54 ECPGR Cucurbits Working Group Members

Email Distribution List
Chair: Maria Raffaella Ercolano ercolano@unina.it   
Albania Mr Sokrat Jani Institute of Plant Genetic Resources - Agricultural University of Tirana
Rruga `Siri KODRA`
 Tirana
Albania
Tel: (355) 694053803
sokratjani@yahoo.com
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Armenia Mr Gayane Sargsyan
Observer
Scientific Center of Vegetables and Industrial Crops
Ministry of Agriculture
Ararat Marz, Darakert Community
808 Ararat region
Armenia
Tel: (374-93) 576205
biotechlab01@yahoo.com
  
Austria Ms Eveline  Adam Saatzucht Gleisdorf (Gleisdorf seed breeding institute) Ges.mbH
Am Tieberhof 33
8200  Gleisdorf
Austria
Tel: +43 3112 2105 18
eveline.adam@saatzuchtgleisdorf.at
Plant breeder   
Austria Mr Phillip Judex Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
Stubenring 12
1010 Vienna
Austria
Tel: (43) 171100 60 2955
phillip.judex@bml.gv.at
Policy and law  
Austria Mr Wolfgang Palme Abteilung Gemüsebau, Höheren Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Gartenbau
Grünbergstrasse 24
1130 Wien
Austria
Tel: (43) (0) 1 8135950-331
wolfgang.palme@gartenbau.at
Genebank Curator  
Austria Ms Christina  Schraml AGES - Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Department of DUS Testing and Plant Variety Protection
Spargelfeldstraße 191
1220 Wien
Austria
Tel: +43 50 5553 4913
christina.schraml@ages.at
Crop specialist   
Austria Ms Sylvia Vogl Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
Dept for Plant Genetic Resources
Wieningerstrasse 8
4020 Linz
Austria
Tel: (43) 664 966 83 76
sylvia.vogl@ages.at
Information/Documentation  
Azerbaijan Ms Saida Sadaqat Sharifova
Observer
Genetic Resources Institute
National Academy of Sciences
155, Azadlig ave.
AZ 1106 Baku
Azerbaijan
Tel: (994) 50 4108205
saidasharifzade@yahoo.com
Crop specialist, Other: biotechnologist  
Belarus Mr Anatoly Chleborodau The Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Potato Growing, Fruit and Vegetable Growing

223013 v. Samohvalovicshy, Minsk region, 2a Kovalev str.
Belarus
Tel: (375) 175167761, (375) 293316299
belbulba@belbulba.by
Genebank curator, Plant breeder  
Belarus Mr Stanislau Grib Research and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Arable Farming
Timiryazev str. 1
222160 Zhodino, Minsk region
Belarus
Tel: (375) 177545574
belgenbank@mail.ru
Policy and law  
Bulgaria Ms Elisaveta Vasileva Institute for Plant Genetic Resources "K. Malkov" Sadovo
2 Droujba str.
4122 Sadovo, Plovdiv region
Bulgaria
Tel: (359) 876358375
esvirgr@abv.bg
Genebank Curator  
Cyprus Mr Angelos Kyratzis Agricultural Research Institute
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
P.O. Box 22016
1516 Lefkosia
Cyprus
Tel: (357) 22 403131
akyratzis@ari.moa.gov.cy
Genebank curator  
Czech Republic Ms Ivana Doležalová VÚRV, v.v.i. Odd. zelenin a speciálních plodin
Crop Research Institute, Vegetables and special crops
Šlechtitelů 11Slechtitelu 29
783 71 Olomouc
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 702087788
Dolezalova@genobanka.cz
Genebank curator  
France Ms Manon  Bouet
Contact person
Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes
UR 1052 Domaine St Maurice, Allée des Chênes
60094 F-84143  Montfavet cedex
France
Tel: (33) 4 3272 2728
Manon.bouet@inrae.fr
Genebank Curator  
Germany Ms Ulrike Lohwasser Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
Corrensstr. 3
06466 Seeland OT Gatersleben
Germany
Tel: (49) 39482 5282
lohwasse@ipk-gatersleben.de
Genebank curator  
Greece Mr Andreas Doulis Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute for Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops & Viticulture
POBox 2228
 Heraklion
Greece
Tel: (30) 2810 302316
doulis@elgo.gr
Information/Documentation, Plant breeder, Information/Documentation  
Greece Mr Ioannis Ganopoulos
Contact person
Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources

