76 ECPGR Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Working Group Members
- Albania
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Israel
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
| Country | Name | Organization | Contact Details | Expertise | Remarks |
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| Albania | Mr Alban Ibraliu | Agricultural University of Tirana Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Plant Science and Technology Koder Kamez 1029 Tirana Albania |
Tel: (355) (0) 682042424 albanibraliu@ubt.edu.al |
Crop specialist, Plant breeder | |
| Armenia | Ms Margarita Harutyunyan Observer |
Armenian National Agrarian University Laboratory of Plants Gene Pool and Breeding nr. 74 Teryan str. 374009 Yerevan Armenia |
Tel: (37410) 563840 pgr_lab@mail.ru |
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| 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 | Ms Claudia Steinschneider | Amt der Steiermärkischen Landesregierung, A10 Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Referat für Pflanzengesundheit und Spezialkulturen, Versuchsstation für Spezialkulturen Gaißeregg 5 8551 Wies Austria |
Tel: +43 3465 2423 12 claudia.steinschneider@stmk.gv.at |
Genebank Curator, 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 |
Genebank Curator, Information/Documentation | |
| Azerbaijan | Mr Aydin Asgarov Observer |
Genetic Resources Institute 155, Azadlig ave. AZ1106 Baku Azerbaijan |
Tel: (994) 503130770 askerov1@mail.ru |
Crop specialist, Other: taxonomist, botanist | |
| 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 | |
| Belarus | Ms Anna Vasko | Belarus Research Institute of Vegetable Crops 220013 v. Samohvalovicshy, Minsk region Belarus |
Tel: (375) 175066108 vaskoan@mail.ru |
Genebank curator, Plant breeder | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ms Jelena Davidović Gidas Observer |
University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Agriculture Univerzitetski grad, Bulevar vojvode Petra Bojovića 1A 78 000 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Tel: (387) 51 330 933 jelena.davidovic-gidas@agro.unibl.org |
Crop specialist | observer |
| Bulgaria | Ms Katya Uzundzhalieva | Institute for Plant Genetic Resources Druzhba str. 2 4122 Sadovo Bulgaria |
Tel: (359) 32 629026 kspasova69@gmail.com |
Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/documentation | |
| Croatia | Ms Klaudija Carovic-Stanko | Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb Svetošimunska 25 10000 Zagreb Croatia |
Tel: (385) 1 2393622 kcarovic@agr.hr |
Crop specialist | |
| Croatia | Ms Martina Grdiša | Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb Svetošimunska 25 10000 Zagreb Croatia |
Tel: (385) 1 2393623 mgrdisa@agr.hr |
Crop specialist | |
| Croatia | Mr Zlatko Šatović | Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb Svetošimunska 25 10000 Zagreb Croatia |
Tel: (385) 1 2393935 zsatovic@agr.hr |
Genebank Curator | |
| Cyprus | Mr Efstathios Evangelides | Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment 1412 Lefkosia Cyprus |
Tel: (357) 22813493 Sevangelides@da.moa.gov.cy |
Crop specialist | |
| 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 | |
| Cyprus | Ms Constantina Stavridou | Agricultural Research Institute P.O.Box 22016 Lefkosia Cyprus |
Tel: (357) 22403132 cstavridou@ari.moa.gov.cy |
Crop specialist | |
| Czech Republic | Ms Kateřina Smékalová | Crop Research Institute (CRI) Genetic Resources of Vegetables and Special Crops Šlechtitelů 29 78371 Olomouc Czech Republic |
Tel: (420) 585 208 962 Smekalova@genobanka.cz |
Genebank Curator | |
| Estonia | Ms Olesja Escuer Contact person |
Botanical Garden of the University of Tartu University Lai 38 51005 Tartu Estonia |
Tel: (372) 7376280 olesja.escuer@ut.ee |
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist | |
| Estonia | Mr Jüri Sild | Botanical Garden of Tartu University Lai 38, 51005 Tartu Estonia |
Tel: (372) 7376218 juri.sild@ut.ee |
Policy and law | |
| Finland | Mr Reiner Peltola | Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Plant Production Research Etelaranta 55 FI-96300 Rovaniemi Finland |
