American Phytopathological Society
The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is an international scientific organization devoted to the study of plant diseases (phytopathology). APS promotes the advancement of modern concepts in the science of plant pathology and in plant health management in agricultural, urban and forest settings. The Society has nearly 5,000 plant pathologists and scientists worldwide.
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American Phytopathological Society
- Name
- American Phytopathological Society
- Founded
- 1908.
- Founder
- Cornelius Lott Shear and Donald Reddick.
- Headquarters
- United States.
- Activity
- higher education.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Overview
Overview
It is the oldest and largest organization of its type in the world. It is also a member of the International Society for Plant Pathology. APS provides information on the latest developments and research advances in plant health science through its journals and its publishing arm, APS Press. APS advocates and participates in the exchange of plant health information with public policy makers and the larger scientific community, and it provides advice on education and training.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — American Phytopathological Society • Website — http: www.apsnet.org
History
History
The society was founded in December 1908 by a group led by Cornelius Lott Shear. The first regular meeting was held in December 1909. It was the first scientific organization in the world to be devoted exclusively to phytopathology. In 1929, its Canadian Phytopathological division was spun off into an independent organization, the Canadian Phytopathological Society.
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American Phytopathological Society (established 1908) is an organisation documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The founding of American Phytopathological Society is recorded in 1908.
Journals
Journals
The society began publishing scientific peer-reviewed research in 1911 and today publishes five journals in the area of plant pathology: • Phytopathology • Plant Disease • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions • Plant Health Progress • Plant Health Instructor • Phytobiomes Journal
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Institutional history
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1908
American Phytopathological Society established.
1908
American Phytopathological Society was established or created on 1 January 1908.
1944
Symposium on New Developments in Fungicides, held at Cincinnati, December 9, 1944, in connection with the meeting of the American Phytopathological Society (1945) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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Context
The circumstances in which American Phytopathological Society stands. Established or created on 1 January 1908. Founded by Cornelius Lott Shear. Recorded as academic publisher. Founded by Donald Reddick. Situated in United States. Society operates in higher education. Constitution and standing. It is classified as learned society, publishing house and academic publisher. Its recorded field of business is higher education. It works in plant pathology.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 6378-2, American Phytopathological Society.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4744679: American Phytopathological Society
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- “American Phytopathological Society”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
The society gives a number of awards, designated by the National Research Council (United States) as "prestigious." • Ruth Allen Award has been given since 1966 to outstanding researchers in plant pathology. The award is named after Ruth F. Allen 1879–1963, a researcher in rust fungi and the first woman to receive a PhD in botany from the University of Wisconsin. It is distinct from the Ruth Allen Award established in 2005 by the Pipeline Industries Guild, named for an engineering professor at the University of Exeter. • William Boright Hewitt and Maybelle Ellen Ball Hewitt Award is given within 5 years after a PhD for innovative research or activities on control of plant disease. • Lee M. Hutchins Award is given for research on perennial fruit plants' diseases. • Noel T. Keen Award is given for research on molecular plant pathology.
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