57 ECPGR Potato Working Group Members
| Country | Name | Organization | Contact Details | Expertise | Remarks |
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| Albania | Pëllumb Abeshi | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Management Rr. Durresit, 27 Tirana Albania |
Tel: (355-4) 270623 Fax: (355-5) 682072312 pabeshi@ubt.edu.al |
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| Armenia | Mr Aghvan Sahakyan Observer |
Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology Ministry of Agriculture nr 3 Isi-Le Mulino Str. 1101 Echmiadzin Armenia |
Tel: (37414) 51373 Fax: (374231) 56970 sahakyan48@mail.ru |
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| Austria | Mr Paul Freudenthaler | Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) Department for Plant Genetic Resources Wieningerstrasse 8 4020 Linz Austria |
Tel: (43) 50 555 41200 Fax: (43) 50 555 41119 paul.freudenthaler@ages.at |
Genebank curator, Policy and law, Information/Documentation | |
| 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 Fax: (375) 177540096 belgenbank@mail.ru |
Policy and law | |
| Belgium | Ms Fadia Chairi | Centre Wallon de Recherches Agronomiques (CRA-W), Department of Life Sciences, Biodiversity and Plant & Forest Breeding Unit Bâtiment Haute-Belgique - Rue de Serpont, 100 6800 Libramont France |
Tel: (32) (0) 81 875013 f.chairi@cra.wallonie.be |
Scientist, Breeder, Genebank Curator | |
| Belgium | Ms Alice Soete Contact person |
Centre Wallon de Recherches Agronomiques (CRA-W), Department of Life Sciences, Biodiversity and Plant & Forest Breeding Unit Bâtiment Haute-Belgique - Rue de Serpont, 100 6800 Libramont Belgium |
Tel: (32) (0) 81 875013 a.soete@cra.wallonie.be |
Scientist, Breeder, Genebank Curator | |
| Czech Republic | Ms Jaroslava Domkářová | Výzkumný ústav bramborářský Havlíčkův Brod s.r.o. Potato Research Institute Dobrovského 2366 580 03 Havlíčkův Brod Czech Republic |
Tel: (420) 569 466 227 Fax: (420) 569461578 domkarova@vubhb.cz |
Genebank curator | |
| Estonia | Ms Liina Jakobson | Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia |
Tel: (372) 51995445 liina.jakobson@metk.agri.ee |
Genebank Curator (in vitro) | |
| Estonia | Ms Liisa Kübarsepp | Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge J. Aamisepa 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia |
Tel: (372) 5128889 liisa.kybarsepp@metk.agri.ee |
Information/Documentation | |
| Estonia | Ms Terje Tähtjärv Contact person |
Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) J. Aamisepa 1 48309 Jõgeva Estonia |
Tel: (372) 7766905 terje.tahtjarv@metk.agri.ee |
Crop specialist, Plant breeder | |
| Finland | Mr Veli-Matti Rokka Chair |
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Biotechnology and Food Research, Alimentum Myllytie 1 FI-31600 Jokioinen Finland |
Tel: (358) 29 5326487 veli-matti.rokka@luke.fi |
Crop specialist | Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in March 2019 |
| France | Mr Jean-Eric Chauvin Contact person |
Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE), Amélioration de la Pomme de terre Domaine de Kéraiber 29260 Ploudaniel France |
Tel: (33) 229626310 Fax: (33) 229626330 Jean-Eric.Chauvin@inrae.fr |
Crop specialist | |
| France | Ms Florence Esnault | Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE) UMR Amélioration des plantes et biotechnologies végétales (APBV) Domaine de Keraiber 29260 Ploudaniel France |
Tel: (33) (0) 229 62 63 17 Fax: (33) (0) 229 62 63 30 Florence.Esnault@inrae.fr |
Genebank Curator | |
| Georgia | Ms Rusudan Mdivani | NGO The Center of Young Scientists Izotope 22 Panjikidze st. 0160 Tbilisi Georgia |
Tel: (995) 599 19 97 28 r_mdivani@yahoo.com |
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| Germany | Mr Klaus J. Dehmer Contact person |
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Satellite Collections North Parkweg 3A D-18190 Groß Lüsewitz Germany |
Tel: (49) 38209 80525 Fax: (49) 38209 82313 dehmer@ipk-gatersleben.de |
Genebank curator | |
| Germany | Ms Manuela Nagel | Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) OT Gatersleben 06466 Stadt Seeland Germany |
Tel: (49) (0)39482 5156 nagel@ipk-gatersleben.de |
Genebank Curator | |
| Greece | Ms Ifigeneia Mellidou Contact person |
Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DEMETER. Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources. PO Box 238 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki Greece |
Tel: (30) 2310471544 Fax: (30) 2310473024 ifimellidou@gmail.com |
Crop specialist | |
