61 ECPGR Solanaceae Working Group Members

Email Distribution List
Chair: Pasquale Tripodi pasquale.tripodi@crea.gov.it   
Albania Mr Belul Gixhari Institute of Plant Genetic Resources, Albanian Gene Bank
Agricultural University of Tirana
Rruga `Siri KODRA`
 Tirana
Albania
Tel: (355) 67 2883637
bgixhari.agb@gmail.com
Crop specialist  
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 Member from 09-03-2018 to 21-02-2020 
Armenia Ms Karine Sarikyan
Observer
Scientific Center of Vegetable and Industrial Crops
Ministry of Agriculture
Ararat Marz, Darakert Community
808 Ararat region
Armenia
Tel: (374-94) 867030
karuine_sarikyan@mail.ru
  
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 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 specialits, Other: biotechnologist  
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 Mr Leanid Mishyn Belarus Research Institute of Vegetable Growing

220013 v. Samohvalovicshy, Minsk Region
Belarus
Tel: (375) 175066108
office@belniio.by
Genebank curator, Plant breeder  
Bulgaria Ms Veselina  Masheva Institute for Plant Genetic Resources
Druzhba str. 2
4122 Sadovo
Bulgaria
Tel: (359) 886326883
vesi_masheva@yahoo.com
Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/documentation  
Croatia Mr Tomislav Vinković University J.J. Strossmayer - Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek
Vladimira preloga 1
31000 Osijek
Croatia
Tel: (385) 31554889
tomislav.vinkovic@fazos.hr
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  
Czech Republic Ms Helena Stavělíková Crop Research Institute, Genetic Resources for Vegetables, Medicinal and Special Plants
Šlechtitelů 29
783 71 Olomouc
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 585 208 965
stavelikova@genobanka.cz
Genebank curator  
Estonia Ms Külli Annamaa
Contact person
Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK)
J. Aamisepa 1
48309 Jõgeva
Estonia
Tel: (372) 53451468
kylli.annamaa@metk.agri.ee
Genebank Curator  
Estonia Ms Ingrid Bender Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK)
J. Aamisepa 1, Jõgeva alevik
48309 Jõgeva
Estonia
Tel: (372) 77 66909
ingrid.bender@metk.agri.ee
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
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   
France Ms Véronique  Lefebvre 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) (0) 432722806
veronique.lefebvre@inrae.fr
Crop specialist  
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
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
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
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 Ifigeneia Mellidou
Contact person
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  
Israel Mr Yonatan Elkind
Observer
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment
POB 12
76100 Rehovot
Israel
elkind@agri.huji.ac.il Crop specialist  
Italy  Teodoro Cardi CNR-IBBR, Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse
Via Università,133
80055  Portici
Italy
Tel: 0039 081 2539102
teodoro.cardi@cnr.it
Crop specialist, Plant Breeder, Policy and law  
Italy Mr Paolo  Direnzo CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse – National Research Council (CNR)
Via Amendola 165/a
70126 Bari
Italy
paolo.direnzo@ibbr.cnr.it Crop specialist; Information/Documentation; Genebank Manager  
Italy Ms Rosella Giunta CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e BioRisorse – National Research Council (CNR)
Via Amendola 165/a
70126 Bari
Italy
rosella.giunta@ibbr.cnr.it Crop Specialist; Information/Documentation; Genebank Manager   
Italy Mr Gaetano Laghetti
Contact person
CNR-Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources
National Research Council (CNR)
Via Amendola 165/A
70126 Bari
Italy
Tel: (39) 080 5583400 ext 202
gaetano.laghetti@ibbr.cnr.it
Crop specialist, Other: PGR, geneticist, statistics  
Italy Mr Roberto Lo Scalzo Council for Research in Agriculture and Economics, Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing (CREA-IT)
Research Unit of Food Technology (CRA-IAA)
Via G. Venezian 26
20133 Milano
Italy
Tel: (39) 02 239557222
roberto.loscalzo@crea.gov.it
Plant biochemistry  
Italy Ms Gabriella Sonnante CNR - Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources - National Research Council (CNR)
Via Amendola 165/A
70126 Bari
Italy
Tel: (39) 080 5583400 - 240
gabriella.sonnante@ibbr.cnr.it
Crop Specialist; Other: Molecular genetics  
Italy Ms Laura Toppino Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria Centro per la Genomica e la Bioinformatica (CREA-GB) - Sede di Montanaso Lombardo
Via Paullese, 28
26836 Montanaso Lombardo, Lodi
Italy
laura.toppino@crea.gov.it Genebank curator; crop specialist   
Italy Mr Pasquale Tripodi
Chair
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops
Via Cavalleggeri, 25
84098 Pontecagnano (SA)
Italy
Tel: (39) 089 386217
pasquale.tripodi@crea.gov.it
Genebank Curator - Crop specialist - Breeder - Other: genetics and genomics   
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  
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 Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in January 2019 
North Macedonia Ms Sonja Ivanovska Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food. Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Fac.
S. Cyril and Methodius, University in Skopje
Bul Aleksandar Makedonski, bb
91000 Skopje
North Macedonia
Tel: (389-2) 3115277
s_ivanovska@yahoo.com
  
