70 ECPGR Brassica Working Group Members

Chair: Ferdinando Branca fbranca@unict.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
Fax: (355) 42235381
sokratjani@yahoo.com
Crop specialist  
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ms Elma Sefo
Observer
University of Mostar, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology
University of Mostar
Biskupa Čule bb
88 000 Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel: (387) 36337109
Fax: (389) 36 337105
elma.sefo@aptf.sum.ba
Crop specialist observer 
Bulgaria Mr Ivan Aleksiev Institute of Plant Genetic Resources "K. Malkov"
Druzhba str. 2
4122 Sadovo
Bulgaria
Tel: (359) 32 629026
alexievi@abv.bg
Crop specialist  
Croatia Ms Smiljana Goreta Ban Institute of Agriculture and Tourism
K. Huguesa 8
52440 Poreč
Croatia
Tel: (385) 52408300
Fax: (385) 52431659
smilja@iptpo.hr
Crop specialist  
Czech Republic Mr Andrea Rychlá OSEVA PRO ltd. o.z.Výzkumný ústav olejnin Opava - Research Institute of oil crops
Purkyňova 10
746 01 Opava
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 553624160
rychla@oseva.cz
Crop specialist  
Estonia Ms Lea Narits Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK)
J. Aamisepa 1
48309 Jõgeva
Estonia
Tel: (372) 7766919
Fax: (372)7766902
lea.narits@metk.agri.ee
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
France Ms Anne-Marie Chèvre
Contact person
Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes
Domaine de la Motte, BP 35327BP 35327
35653 Le Rheu cedex
France
Tel: (33) (0) 223485133
anne-marie.chevre@inrae.fr
Crop specialist  
France Ms Régine Delourme Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes
Domaine de la Motte, BP 35327BP 35327
35653 Le Rheu cedex
France
Tel: (33) (0) 223485133
regine.delourme@inrae.fr
Crop specialist  
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
Fax: (49) 39482 5155
lohwasse@ipk-gatersleben.de
Crop specialist  
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
cook@bio.auth.gr
Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation  
Greece Ms Georgia Ntatsi
Contact person
Agricultural University of Athens
Iera odos 75
 Athens
Greece
Tel: (30) 2105294532
Fax: (30) 2105294504
ntatsi@aua.gr
Crop specialist  
Israel Mr Oz Barazani
Observer
Institute of Plant Sciences, Israel Plant Gene-Bank
Agricultural Research Organization

50150 Bet Dagan
Israel
Tel: (972) 3 9683942
Fax: (972) 3 9683895
barazani@volcani.agri.gov.il
Crop specialist  
Italy Mr Ferdinando Branca
Chair
Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (DiA3)
Università di Catania
Via Valdisavoia 5
95123 Catania
Italy
Tel: (39) 095 234307 (dir) / (39) 3395012092
Fax: (39) 095 234329
fbranca@unict.it
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in February 2019 
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
Fax: (39) 02 239557205
roberto.loscalzo@crea.gov.it
Crop specialist, Other: food technology  
Latvia Ms Liga Lepse Institute of Horticulture
Grandu iela 1, Ceriņi, Krimūnu pagasts
3701 Dobeles novads
Latvia
Tel: (371) 26185596
Fax: (371) 63191122
liga.lepse@llu.lv
Crop specialist  
Latvia Ms Sarmīte Rancāne Research Institute of Agriculture
Zemkopibas instituts 7
LV - 5125 Skriveri, Skriveru novads
Latvia
Tel: (371) 65197524
Fax: (371) 26484676
sarmite.rancane@inbox.lv
Crop specialist  
Latvia Mr Dainis Ruņģis Latvian State Forest Research Institute (LSFRI) Silava
111 Rigas St
LV-2169 Salaspils
Latvia
Tel: (371) 28344201
Fax: (371) 67901359
dainis.rungis@silava.lv
Crop specialist  
Portugal Ms Violeta Lopes
Contact person
Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal (BPGV)
INIAV
Quinta de S. José, S. Pedro de Merelim
4700-859 Braga
Portugal
Tel: (351) 253 198730
Fax: (351) 253300963
violeta.lopes@iniav.pt
Crop specialist  
Romania Ms Floarea Burnichi Research and Development Station Buzau
Statiunea de cercetare - dezvoltare pentru legumicultura Buzau
Mesteacanului street no. 23
120024 Buzau
Romania
Tel: (40) 238 722560
Fax: (40) 238 722560
burnichi@yahoo.com
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Romania Ms Tina Oana Cristea Vegetable Research and Development Station Bacau
Calea Birladului Street, No. 220
 Bacau
Romania
Tel: (40) 234 544963
Fax: (40) 234 517370
sclbac@legumebac.ro
Crop specialist, Plant breeder, Other: in vitro multiplication  
Slovenia Mr Vladimir Meglič Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
Hacquetova ulica 17
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 1 2805180
Fax: (386) 1 2805255
vladimir.meglic@kis.si
Crop specialist  
Slovenia Ms Barbara Pipan Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
Hacquetova ulica 17
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 1 2805273
Fax: (386) 1 2805255
barbara.pipan@kis.si
Crop specialist  
Spain Mr Antonio de Haro Bailón Instituto Agricultura Sostenible CSIC
Alameda del Obispo s/nApartado 4084
14004 Córdoba
Spain
Tel: (34-957) 499235
Fax: (34-957) 499252
adeharobailon@ias.csic.es
Crop specialist  
Sweden Mr Mohammad  El-Khalifeh Nordic Genetic Resource Center
Växthusvägen 12
234 56  Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 0723 053 665
mohammad.el-khalifeh@nordgen.org
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  
Sweden Ms Anna Palmé Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen)
Box 41
230 53 Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 40 53 66 42
anna.palme@nordgen.org
Crop specialist (oil crops)  
United Kingdom Ms Charlotte Allender University of Warwick, School of Life Sciences
The University of Warwick
Wellesbourne CampusWellesbourne
 Warwick CV35 9EF
United Kingdom
Tel: (44) 24 7657 5014
Fax: (44) 24 7657 4500
charlotte.Allender@warwick.ac.uk
Crop specialist  
United Kingdom Ms Lesley McCarthy SASA
Roddinglaw Road
EH12 9FJ Edinburgh
United Kingdom
lesley.mccarthy@sasa.gsi.gov.uk Crop specialist  
United Kingdom Mr Graham Teakle Warwick Crop Centre
University of Warwick
Wellesbourne Campus
CV35 9EF Warwick
United Kingdom
graham.teakle@warwick.ac.uk Crop specialist  
United Kingdom Mr Richard Tudor Elsoms Seeds
Spalding
 Lincolnshire PE11 1QG
United Kingdom
Tel: (44) (0) 1775 715000
Fax: (44) (0) 1775 715001
Richard.Tudor@elsoms.com
Crop specialist