Tel: (358) 29 5317606 rainer.peltola@luke.fi |
Crop specialist | |
| Finland | Mr Henri Vanhanen | Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Plant Production Research Kipinantie 16 FI-88600 Sotkamo Finland |
Tel: (358) 29 5317847 henri.vanhanen@luke.fi |
Crop specialist | |
| France | Ms Agnès Le Men Contact person |
Conservatoire National des Plantes à Parfum, Médicinales et Aromatiques Route de Nemours 91490 Milly-la-Forêt France |
Tel: (33) (0) 164988377 agnes.lemen@cnpmai.net |
Genebank curator | |
| Georgia | Ms Tamar Kacharava | Georgian Technical University 13 km, D. Agmashenebeli Alley 131 Tbilisi Georgia |
Tel: (995-99) 215935 thamkach@mail.ru |
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| Germany | Ms Ulrike Lohwasser Contact person |
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 | |
| Germany | Mr Frank Marthe | Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI) - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants Erwin Baur Str. 27 D-06484 Quedlinburg Germany |
Tel: (49) 3946 47420 frank.marthe@julius-kuehn.de |
Crop specialist | |
| Greece | Ms Paschalina Chatzopoulou Contact person |
Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources 570 01 Thermi-Thessaloniki Greece |
Tel: (30) 2310 471110 pchatzopoulou@elgo.gr |
Crop specialist, Information/Documentation, Policy and law | |
| Greece | Ms Catherine Margaret Cook | Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources PO Box 60458 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki Greece |
Tel: (30) 2310 471110 (int 0 302) ccook@elgo.gr |
Crop specialist, Crop specialist, Genebank Curator, Information/Documentation, Plant breeder | |
| Greece | Mr Christos Lykas | University of Thessaly Fytokoy str 384 46 N. Ionia, Magnisia Greece |
Tel: (30) 24210 93204 chlikas@uth.gr |
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist | |
| Greece | Ms Eleni Maloupa | Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA) Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources PO Box 60458 570 01 Thermi - Thessaloniki Greece |
Tel: (30) 2310 471613 (0 220) emaloupa@elgo.gr |
Information/Documentation, Policy and law, Other (Balkan Botanic Garden Kroussia Curator), Genebank Curator, Crop specialist | |
| Greece | Mr Athanasios Mavromatis | Dept. of Agricultural Crop Production and Rural Environment University of Thessaly Fytokoy St, - N. Ionia 384 46 Volos Greece |
Tel: (30) 2310 998784 amavromat@agro.auth.gr |
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 Eirini Sarrou | Hellenic Agricultural Organization DEMETER, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Department of Medical and Aromatic Plants Thermi 57001 Thessaloniki Greece |
Tel: (30) 2310471110-243 esarroy@gmail.com |
Crop specialist, Plant breeder | |
| Greece | Mr Ioannis Xynias | TEI WESTERN MACEDONIA - School of Agricultural Technology & Food Technology and Nutrition Terma Kontopoulou 53100 Florina Greece |
Tel: (30) 2385054612 ixynias@teiwm.gr |
Crop specialist, Plant breeder | |
| Hungary | Ms Beáta Gosztola | Institute of Horticultural Sciences Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Villányi út 29-43 H-1118 Budapest Hungary |
Tel: (36) 1 3057252 gosztola.beata@uni-mate.hu |
Genebank curator | |
| Hungary | Ms Zsuzsanna Pluhár | Corvinus University of Budapest Villányi út 29-43 H-1118 Budapest Hungary |
Tel: (36) 1 4826458 Pluhar.Zsuzsanna@kertk.szie.hu |
Policy and law | |
| Hungary | Ms Éva Zámboriné Németh | Szent István University Villányi út 29-43 H-1118 Hungary |
Tel: (36) 1 4826252 zamborine.nemeth.eva@kertk.szie.hu |
Plant breeder | |
| Israel | Mr Nativ Dudai Observer |
Agricultural Research Organization The Unit of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Newe Ya'ar Research Center POB 1021 30095 Ramat Yishay Israel |
Tel: (972) 50 6220010 nativdud@volcani.agri.gov.il |
Crop specialist | |
| Italy | Mr Pietro Fusani | Council for Research in Agriculture and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood (CREA-FL) Piazza Nicolini, 6 38100 Trento Italy |
