Biotech Updates

The 12th International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium

July 27, 2012

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) will host the 12th International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. With the theme, Evolution, Ecology and Control of Plant Viruses, the symposium will focus on emergence, epidemiology and control of native and new encounter virus diseases. This is to reflect on prevailing situation of virus diseases in Africa and around the world that are not only ravaging the crop production, but also affecting the international exchange of germplasm and commerce.

The symposium will also provide a forum for exchange of latest knowledge and technologies to control virus diseases and pave way for an African and global strategy to combat emerging and reemerging plant virus diseases.

For more information, visit http://www.iita.org/web/ipve/home.