Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft

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Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V.
AbbreviationDPG
Formation1928 /1949
TypeScientific
PurposeResearch
Location
President / CEO
 / Falko Feldmann
Websitehttp://dpg.phytomedizin.org/en/dpg/

The German Phytomedicine Society (Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. - DPG) with headquarters in Braunschweig was founded in 1949 in Fulda and is the professional association of practitioners of phytomedicine, as successor to the Association of German Plant Physicians, which was based in Berlin from 1928 to 1937.[1]

Mission and Aims[]

The Association promotes

  • Research, teaching and consultancy in the area of Phytomedicine and disease
  • Parasites, effects of weeds and growth problems of crop plants
  • Measures for health maintenance in plants and practical application of this knowledge
  • Exchange of information between practitioners of phytomedicine, with the goal of preventing the emergence of adverse effects of treatment on humans, animals and the environment.
  • National and international exchange of scientific and practical experience

The German Phytomedicine Society seeks to achieve this through the following activities:

  • Membership of the editorial board of the international JOURNAL OF PLANT DISEASES AND PROTECTION as the international scientific organ of the DPG
  • Organisation of and participation in meetings and colloquia such as the German Plant Protection Conference and the International DPG Berlin Symposium, inter- and trans-disciplinary DPG meetings as well as the 16 specialised working groups.
  • Fostering relations to organisations with related aims and between practitioners on a domestic and international basis.
  • Membership of scientific societies and groups
  • Public relations work by means of presenting an objective and balanced picture of modern plant protection.
  • Cooperating in the organisation of student corriculae and educational guidelines
  • Publication of the journal PHYTOMEDICINE for members
  • Publication of the series SPECTRUM PHYTOMEDIZIN for the expert public

The DPG is a member of the Board of Trustees for the award of the

  • Otto-Appel-Denkmünze (Otto Appel Memorial Medal) for valuable scientific or organisational contributions in the field of plant protection
  • the Award of the Julius Kuehn Prize and
  • the Anton de Bary Medal for exceptional contributions to the area of phytomedicine and
  • the DPG Badge of Honour to deserving members.[2]

Networking[]

The Society is a member of

  • the Pflanzenschutzorganisation für Europa und den Mittelmeerraum (Organisation for Plant Protection in Europe and the Mediterranean)
  • the Deutschen Nationalkomitee Biologie (DNK), (German Nation Committee for Biology) that represents the interests of biological scientists in international organizations.
  • the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences

The internet page of the society contains references to the international network of phytomedicine practitioners and to meetings of international working groups.[3][4][5]

Notable members[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Protocol of the 53rd General Meeting of the German Phytomedicine Society in Freiburg im Breisgau on the 7th of June 2015 as pdf
  2. ^ Awards of the DPG
  3. ^ The DPG Network
  4. ^ DPG Working Groups
  5. ^ International Meetings on Phytomedicine Matters
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