 SECOND BALKAN WEEK OF PLANT HEALTH 
May 31 – June 1, 2007
Final programme
31 May, 2007
10:00–10:10 Svetla Bachvarova, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry – Opening speech: Plant Protection Institute and Second
Balkan week of plant health
10:10–10:20 Ventsislav Todorov, Director General of the National Service for Plant Protection, Bulgaria - Challenges facing Plant
Protection in Bulgaria as a full member of the EU
1) GREENHOUSE INSECT PESTS AS VECTORS OF VIRUSES
10:20–10:45 Guenter Adam, Hamburg University BBA, Germany – The possible future development of Tospovirus problems on the Balkans
10:45–11:10 Gerald Moritz, University of Halle, Germany – Identification and Bioinformation - two important steps in modern pest
thrips control
11:10–11:35 Coffee break
11:35–11:50 Olia Karadjova, Vladimir Krumov, PPI, Bulgaria – Economically important thrips species in greenhouses in Bulgaria
11:50–12:05 Dimitrinka Hristova, PPI, Bulgaria – Diagnosis of main tospoviruses in greenhouses in Bulgaria
12:05–12:30 Piero Caciagli, IVV, Torino, Italy - Bemisia tabaci – Biology, vector potential and control in greenhouses
12:30–13:00 Discussion: Future development of research on virus-vector relationships. Moderator: G.Adam
13:00–14:30 Lunch
2) INDEXING OF GRAPE AND FRUIT TREE PROPAGATION MATERIAL
14:30–14:55 Giovanni Martelli, Faculty of agricultural science, Bari University, Italy – Virus diseases of the grapevine
and the Directive 2005/43/EC.
14:55–15:20 Wilhelm Jelkmann, Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops, Dossenheim, Germany – Fruit tree indexing
15:20–15:40 Coffee break
15:40–16:05 Irene Vloutoglou, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Greece – Citrus Black Spot (Guiguardia citricarpa) – epidemiology and detection
16:05–16:25 Zheljo Avramov, CLQP, Bulgaria – Monitoring of quarantine diseases in vineyards in Bulgaria
16:25–17:00 Discussion: Future development of pathogen detection and its application
17:00 Sightseeing
1 June, 2007
3) PHYTOSANYTARY CONTROL – IMPLEMENTATION AND PROBLEMS
09:30–09:55 Harry Arijs, European Commission
- DG SANCO, Unit E1, Section Phytosanitary harmful organisms – Phytosanitary threats and inspection requirements at import of plants and
plant products
09:55–10:15 Lubomir Kirilov, Nikolai Rosnev National Service for Plant Protection, Bulgaria – Phytosanitary control: implementation
and problems in Bulgaria as a full member of the EU.
10:15–10:35 Coffee break
10:35–11:00 Harry Arijs - Control of plants and plant products during their movement within the EU: control of potatoes and fruit
tree planting material
11:00–11:25 Mirjana Koprivica, Miroslav Vujovic, National Plant Protection Service, Serbia – Control of propagation material
in Serbia
11:25–12:00 Discussion: Scientific research: Impact and support in Phytosanitary Policy Making. Moderator: H. Arijs
4) SOILBORNE DISEASES STANDARDIZED METHODS OF ISOLATION AND DIAGNOSTICS
12:00–12:25 Kenneth Evans, Rothamsted Research, UK – Globodera pallida – biology, identification methods and control
12:25–12:50 Mariana Laginova, Elka Dimitrova, Central Laboratory of Plant Quarantine, Bulgaria – Details on the situation of Clavibacter
michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus in Bulgaria
12:50–13:30 Concluding remarks and perspectives. Moderator: G.Adam
13:30–15:00 Lunch
15:00 Sightseeing
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