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Molecular Plant Pathology ''Molecular Plant Pathology'' is a monthly open access peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Society for Plant Pathology. It was established in January 2000 by Gary D. Foster, University of Bristol ...

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History

The Federation of British Plant Pathologists was founded in 1966 and became the independent British Society for Plant Pathology in 1981.

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External links

Official WebsiteJOURNAL: Plant PathologyJOURNAL: Molecular Plant PathologyJOURNAL: New Disease Reports
British biology societies Microbiology organizations Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden Phytopathology Scientific organizations established in 1981 1981 establishments in the United Kingdom {{biology-org-stub