German Phytomedicine Society
The German Phytomedicine Society (German: Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V. - DPG) is the professional association of practitioners of phytomedicine (plant medicine), as successor to the Association of German Plant Physicians, which was based in Berlin from 1928 to 1937.[1] The DPG was founded in 1949 in Fulda. The DPG headquarters is located in Braunschweig.
| Abbreviation | DPG |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1928 /1949 |
| Type | Scientific |
| Purpose | Research |
| Location | |
President / CEO | Gerd Stammler / Falko Feldmann |
| Website | http://dpg.phytomedizin.org/en/dpg/ |
Mission and Aims
The Association includes matters of:
- Research, teaching and consultancy in the area of Phytomedicine and disease
- Parasites, effects of weeds and growth problems of crop plants
- Measures for health maintenance in plants and practical application of this knowledge
- Exchange of information between practitioners of phytomedicine
- National and international exchange of scientific and practical experience
The German Phytomedicine Society seeks to achieve this through the following activities:
- Membership of the editorial board of the international Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection as the international scientific organ of the DPG
- Organisation of and participation in meetings and colloquia such as the German Plant Protection Conference and the International DPG Berlin Symposium, inter- and trans-disciplinary DPG meetings as well as the 16 specialised working groups.
- Fostering relations with organisations with related aims and between practitioners on a domestic and international basis
- Membership of scientific societies and groups
- Public relations work by means of presenting an objective and balanced picture of modern plant protection
- Cooperating in the organisation of student curriculum and educational guidelines
- Publication of the journal PHYTOMEDICINE for the DPG members
- Publication of the series SPECTRUM PHYTOMEDIZIN for the expert public
The DPG is a member of the Board of Trustees for the award of the:
- Otto-Appel-Denkmünze (Otto Appel Memorial Medal) for valuable scientific or organisational contributions in the field of plant protection
- the Award of the Julius Kuehn Prize
- the Anton de Bary Medal for exceptional contributions to the area of phytomedicine
- the DPG Badge of Honour to deserving members.[2]
Networking
The Society is a member of:
- the Pflanzenschutzorganisation für Europa und den Mittelmeerraum (Organisation for Plant Protection in Europe and the Mediterranean)
- the Deutschen Nationalkomitee Biologie (DNK), (German Nation Committee for Biology) that represents the interests of biological scientists in international organizations
- the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences
The internet page of the society contains references to the international network of phytomedicine practitioners and to meetings of international working groups.[3][4][5]