ABSTRACT
Phytopathological societies were established in different parts of the world as a regional organisation for plant pathologists as the scientists working in this subject and the contributions made by them increased many fold, so as to discuss, deliberate and find out solutions to pathological problems at concerned regional level. Some of the plant pathological societies or associations are as under in respective country/region: The Australasian Plant Pathological Society (APPS); China Society for Plant Pathology (CSPP); French Phytopathological Society (SFP), The German Phytomedical Society (DPG); Israeli Phytopathological Society (IPS); and Phytopathological Society of Japan (PPSJ). The European Foundation for Plant Pathology (EFPP) promotes scientific and technical co-operation in the arena of plant health in Europe and facilitates the exchange of scientific information between plant pathologists who are members of national or regional societies in the field of plant pathology or related fields.
