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THE first International Conference of Phytopatho--1 logy and Economic Entomology was held in Holland on June 24-July 2 by the kind invitation of the Netherlands Government in co-operation with the authorities of the various laboratories and institutes conducting work on agricultural phytopathology and entomology. The Conference was noteworthy as being the first occasion on which phytopathologists and entomologists from all countries have been invited to meet together to discuss matters of mutual interest. Prof. H. M. Quanjer of Wageningen, presided over the Conference, while Dr. L. O. Howard, Chief of the United States Bureau of Entomology, acted as president of honour. Upwards of 65 members attended-in addition to the Dutch participants- representing some 26 countries. A report of the Conference, giving an account of the demonstrations, papers read, etc., will be issued by the Committee of Management (obtainable from the Secretary, Mr. T. A. C. Schoevers, of the Netherlands Phyto-pathological Service, Wageningen), but in the meantime the following brief account may be of interest.
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International Conference of Phytopathology and Economic Entomology. Nature 112, 181–182 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/112181a0
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