| Greece | Ms Georgia Ntatsi | Agricultural University of Athens Iera odos 75 Athens Greece |
Tel: (30) 2105294532 Fax: (30) 2105294504 ntatsi@aua.gr |
Crop specialist | |
| Hungary | Mr Zsolt Polgár | University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty Potato Research Centre Deák F. út 16 H-8360 Keszthely Hungary |
Tel: (36) 83545135 Fax: (36-83) 545104 polgar.zsolt@uni-mate.hu |
Genebank Curator | |
| Ireland | Mr Dennis Griffin | Teagasc Crops Research Centre Oakpark, Carlow Ireland |
Tel: (353) 59 9170224 Fax: (353) 59 9142423 Denis.griffin@teagasc.ie |
Plant breeder | |
| Italy | Ms Daniela Pacifico | Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Cereals and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI) Via di Corticella 133 40128 Bologna Italy |
Tel: (39) 051 6316816 daniela.pacifico@crea.gov.it |
Genebank Curator, Other: Geneticist, molecular characterization, communications & outreach | |
| Italy | Mr Bruno Parisi Contact person |
Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Analysis—Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops (CREA-CI) Via di Corticella 133 40128 Bologna Italy |
bruno.parisi@crea.gov.it | Genebank Curator, Crop specialist | |
| Latvia | Ms Ilze Dimante | State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute Zinatnes Street 2 LV 4126 Priekuli Latvia |
Tel: (371) 28605145 ilze.dimante@arei.lv |
other: in-vitro conservation and propagation | |
| 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 |
other: DNA markers | |
| Latvia | Ms Ilze Skrabule | State Priekuli Plant Breeding Institute Zinatnes Str. 1a LV-4126 Priekuli, Cesis disr. Latvia |
Tel: (371) 26365268 Fax: (371) 64107217 ilze.skrabule@arei.lv |
Crop specialist | |
| Malta | Mr Noel Azzopardi Observer |
Department of Agriculture Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment Ghammieri Marsa Malta |
Tel: (356) 25904113 Fax: (356) 25904206 noel.azzopardi@gov.mt |
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| Montenegro | Mr Zoran Jovović | University of Montenegro Biotechnical Faculty Mihaila Lalića 1 81000 Podgorica Montenegro |
Tel: (382) 20268438 zoran.jovovic.btf@gmail.com |
Crop specialist | |
| Netherlands | Mr Roel Hoekstra | Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) Wageningen University and Research Centre P.O. Box 16 6700 AA Wageningen Netherlands |
Tel: (31) 317 480912 Fax: (31) 317 423110 roel.hoekstra@wur.nl |
Genebank curator | |
| Norway | Ms Eldrid Lein Molteberg | Bioforsk, the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research Bioforsk Øst, Apelsvoll, Nylinna 226 2849 Norway |
Tel: (47) 40482799 eldrid.lein.molteberg@nibio.no |
Crop specialist | |
| Norway | Mr Morten Rasmussen | Norwegian Genetic Resources Centre (NIBIO) Visitors Address: Raveien 9Box 115 N-1431 Ås Norway |
Tel: (47) 47713384 Morten.Rasmussen@nibio.no |
Crop specialist | |
| Poland | Ms Dorota Michałowska | Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute, Laboratory of Potato Gene Resources and Tissue Culture Bonin 3 76-009 Bonin Poland |
Tel: (48) 94 3423031 d.michalowska@ihar.edu.pl |
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| Poland | Ms Agnieszka Przewodowska | Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute Bonin 3 76-009 Bonin Poland |
Tel: (48) 94 3423031 a.przewodowska@ihar.edu.pl |
Crop specialist | |
| Poland | Ms Paulina Smyda-Dajmund | Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute Młochów Division Platanowa 19 05-831 Młochów Poland |
Tel: (+48 22) 729-92-48 int. 212 p.smyda@ihar.edu.pl |
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| Portugal | Mr Miguel Ângelo Pinheiro de Carvalho Contact person |
Banco de Germoplasma ISOPlexis Universidade de Madeira Campus da Penteada 9050-290 Funchal Portugal |
Tel: (351) 291 705 386 Fax: (351) 291 705 249 miguel.carvalho@staff.uma.pt |
Genebank curator | |
| Romania | Anca Baciu | Research and Development of Potato Station Targu Secuiesc Orban Balazs 15 Street Targu Secuiesc Romania |
Tel: (40) 0267363755 Fax: (40) 0267361770 scdcts@gmail.com |
Genebank curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder | |
| Romania | Ms Dana Constantinovici | Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava National Genebank Suceava 1 May Avenue, No. 17 720224 Suceava Romania |
Tel: (40) 230 521016 Fax: (40-230) 521016 dana_constantinovici@yahoo.com |
Genebank curator, other expertise: in vitro and field conservation | |
| Romania | Mr Radu Hermeziu | National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet Fundaturii Street, No. 2 500470 Brasov Romania |