Poland Mr Slawomir Bocian PlantiCo Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze Golebiew sp. z o.o.
Golebiew Nowy 1
99-300 Kutno
Poland
Tel: (48) 24 2542498
sbocian@plantico.pl
Plant breeder  
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 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
Plant breeder  
Poland Ms Marzena Nowakowska 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
marzena.nowakowska@inhort.pl
Plant breeder  
Portugal Ms Filomena Rocha
Contact person
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 Silvia Ambaruş Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau
Calea Birladului Street, No. 220
600388 Bacau
Romania
Tel: (40) 234 544963;
sclbac@legumebac.ro
Plant breeder  
Romania Mr Petre Marian Brezeanu STAŢIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU LEGUMICULTURĂ BACĂU
Research and Development Station for Vegetables Bacau
Calea Bârladului, No. 220
600388 Bacău
Romania
Tel: (40) 769067351
brezeanumarian@yahoo.com
Genebank curator  
Romania Mr Dan Giurcã National Genebank Suceava
1 May Avenue, No. 17
720224 Suceava
Romania
Tel: (40) 230521016
office@svgenebank.ro
Genebank curator  
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  
Russian Federation Ms Irina Khrapalova
Observer
N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry
Bolshaya Morskaya Str., 44
190000 St. Petersburg
Russia
Tel: (7-812) 5718539
i.khrapalova@vir.nw.ru
  
Serbia Mr Janko Červenski Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops
Maksima Gorkog 30
21000 Novi Sad
Serbia
Tel: (381) 21 4898350 ext 332
janko.cervenski@nsseme.com
Plant breeder  
Serbia Mr Dario Danojević Institute of field and vegetable crops
Maksima Gorkog 30
21000 Novi Sad
Serbia
Tel: (381) 21 4898 359
dario.danojevic@nsseme.com
Plant breeder  
Serbia Ms Slađana  Savić
Contact person
Institute for Vegetable Crops
Karadjordjeva 71
11420 Smederevska Palanka
Serbia
Tel: (381) 26317170
ssavic@institut-palanka.rs
Plant breeder  
Slovakia Mr Szilárd Kása ZELSEED Ltd.
Horná Potôň 1269
93036 Horná Potôň
Slovakia
Tel: (421) 915 772 702
kasa@zelseed.sk
Genebank curator  
Spain Mr Jaime Cebolla Cornejo Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV)
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, ETS de Ingenieros Agrónomos. Dpto. de Biotecnología
Cno. de Vera, s.n., Ciudad Politecnica de la Innovacion, Acceso J, primera Planta
46022 Valencia
Spain
Tel: (34) 963879423
jaicecor@btc.upv.es
Crop specialist  
Spain Mr Jaime Prohens Tomás Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV)
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)
Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovacion, Acceso J. Primera Planta. Cno. de Vera s.n.
46022 Valencia
Spain
Tel: (34) 963 879423
jprohens@btc.upv.es
Plant breeder (aubergine)  
Spain Mr Adrián Rodriguez-Burruezo Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV)
Universitat Politécnica de Valencia
Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovacion, Acceso J, Primera Planta. Cno. de Vera s.n.
46022 Valencia
Spain
Tel: (34) 963879423
adrodbur@doctor.upv.es
Plant breeder (pepper)  
Spain Mr José Vicente Valcárcel Germes Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV)
Universidad Politécnica Valencia
Camino de Vera s/n. Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, Acceso J.- Planta 0
46022 Valencia
Spain
Tel: (34) 963877268
jvalcarc@btc.upv.es
Genebank curator  
Sweden Mr Pawel Chrominski Nordic Genetic Resource Center
P.O. Box 41
SE-230 53
Sweden
Tel: (46) 735258425
pawel.chrominski@nordgen.org
  
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 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  
Türkiye Ms Lerzan Gül Aykas PGR Department
Aegean Agricultural Research Institute
Canakkale Road No. 57P.O. Box 9, Menemen
35672 Izmir
Türkiye
Tel: (90-232) 8461331
lerzangul.aykas@tarimorman.gov.tr
Information/documentation  
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