Tel: (39) 0461 381120 pietro.fusani@crea.gov.it |
Crop specialist, Information/Documentation | |
| Latvia | Ms Irina Sivicka | Latvia University of Agriculture. Faculty of Agriculture Institute of Agrobiotechnology. Department of Horticulture Liela Str. 2 3001 Jelgava Latvia |
Tel: (371) 2 6449232 irina.sivicka@llu.lv |
Crop specialist | |
| Lithuania | Ms Birutė Karpavičienė | Nature Research Centre Žaliųjų Ežerų g. 49 LT-08406 Vilnius Lithuania |
Tel: (370) 52729930 birute.karpaviciene@botanika.lt |
Information/documentation, Crop specialist | |
| Lithuania | Mr Juozas Labokas | Nature Research Centre Žaliųjų Ežerų g. 49 08406 Vilnius Lithuania |
Tel: (370) 52729930 juozas.labokas@gamtc.lt |
Policy and law, Information/Documentation | |
| Lithuania | Ms Jolita Radušienė | Nature Research Centre Institute of Botany Žaliųjų Ežerų g. 49 LT-08406 Vilnius Lithuania |
Tel: (370) 5 2729930 jolita.radusiene@botanika.lt |
Crop specialist | |
| Lithuania | Ms Laima Šveistytė | Plant Gene Bank Žaliųjų Ežerų g. 49, 105 kab. LT-08406 Vilnius Lithuania |
Tel: (370) 5 237 4722 laima.sveistyte@gamtc.lt |
Genebank curator | |
| Malta | Mr Everaldo Attard Observer |
Institute of Agriculture University of Malta Msida, MSD2080 Malta |
Tel: (356) 23402323 everaldo.attard@um.edu.mt |
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| Malta | Mr Louis Fresta Observer |
Plant Protection Directorate, Rural Affairs Department Ministry For Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights 110, Annibale Preca Street LJA1910 Lija Malta |
Tel: (356) 23397127 louis-john.fresta@gov.mt |
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| Malta | Mr Matthew Tabone Observer |
Plant Protection Directorate, Rural Affairs Department Ministry For Agriculture, Fisheries And Animal Rights 110, Annibale Preca Street LJA 1910 Lija Malta |
Tel: (356) 23397207 matthew.tabone@gov.mt |
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| Montenegro | Ms Danijela Stešević | University of Montenegro University of Montenegro Džordža Vašingtona bb 81000 Podgorica Montenegro |
Tel: (382) 20 243816 danijela.denist@gmail.com |
Crop specialist | |
| North Macedonia | Mr Gjoshe Stefkov | Faculty for Pharmacy Vodnjanska 17 - PO Box 36 1000 Skopje North Macedonia |
Tel: (389-2) 3126032 gstefkov@yahoo.com |
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| Norway | Ms Mette Goul Thomsen | NIBIO Norwegian Institute orf Bioeconomy Research Division of Food Production and Scoiety. Department of Horticulture NIBIO Apelsvoll, Nylinna 226 2849 Kapp Norway |
Tel: (47) 40622631 mette.thomsen@nibio.no |
Crop specialist | |
| Poland | Mr Artur Adamczak | Department of Botany, Breeding and Agricultural Technology; Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants Poland |
Artur.adamczak@iwnirz.pl | ||
| Poland | Ms Katarzyna Baczek | Warsaw University of Life Sciences Warszaw University of Life Sciences Nowoursynowska 166 st. 02-787 Warsaw Poland |
Tel: (48) 22 5932258 katarzyna_baczek@sggw.pl |
Genebank curator, Crop specialist | |
| Poland | Ms Anna Forycka | Department of Botany, Breeding and Agricultural Technology Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal Plants, National Research Institute Kolejowa 2 62-064 Plewiska Poland |
Tel: (48) 616659550 anna.forycka@iwnirz.pl |
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| Portugal | Ms Ana Maria Barata Chair Contact person |
Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal - Instituto nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (BPGV-INIAV) Quinta de S. José - S. Pedro de Merelim 4700-859 Braga Portugal |
Tel: (351) 969509792 anamaria.barata@iniav.pt |
Genebank curator, Information/documentation | Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in February 2019 |
| Portugal | Ms Violeta Lopes | Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal (BPGV) INIAV Quinta de S. José, S. Pedro de Merelim 4700-859 Braga Portugal |
Tel: (351) 253 198730 violeta.lopes@iniav.pt |
Crop specialist | |
