47 ECPGR Berries Working Group Members

Email Distribution List
Chair: Monika Höfer monika.hoefer@julius-kuehn.de   Vice-Chair: Tuuli Haikonen tuuli.haikonen@luke.fi
Albania Mr Alban Ibraliu Agricultural University of Tirana
Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Department of Plant Science and Technology
Koder Kamez 1029
 Tirana
Albania
Tel: (355) (0) 682042424
albanibraliu@ubt.edu.al
  
Austria Mr Phillip Judex Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
Stubenring 12
1010 Vienna
Austria
Tel: (43) 171100 60 2955
phillip.judex@bml.gv.at
Policy and law  
Austria Mr Lothar Wurm Institut für Obstbau
HBLA und Bundesamt für Wein- und Obstbau
Wienerstrasse 74
3400 Klosterneuburg
Austria
Tel: (43) 2243 37910 330
lothar.wurm@weinobst.at
Crop specialist   
Czech Republic Mr Boris Krška Insttute of Pomology - Výzkumný a šlechtitelský ústav ovocnářský Holovousy s.r.o.
Výzkumný a šlechtitelský ústav ovocnářský Holovousy s.r.o.

507 51  Holovousy v Podkrkonoší
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 493 691 066
boris.krska@vsuo.cz
Genebank Curator  
Czech Republic Mr Jiří  Sedlák Research and Breeding Institute of Pomology
Holovousy Ltd.
Holovousy 1
508 01 Horice
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 493692821
sedlak@vsuo.cz
Crop specialist  
Denmark Mr Torben Toldam-Andersen The University of Copenhagen
Faculty of Life Sciences, Dept of Agricultural Sciences - Crop science
Højbakkegård Allé 21
2630 Taastrup
Denmark
Tel: (45) 35333411
tbta@plen.ku.dk
Crop specialist, Genebank Curator  
Estonia Ms Hedi Kaldmäe Estonian University of Life Sciences, Polli Horticultural Research Centre
Uus 2, PolliKarski-Nuia
69108 Viljandimaa
Estonia
Tel: (372) 5132091
hedi.kaldmae@emu.ee
Crop specialist, Information/Documentation  
Estonia Ms Ave Kikas
Contact person
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Polli Horticultural Research Centre
Uus 2, Polli
69108 Viljandimaa
Estonia
Tel: (372) 7313581
ave.kikas@emu.ee
Genebank Curator, Plant Breeder  
Finland Ms Tuuli  Haikonen Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) - Plant Production Research, Horticulture
Toivonlinnantie 518
FI-21500  Piikkiö
Finland
Tel: (35) 8295326587
tuuli.haikonen@luke.fi
  
Finland Ms Saila Karhu Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Horticulture Technologies
PharmaCity, Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4A
20520 Turku
Finland
Tel: (358) (0) 295326214
saila.karhu@luke.fi
  
France Ms Justine  Perrotte INVENIO
Maison Jeannette
24140 Douville
France
Tel: (33) 05 53 82 90 32
j.perrotte@invenio-fl.fr
  
