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ISHS Scientific Structure of Sections, Commissions, Working Groups

The Scientific Structure of the International Society for Horticultural Science is based on its 10 crop related Sections and 14 discipline related Commissions.
Each year Section and Commission Chairs meet in the ISHS Executive Committee. Within the structure of Sections/Commissions more than 100 Working Groups are active.
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Section/Commission Name (click for details) Chairperson
Section Citrus [ SECI ] Dr. Yair Erner
Section Banana and Plantain [ SEBA ] Dr. Stephan Weise
Section Pome and Stone Fruits [ SEFR ] Prof. Guglielmo Costa
Section Vine and Berry Fruits [ SEVI ] Prof. Dr. Bernadine C. Strik
Section Nuts and Mediterranean Climate Fruits [ SENU ] Dr. Damiano Avanzato
Section Tropical and Subtropical Fruits [ SETS ] Prof. Dr. Sisir Kumar Mitra
Section Medicinal and Aromatic Plants [ SEME ] Prof. Dr. Ákos Máthé
Section Ornamental Plants [ SEOP ] Prof. Dr. Margrethe Serek
Section Root and Tuber Crops [ SERT ] Prof. Dr. Noureddine Benkeblia
Section Vegetables [ SEVE ] Prof. Dr. Silvana Nicola
Commission Sustainability through Integrated and Organic Horticulture [ CMOR ] Dr. Robert K. Prange
Commission Fruits and Vegetables and Health [ CMFV ] Prof. Dr. Olaf Van Kooten
Commission Molecular Biology and In Vitro Culture [ CMMV ] Dr. Maurizio Lambardi
Commission Economics and Management [ CMEM ] Prof. Dr. Peter P. Oppenheim
Commission Education, Research Training and Consultancy [ CMET ] Associate Professor Dr. David Aldous
Commission Horticultural Engineering [ CMEN ] Dr. Sadanori Sase
Commission Nomenclature and Cultivar Registration [ CMNR ] Dr. Janet Cubey
Commission Plant Protection [ CMPP ] Dr. Chris Hale
Commission Irrigation and Plant Water Relations [ CMIR ] Dr. Richard L. Snyder
Commission Plant Substrates and Soilless Culture [ CMPS ] Dr. W.R. Carlile
Commission Quality and Postharvest Horticulture [ CMPH ] Dr. Sirichai Kanlayanarat
Commission Protected Cultivation [ CMPC ] Dr. Nicolas Castilla
Commission Landscape and Urban Horticulture [ CMUH ] Prof. Dr. Gert D. Groening
Commission Plant Genetic Resources [ CMGR ] Dr. Hannah Jaenicke