55 ECPGR Cucurbits Working Group Members

Chair: Maria Raffaella Ercolano ercolano@unina.it   

Category of expertise: Crop specialist

Email Distribution List
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  
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   
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  
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  
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  
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 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  
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 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  
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