Tel: (40) 268 475414;476795 Fax: (40) 268 476608 icpc@potato.ro |
Crop specialist | |
| Romania | Mr Robert Motica | Research and Development of Potato Station Targu Secuiesc Orban Balazs 15 Street Targu Secuiesc Romania |
Tel: (40) 0267363755 Fax: (40) 0267361770 poszto@yahoo.com |
Information/documentation, Policy and law | |
| Romania | Ms Andreea Marinela Nistor | , National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet Fundaturii Street, No. 2 500470 Romania |
Tel: (40) 268 475414;476795 Fax: (40) 268 476608 icpc@potato.ro |
Other expertise: in vitro multiplication | |
| Romania | Ms Maria Stefan Maria | National Institute of Research and Development for Potato and Sugar Beet Brasov , Fundaturii Street, No. 2 500470 Brasov Romania |
Tel: (40) 268 475414 Fax: (40) 0268 476608 icpc@potato.ro |
Plant breeder | |
| Romania | Carmen Tanasă | Suceava Genebank, Banca de Resurse Genetice Vegetale Suceava Bd. 1 Mai, nr. 17 CP 720224 Suceava Romania |
Tel: +40 741 178 355 alina.tanasa@svgenebank.ro |
Genebank Curator | |
| Russian Federation | Mr Stepan Kiru Observer |
N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) 44 Bolshaya Morskaya str. 190000 St. Petersburg Russia |
Tel: (7-812) 3144848 Fax: (7-812) 1178762 s.kiru@vir.nw.ru |
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| Serbia | Mr Zoran Broćić | Faculty of Agriculture Belgrade Nemanjina 6 11 080 Belgrade-Zemun Serbia |
Tel: (381) 21 6350366 ext 251 brocic@agrif.bg.ac.rs |
Plant breeder | |
| Slovakia | Ms Marcela Gubisova | National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Insttute of Plant Production Bratislavská cesta 122 92168 Piešt’any Slovakia |
Tel: (421) 33 7947154 marcela.gubisova@nppc.sk |
Crop specialist | |
| Slovenia | Mr Peter Dolnicar | Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Hacquetova 17 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia |
Tel: (386-1) 2805262 Fax: (386-1) 2805255 peter.dolnicar@kis.si |
Genebank curator | |
| Spain | Mr José Ignacio Ruiz De Galarreta Gómez | NEIKER (Instituto Vasco de Investigación Y Desarrollo Agrario) Carretera A-1, km. 355 E-01080 Vitoria Spain |
Tel: (34) 945 121313 ext. 2306 jiruiz@neiker.eus |
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 |
Genebank Curator | |
| Sweden | Mr Kjell-Åke Lundblad | Nordic Genetic Resource Center PO Box 41 Alnarp Sweden |
Tel: (46) 40 53 66 47 Fax: (46) 40 53 66 50 kjellake.lundblad@nordgen.org |
Information/Documentation | |
| Sweden | Mr Jens Weibull | Swedish Board of Agriculture - Plant Regulations Unit Plant Regulations Unit at the Plant and Control Department Österleden 165 SE-261 5 Landskrona Sweden |
Tel: (46) 36155864 jens.weibull@jordbruksverket.se |
Policy and law | |
| Switzerland | Mr Eric Droz | Agroscope Route de Duillier 50Case Postale 1012 1260 Nyon 1 Switzerland |
Tel: (41) 58 4604419 eric.droz@agroscope.admin.ch |
Crop specialist | |
| Switzerland | Mr Christian Eigenmann Contact person |
Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland |
Tel: (41) 58 465 17 04 Fax: (41) 58 462 2634 genres@blw.admin.ch |
Information/Documentation, Policy and law | |
| Switzerland | Mr Markus Hardegger | Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland |
Tel: (41) 58 464 98 51 Fax: (41) 58 462 26 34 genres@blw.admin.ch |
Information/Documentation, Policy and law | |
| Switzerland | Ms Christina Kägi | Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG Schwarzenburgstrasse 165 3003 Bern Switzerland |
Tel: (41) 58 465 60 87 Fax: (41) 58 462 26 34 genres@blw.admin.ch |
Information/Documentation, Policy and law | |
| Türkiye | Ms Gün Kırcalıoğlu | Aegean Agricultural Research İnstitute (AARI) Cumhuriyet mahallesi, Çanakkale asfaltı caddesi No:57 35660 Menemen Türkiye |
Tel: (90) 5304653263 Fax: (90) 232.8461107 gun.kircalioglu@tarim.gov.tr |
Plant breeder | |
| Ukraine | Mr Mykola Furdyga Observer |
Ukrainian Institute for Potato Research Ukrainian Academy for Agricultural Sciences 22 Chkalov str. , Nemishaevo 7853 Borodyanka district, Kiev region Ukraine |
Tel: (380) 44 7741533 Fax: (380) 44 7741542 upri@visti.com |
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| United Kingdom | Ms Heather Campbell | Potato Section Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) Roddinglaw Road EH12 9FJ Edinburgh United Kingdom |
Tel: +44(0)131 244 8938 Fax: +44(0)131 244 8940 Heather.Campbell@sasa.gsi.gov.uk |
Information/Documentation | |
| United Kingdom | Ms Lydia Smith | NIAB Huntingdon Road CB3 0LE Cambridge United Kingdom |
Tel: (44) (0) 1223 342242 lydia.smith@niab.com |
Crop specialist |