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Services and Publications
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Services and Publications
A) Services:
B) Publications:
A) Services:
1- Extension services:
Extension service is a critical role for PPATHRI. During1992, many training programs for extension agents and people responsible for conducting research experiments in the field were trained on the major plant diseases and their control. Many Arab, African, Asian and Latin American trainees have been schooled in quarantine measures, fruit diseases, vegetable diseases and seed pathology. Each year, summer training programs for undergraduates of the faculties of agriculture are arranged. Training programs are also conducted for quarantine officers on the diseases of seed potatoes. Garlic growers attended a training program on the control of diseases attacking Chinese garlic.
2- Seminars:
PPATHRI arranges seminars every Wednesday, which are open to scientists from other institutes, universities, plant protection authorities and individuals from the private sector. The topics are of general interest and include current research and issues, new technology in plant disease detection, integrated Pest Management (IPM), and future prospects in the field of plant pathology beyond the year 2000.
3-Training:
PPATHRI staffs cooperate in all extension services of the ARC and in training programs arranged by the Egyptian International Center for Agriculture and by the Central Administration for Training of the Ministry of Agriculture. The staff also participates in national campaigns for improving crops such as maize and rice. PPATHRI is active in technology transfer programs for faba bean, lentil, apple, tomato, strawberry, plum and citrus.
The institute arranges training programs for extension officers, plant protection engineers and farmer cooperators. Five to programs including up to 25 participants each are conducted annually.
4- Conferences:
PPATHRI has always been active in coordinating participating in conferences held both locally and internationally. Recently 250 local and international participants attended the Crop Health Conference held in Fayoum. Other conferences in which the institute has recently actively participated include the Fifth Conference of Botany at St. Catherine, Sinai, the Conference of Agriculture 2000, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, the Fourth Conference of Plant Protection, Cairo, the Symposium on Faba Bean Diseases, the Seventh Conference of Plant Pathology, April 1994, held in Giza by the Egyptian Society of Plant Pathology and the Ministry of Agriculture and the First International Conference of Plant Pathology, 15- 17 Sept. 1997, held in Giza by PPathRI and the Ministry of Agriculture .
B) Publications:
- Publicatins
PPATHRI places over 40 technical articles annually in both Egyptian and international journals, including the Agricultural Research Review, Plant Disease, the Journal of Phytopathology, the Egyptian Journal of Applied Science, and the Egyptian Journal of Applied Microbiology. In 1980, PPATHRI published four books, two of which were in Arabic, A Guide to the Plant Disease Research Institute and Ten Years of Achievements of the Plant Pathology Research Institute (1970-1980). A Bibliography of Plant Pathology Research from 1969 through 1980 is an alphabetical listing of publications by institute personnel, Ph.D. theses for science degrees held by institute personnel, and graduate study topics of institute personnel. This publication shows a history of work at the institute including an author index, a subject/disease index and a pathogen index. Lastly, in English, host, disease and pathogen for easy reference organize an Index of Plant Diseases in Egypt, also published in 1980. A program and abstract pocket of the First International Conference of Plant Pathology (September 15-18, 1997, Giza, Egypt), which contained program calendar of the conference and all abstracts of the researches. This conference was organized by PPATHRI, under the auspices Prof. Dr. Y. A. Wally, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation.
In 1994, PPATHRI published one book, "A Guide to the Plant Disease Research Institute and Ten Years of Achievements of the Plant Pathology Research Institute "(1982-1992) in English.
In 1998, PPATHRI published one book, "Seminar Collections of the Plant Pathology Research Institute "(1995-1997) in Arabic.
In 1999, PPATHRI published one book, "Achievements of the Plant Pathology Research Institute and Future Directions "(1993-1999) in Arabic.
This publication shows a history of work at the institute including and author index, a subject/disease index and a pathogen index.
This publication was under title "A Guide to the Plant Disease Research Institute and Ten Years of Achievements of the Plant Pathology Research Institute "(1982-1992) in English.
This publication was under title "Seminar Collections of the Plant Pathology Research Institute "(1995-1997) in Arabic.
This publication was under title "Achievements of the Plant Pathology Research Institute and Future Directions "(1993-1999) in Arabic.
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