57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 6946739228
giannis.ganopoulos@gmail.com
Plant breeder  
Greece Mr Apostolos Kalyvas Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources

57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310 471110 (int 0 107)
akalivas@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Plant breeder, Crop specialist  
Greece Ms Ifigeneia Mellidou Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources
PO Box 238
57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310471110
ifimellidou@gmail.com
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Greece Ms Georgia Ntatsi Agricultural University of Athens
Iera odos 75
 Athens
Greece
Tel: (30) 2105294532
ntatsi@aua.gr
Crop specialist  
Greece Mr Konstantinos Tzerakis Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops & Viticulture
Karamanlis 167
73100 Agrokipio, Chania, Crete
Greece
Tel: (30) 28210 83448
tzerakis@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist  
Hungary Mr Lajos Horváth, Jr National Centre for Biodiversity and Gene Conservation
Külsőmező 15
H-2799 Tápiószele
Hungary
Tel: (36) 53380070
ifj.horvath.lajos@nbgk.hu
Information/Documentation  
Hungary Mr Attila Simon Center for Plant Diversity
Külsömezö 15
2766 Tápiószele
Hungary
Tel: (36) 53 380070
simon@nbgk.hu
Genebank Curator  
Israel Mr Yaakov Tadmor
Observer
ARO - Newe Yaar Rsearch Center
POB 1021
30095 Ramat Yishai
Israel
Tel: (972) 4 9539548
tadmory@volcani.agri.gov.il
Crop specialist  
Italy Ms Maria Raffaella Ercolano
Chair
Dipartimento di Agraria (DIA) - Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Via Università 100
80055 Portici
Italy
Tel: (39) 081 2539431
ercolano@unina.it
Crop specialist Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in March 2019 
Latvia Ms Liga Lepse Institute of Horticulture
Grandu iela 1, Ceriņi, Krimūnu pagasts
3701 Dobeles novads
Latvia
Tel: (371) 26185596
liga.lepse@llu.lv
Crop specialist  
Montenegro Ms Natasa Mirecki University of Montenegro
Biotechnical Faculty
Mihaila Lalica 1
81000 Podgorica
Montenegro
mirecki@t-com.me Crop specialist  
Netherlands Mr Willem van Dooijeweert Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN)
Wageningen University and Research Centre
P.O. Box 16
6700 AA Wageningen
Netherlands
Tel: (31-317) 480917
willem.vandooijeweert@wur.nl
Genebank curator Vice-Chair until 12/13/2014 
Poland Mr Grzegorz Bartoszewski Warsaw University of Life Sciences
159 Nowoursynowska Street
02-776  Warsaw
Poland
Tel: (48) 22 5932177
Grzegorz_bartoszewski@sggw.pl
Crop specialist  
Poland Mr Mariusz Chojnowski Research Institute of Horticulture
Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3
96-100 Skierniewice
Poland
Tel: (48) 46 8346721
mariusz.chojnowski@inhort.pl
Information/Documentation  
Poland Ms Ursula Klosinska Research Institute of Horticulture
Department of Genetic, Breeding and Biotechnology of Vegetable Crops
ul. Rybickiego 15/17
96-100 Skierniewice
Poland
Tel: (48) 46 8334193
urszula.klosinska@inhort.pl
Plant breeder  
Poland Ms Katarzyna Niemirowicz-Szczytt Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW
Ul. Nowoursynowska 159
02 776 Warzawa
Poland
Tel: (48) 22 5932169
katarzyna_niemirowicz@sggw.pl
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Portugal Mr Valdemar Pedrosa Carnide
Contact person
Dept. Genetics and Biotechnology
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD)
Apartado 1013
5001-801 Vila Real
Portugal
Tel: (351) 259 350501
vcarnide@utad.pt
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Portugal Ms Filomena Rocha Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal
INIAV
Quinta de S. José. S, Pedro de MerelimQuinta de S. José - S. Pedro de Merlim
4700-589 Braga
Portugal
Tel: (351) 253198730
filomena.rocha@iniav.pt
Genebank curator, Information/documentation  
Romania Ms Camelia Bratu Research and Development Station for Vegetables Buzau
Mesteacanului Street, No. 23
 Buzau Town, Buzau County
Romania
Tel: (40) 238722560
cameliaboteabratu@gmail.com
Plant breeder  
Romania Mr Dan Giurcã National Genebank Suceava
1 May Avenue, No. 17
720224 Suceava
Romania
Tel: (40) 230521016
office@svgenebank.ro
Genebank Curator  
Romania Mr Gheorghe Matei Department of Agriculture and Forestry Technologies
University of Craiova, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture
Libertatil street no.19
 Craiova
Romania
Tel: (40) 251 418475
matei.gheorghe@gmail.com
Crop specialist  
Romania Ms Maria Gabriela Parvu Research and Development Station for Vegetables Buzau
Mesteacanului Street, No. 23,
 Buzau Town, Buzau County
Romania
Tel: (40)238722560
parvumariagabriela@yahoo.com
Crop specialist  
Romania Ms Silvia Strãjeru Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava
Bulevardul 1 Mai nr. 17
720224 Suceava
Romania
Tel: (40) 230 521016
office@svgenebank.ro
Policy and law  
Romania Mr Costel Vinatoru Research and Development Station for Vegetables Buzau
Mesteacanului Street, No. 23
 Buzau Town, Buzau County
Romania
Tel: (40) 238722560
costel_vinatoru@yahoo.com
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Romania Ms Bianca Zamfir Research and Development Station for Vegetables Buzau
Mesteacanului Street, No. 23
 Buzau Town, Buzau County
Romania
Tel: (40)238722560
zamfir_b@yahoo.com
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Russian Federation Ms Tatiana Piskunova
Observer
N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR)
42 Bolshaya Morskaya Street
190000 St. Petersburg
Russia
Tel: (7-812) 5718539
t.piskunova@vir.nw.ru
  
