Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft

Mission and Aims

• Research, teaching and consultancy in the area of Phytomedicine and disease
• Parasites, effects of weeds and growth problems of crop plants
• Measures for health maintenance in plants and practical application of this knowledge
• Exchange of information between practitioners of phytomedicine, with the goal of preventing the emergence of adverse effects of treatment on humans, animals and the environment.
• National and international exchange of scientific and practical experience

• Membership of the editorial board of the international JOURNAL OF PLANT DISEASES AND PROTECTION as the international scientific organ of the DPG
• Organisation of and participation in meetings and colloquia such as the German Plant Protection Conference and the International DPG Berlin Symposium, inter- and trans-disciplinary DPG meetings as well as the 16 specialised working groups.
• Fostering relations to organisations with related aims and between practitioners on a domestic and international basis.
• Membership of scientific societies and groups
• Public relations work by means of presenting an objective and balanced picture of modern plant protection.
• Cooperating in the organisation of student corriculae and educational guidelines
• Publication of the journal PHYTOMEDICINE for members
• Publication of the series SPECTRUM PHYTOMEDIZIN for the expert public

• Otto-Appel-Denkmünze for valuable scientific or organisational contributions in the field of plant protection
• the Award of the Julius Kuehn Prize and
• the Anton de Bary Medal for exceptional contributions to the area of phytomedicine and
• the DPG Badge of Honour to deserving members.

  Networking

• the Pflanzenschutzorganisation für Europa und den Mittelmeerraum
• the Deutschen Nationalkomitee Biologie, that represents the interests of biological scientists in international organizations.
• the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences

Notable members

• Georg F. Backhaus
• Holger B. Deising
• Falko Feldmann
• Johannes Hallmann
• Johannes A. Jehle
• Manfred G. Raupp
• Kornelia Smalla
• Ralf T. Voegele