| Romania | Ms Diana Batir Rusu | Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava 1 May Avenue, No. 17 720224 Suceava Romania |
Tel: (40) 230 521016 dia_sv@yahoo.com |
Genebank curator | |
| Romania | Ms Creola Brezeanu | Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau Calea Birladului Street no. 220 600388 Bacau Romania |
Tel: (40) 234 544963 / (40) 744642567 creola.brezeanu@yahoo.com |
Crop specialist | |
| Romania | Ms Petronela Comanescu | University of Bucharest Botanical Garden "D. Brandza: Sos. Cotroceni 32 060114 Bucuresti Romania |
Tel: (40) 785265201 vpetronela@yahoo.com |
Information/documentation | |
| 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 | |
| Serbia | Ms Milica Aćimović | Institute of field and vegetables crops Maksima Gorkog 30 21000 Novi Sad Serbia |
milica.acimovic@ifvcns.ns.ac.rs | Plant breeder | |
| Serbia | Ms Zora Dajić Stevanović Contact person |
Faculty of Agriculture University of Belgrade Nemanjina 6 11080 Zemun - Belgrade Serbia |
Tel: (381) 63 274993 zoradajic@agrif.bg.ac.rs |
Crop specialist | |
| Serbia | Mr Vladimir Filipović | Institute for Medicinal Plants „Josif Pančić“ Bavaništanski put 277 Pančevo Serbia |
Tel: (381) 64 8610 923 vfilipovic@mocbilja.rs |
Plant breeder | |
| Serbia | Mr Vladan Ugrenović | Institute „Tamiš“ Novoseljanski put 33 26000 Pančevo Serbia |
Tel: (381) 64 8814 412 vladan.ugrenovic@gmail.com |
Plant breeder | |
| Slovakia | Ms Iveta Čičová | National Agricultural and Food Centre Research Institute of Plant Production Bratislavská cesta 122 92168 Piešt`any Slovakia |
Tel: (421) 33 7949345 iveta.cicova@nppc.sk |
Genebank curator | |
| Slovenia | Ms Dea Baričevič | Agronomy Department - Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana Jamnikarjeva 101 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia |
Tel: (386) 1 3203153 dea.baricevic@bf.uni-lj.si |
Genebank curator | |
| Slovenia | Ms Nataša Ferant | Slovenian Institute for Hop Research and Brewing Cesta Žalskega tabora 2 3310 Žalec Slovenia |
Tel: (386) 3 7121600 natasa.ferant@ihps.si |
Genebank curator | |
| Spain | Mr Marcelino de los Mozos Pascual | Instituto Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario y Forestal de Castilla – La Mancha (IRIAF). Centro de Investigación Agroforestal de Albaladejito Ctra. Toledo-Cuenca, km. 174Ctra Toledo-Cuenca km. 174 16194 Cuenca Spain |
Tel: (34) 969177767 mde@jccm.es |
Genebank curator | |
| Spain | Mr Francisco Galea Gragera Contact person |
Instituto de Investigación Agrarias Finca La Orden-Valdesequera Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX) Autovía V, km 372 06187 Guadajira (Badajoz) Spain |
Tel: (34) 924 014 136 francisco.galea@juntaex.es |
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| Sweden | Ms Ulrika Carlson-Nilsson | Nordic Genetic Resource Center Snedjevägen 3P O Box 41 SE-230 53 Alnarp Sweden |
Tel: (46) 40536640 ulrika.carlson@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 | 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 Contact person |
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 | |
| Switzerland | Mr Xavier Simonnet | Agroscope - Research Centre Conthey Route des Eterpys 18 1964 Conthey Switzerland |
Tel: (41) (0) 58 481 35 17 xavier.simonnet@agroscope.admin.ch |
Crop specialist, Plant breeder | |
| Türkiye | Mr Ünal Karik | Aegean Agricultural Research Institute Canakkale Road No. 57PO Box 9, Menenem 35672 Menemen, Izmir Türkiye |
Tel: (90) 232 846 13 31 unal.karik@tarim.gov.tr |
Plant breeder | |
| Ukraine | Ms Tetyana Platonova Observer |
Institute of Essential Oil and Medicinal Plants Kievskaya 150 95493 Simferopol, Crimea Ukraine |
Tel: (380-652) 560007 tatplat@mail.ru |
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| United Kingdom | Mr Nigel Maxted | School of Biosciences University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom |
Tel: (44-121) 4145571 nigel.maxted@dial.pipex.com |
Crop specialist | |
| United Kingdom | Ms Lydia Smith | NIAB Huntingdon Road CB3 0LE Cambridge United Kingdom |
Tel: (44) (0) 1223 342242 lydia.smith@niab.com |
Crop specialist |