Dear ISSCT Members
We are pleased to present you with the October 2023 issue of the ISSCT Bulletin which you may access through the following link:
https://issct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ISSCT-Bulletin-October-2023.pdf
The Bulletin contains under ISSCT News:
– A feature on The evolving challenges in sugarcane biosecurity by Dr. Salem Saumtally, Member ISSCT Executive Committee and Dr. Asha Dookun-Saumtally, ISSCT Councillor for Mauritius. This follows those by the Editor Dr. Peter Allsopp and the Co-Products Commissioner Dr. Bryan Lavarack in April and the ex-Factory Commissioner Dr. Rod Steindl in the August 2023 issue.
– A tribute to Brian Egan who had greatly contributed to ISSCT and who passed away on 13 October two months after his beloved wife Maureen, also a strong supporter of ISSCT.
The Bulletin includes in addition information on latest news on sugarcane across countries, latest research articles as well as past and upcoming events related to sugarcane technology including the first announcements of thematic workshops.
Germplasm & Breeding/Molecular Biology Sections – https://issct.org/2023/06/15/first-announcement-13th-germplasm-breeding-10th-molecular-biology-workshop/
Pathology/Entomology Sections – https://issct.org/2023/07/13/first-announcement-issct-xiii-pathology-and-xi-entomology-joint-workshop/
Co-Products Commission – https://issct.org/2023/09/29/first-announcement-issct-co-products-workshop/
Agriculture Commission (Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy Sections and Extension) –
https://issct.org/2023/10/04/first-announcement-issct-agriculture-commission-workshop-agricultural-engineering-and-agronomy-sections/
We hope that you will find this issue of the Bulletin interesting. We would like to encourage you to contribute to the next issue scheduled for December 2023. Your contributions should reach us by 30 November 2023.
Please circulate this Bulletin among your colleagues and in your networks so as to promote the ISSCT nationally and internationally.
Kind regards
Jean Claude Autrey
General Secretary
