion was held on “Production of certified propagative material of fruit trees: interna-
tional experience and Greek legislation- Problems related to its application”. Abstracts of the in-
vited lectures, oral presentations and posters of the congress are presented below.