Serbia Ms Milka Brdar Jokanović Institute of field and vegetables crops
Maksima Gorkog 30
21000 Novi Sad
Serbia
Tel: (381) 21 780365 102
milka.brdar@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs
Plant breeder  
Serbia Ms Zdenka Girek
Contact person
Institute for Vegetable Crops
Karadjordjeva 71
11420 Smederevska Palanka
Serbia
Tel: (381) 26 317 170
zdnkgirek@yahoo.com
Plant breeder, molecular markers  
Slovenia Mr Anton Ivančič University of Maribor
Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Pivola 10
2311 Hoče
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 2 3209027
anton.ivancic@guest.um.si
Plant breeder  
Spain Ms Belén Picó Sirvent Instituto de Conservación y Mejor de la Agrodiversidad Vlaneciana (COMAV)
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Cno. de Vera s/n. Acceso J. primera plantaCamino de Vera 14
46022 Valencia
Spain
Tel: (34) 963879423
mpicosi@btc.upv.es
Crop specialist  
Sweden Ms Annette Hägnefelt Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen)
Smedjevägen 3PO Box 41
230 53 Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 760063425
annette.hagnefelt@nordgen.org
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist  
Sweden Mr Jonatan  Leo Nordic Genetic Resource Center
Växthusvägen 12
234 56  Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 0735 237 347
jonatan.leo@nordgen.org
Genebank curator, Crop specialist  
Sweden Mr Kjell-Åke Lundblad Nordic Genetic Resource Center
PO Box 41
 Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 40 53 66 47
kjellake.lundblad@nordgen.org
Information/Documentation  
Switzerland Mr Christian Eigenmann
Contact person
Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 58 465 17 04
genres@blw.admin.ch
Information/Documentation, Policy and law  
Switzerland Ms Christina Kägi Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 58 465 60 87
genres@blw.admin.ch
Information/Documentation, Policy and law  
Tunisia Ms Hela Chikh-Rouhou
Observer
Centre Régional des Recherches en Horticulture et Agriculture Biologique (CRRHAB).

4042 Chott-Mariem
Tunisia
hela.chikh.rouhou@gmail.com  Observer  
Türkiye Ms Sevgi Mutlu Aegean Agricultural Research Institute (AARI)
Canakkale Road No. 57P.O. Box 9
35672 Izmir
Türkiye
Tel: (90) 232 8461331
sevgi.mutlu@tarim.gov.tr
Plant breeder  
United Kingdom Ms Frances Gawthrop Tozer Seeds Ltd. Pyports
Downside Bridge Road
KT11 3EH Cobham, Surrey
United Kingdom
frances.gawthrop@tozerseeds.com Plant breeder