10. Dünya Parazitik Bitkiler Kongresi

Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the 10th World Congress on Parasitic Plants, to be held from 8 to 12 June, 2009 in Kusadasi, Turkey. Preparations are already well underway for a fantastic meeting that will embrace all aspects of parasitic plant research. You may notice that this conference is occurring sooner than the 3-5 year interval that has traditionally separated major parasitic plant symposia, but there is good reason for this change. The rate of progress in parasitic plant research has been accelerating in recent years, and new approaches and resources have led to breakthroughs in parasite evolution, biology, ecology, host-parasite communication, and host response to parasitism. The future holds even more promise. However, despite these advances in knowledge, parasitic weeds continue to devastate crops in much of the world and farmers have few new tools at their disposal. For these reasons, participants at the 9th World Congress on Parasitic Plants agreed that a two year cycle for major meetings would provide a better timeframe for advancing our work. Thus, in 2009 we will again assemble the world's foremost experts on parasitic plants with the objective of furthering the state of our science. Please mark your calendars now and plan to join colleagues old and new for the 10th World Congress on Parasitic Plants. This will be an outstanding event, and on behalf of the Organizing Committee and Society, we are looking forward to seeing you in Turkey. Jim Westwood IPPS President