France Ms Aurélie Petit CIREF/INVENIO
Maison Jeanette
21140 Douville
France
Tel: (33) (0) 553803933
a.petit@invenio-fl.fr
Crop specialist  
France Ms Sara Pinczon INVENIO
Maison Jeanette
21140 Douville
France
Tel: (33) (0) 553803933
s.pinczon@invenio-fl.fr
Crop specialist  
Germany Ms Monika Höfer
Chair
Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Institut für Züchtungsforschung an gartenbaulichen Kulturen und Obst
Pillnitzer Platz 3a
01326 Dresden
Germany
Tel: (49) (0) 3946 47 8009
monika.hoefer@julius-kuehn.de
Genebank Curator Nominated as Chair for Phase X in March 2019 
Germany Mr Erik Schulte Section 215 - Testing Station Wurzen. Federal Plant Variety Office - Testing Station Wurzen
Torgauer Strasse 100
04808 Wurzen
Germany
Tel: (49) 3425 904024
Erik.Schulte@bundessortenamt.de
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation  
Greece Mr Filippos Aravanopoulos Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
P.O. Box University Campus
54124 Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310 992778
aravanop@for.auth.gr
Genebank Curator, Plant breeder  
Greece Mr Dimitrios Fotakis Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Forest Research Institute
Vasilika
57006 Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310461172
fotakis@fri.gr
Information/Documentation, Policy and law, Other: Forest resources management  
Greece Ms Eleni Maloupa
Contact person
Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources
PO Box 60458
570 01 Thermi - Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310 471613 (0 220)
emaloupa@elgo.gr
Information/Documentation, Policy and law, other (Botanic Garden Curator) , Genebank Curator, Crop specialist  
Greece Mr Georgios Merkouropoulos Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
S. Venizelou 1
14123 Lykovrisi Attikis
Greece
Tel: (30) 210 2816978
merkouropoulos@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Greece Mr Georgios Pantelidis Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources - Department of Deciduous Fruit Trees
38 R.R. Station
59035 Naoussa
Greece
Tel: (30) 23320 41548
gpantelidis@elgo.gr
Crop specialist, Plant breeder, Other (Stone and berry fruit cultivar evaluation, breeding and cultivation techniques)  
Greece Mr Demetris Taskos Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture - Department of Vitis
1 S. Venizelou Str
14123 Lycovrissi (Athens)
Greece
Tel: (30) 2102847499
taskos@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation  
Greece Mr Antonios Zambounis Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Forest Research Institute
38 R.R. Station
59035 Naoussa
Greece
Tel: (30) 23320 41548
antbio@yahoo.gr
Other: plant breeding for disease resistance, genomics), Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Ireland Ms Caroline Elliott Kingston School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University College Dublin
Belfied
 Dublin 4
Ireland
Tel: (353) 1 7167761
caroline.elliottkingston@ucd.ie
Crop specialist  
Italy Mr Gianluca Baruzzi Council for Research in Agriculture and Economics, Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus (CREA-OFA)
Vial La Canapona, 1 bis, Magliano
47121 Forlì
Italy
Tel: (39) 0543 89428
gianluca.baruzzi@crea.gov.it
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder, Other: variety certification  
Italy Mr Franco Capocasa Università Politechnica delle Marche. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali
Via Brecce Bianche
60100 Ancona
Italy
Tel: (39) 071 2204640
f.capocasa@univpm.it
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation, Plant breeder  
Italy Mr Daniele  Lolletti Council for Research in Agriculture and Economics, Research Centre for Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura - Rome
Via di Fioranello, 52
00124 Rome
Italy
Tel: (39) 06 7934 811
daniele.lolletti@crea.gov.it
Crop Specialist  
Italy Mr Bruno Mezzetti Università Politecnica delle Marche. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali
Via Brecce Bianche
60100 Ancona
Italy
Tel: (39) 071 2204933
b.mezzetti@univpm.it
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Latvia Mr Gunārs Lācis Latvia State Institute of Horticulture
Graudu street 1
3701 Dobele
Latvia
Tel: (371) 63722294
gunars.lacis@lbtu.lv
Genebank Curator, Information/Documentation, other (characterization, molecular markers)  
Latvia Ms Valda Laugale
Contact person
Institute of Horticulture (LatHort)
Graudu iela 1
3701 Dobele
Latvia
Tel: (371) 26184878
valda.laugale@llu.lv
Crop specialist, Plant breeder (Fragaria, Ribes, Rubus)  
Latvia Ms Sarmīte Strautiņa
Graudu 1
LV 3701 Dobele
Latvia
Tel: (371) 28650011
sarmite.strautina@llu.lv
Crop specialis, Plant breeder (Ribes, Rubus)  
Lithuania Mr Rytis Rugienius Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture
Kauno 30
54333 Babtai, Kaunas distr.
Lithuania
Tel: (370) 37 555253
r.rugienius@lsdi.lt
Plant breeder  
Lithuania Mr Audrius Sasnauskas
Contact person
Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC
Kauno 30
54333 Babtai, Kaunas district
Lithuania
Tel: (370) 37 555220
audrius.sasnauskas@lammc.lt
Plant breeder, variety evaluator  
Norway Mr Dag Røen Njøs Fruit and Berry Centre AS
Njøsavegen 5
6863 Leikanger
Norway
Tel: (47) 975 24065
dag@njos.no
Plant breeder  
Portugal Mr Pedro Nogueira Brás de Oliveira INIAV
Avenida da Republica, Quinta do Marques
2784-505 Oeiras
Portugal
pedro.oliveira@iniav.pt Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Romania Mr Mihail Coman Research Institute for Fruit Growing (RIFG) Pitesti
str. Mărului, cod 117450CP 73
 Mărăcineni, Argeş County
Romania
Tel: (40) 248 278066
ICDP.Pitesti@asas.ro
  
Romania Ms Monica Sturzeanu Research Institute for Fruit Growing (RIFG) Pitesti-Mărăcineni
str. Mărului, cod 117450CP 73
402 Mărăcineni, Argeş County
Romania
Tel: (40) 248 278066
sturzeanu1980monica@yahoo.it
  
Serbia Ms Jasminka Milivojević
Contact person
Faculty of Agriculture Belgrade
Nemanjina 6
11080 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel: (381) 11 4413 382
jasmin972@agrif.bg.ac.rs
Crop specialist  
Slovenia Ms Nika  Cvelbar Weber Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
Hacquetova ulica 17
1000  Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 1 2805275
nika.cvelbarweber@kis.si
Genebank curator  
Slovenia Ms Metka Šiško University of Maribor
Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Pivola 10
2311 Hoče
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 2 3209006
metka.sisko@um.si
Crop specialist  
Sweden Mr Kimmo Rumpunen Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Fjälkestadsvägen 459
SE-291 94  Kristianstad
Sweden
Tel: (46) 709576868
kimmo.rumpunen@slu.se
Plant breeder  
Switzerland Ms Christina Kägi Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Schwarzenburgstrasse 165
3003 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 58 465 60 87
genres@blw.admin.ch
Information/Documentation, Policy and law  
Switzerland Mr Claudio Niggli
Contact person
ProSpecieRara
Unter Brüglingen 6
4052 Basel
Switzerland
Tel: (41) 61 5459917
claudio.niggli@prospecierara.ch
Crop specialist  
Türkiye Ms Aslı  Ylmaz Directorate General of Agricultural Research and Policies, Middle Black Sea Agricultural Research Institute
Turhal Yolu Üzeri 11. Km.
 Tokat
Türkiye
yilmazasli@tarimorman.gov.tr   
United Kingdom Ms Helen Cockerton National Institute of Agricultural Botony (East Malling Research)


United Kingdom
Helen.Cockerton@emr.ac.uk   
United Kingdom Ms Felicidad Fernández Fernández
Contact person
NIAB EMR
New Road
ME19 6BJ East Malling, Kent
United Kingdom
Tel: (44) 1732 523739
Felicidad.Fernandez@emr.ac.uk
  
United Kingdom Mr Richard Harrison National Institute of Agricultural Botony (East Malling Research)


United Kingdom
Richard.Harrison@emr.ac.uk   
United Kingdom Ms Susan McCallum James Hutton Institute


United Kingdom
Susan.McCallum@hutton.ac.uk