IPPS Executive Committee Election 2024

We are delighted to announce the commencement of the nomination process for the 2024 Executive Committee (EC) election. This is an exceptional opportunity for committed members like yourself to actively shape the future trajectory and success of our organization. In 2024, the following positions within the IPPS Executive Committee will conclude their term of service: […]

Reminder: application open for travel grants for the 17th World Congress on Parasitic Plants, 3–7 June 2024, Nara, Japan. Deadline 29 February.

The IPPS and the WCPP2024 local organizing committee offer two types of travel grants for outstanding PhD students and early-career researchers. The WCPPs are a series of biennial meetings with a long tradition, providing opportunities to exchange information and discuss new discoveries among experts of parasitic plants. WCPP17 will cover a wide range of topics […]

Application open for travel grants for the 17th World Congress on Parasitic Plants, 3–7 June 2024, Nara, Japan

The IPPS and the WCPP2024 local organizing committee offer two types of travel grants for outstanding PhD students and early-career researchers. The WCPPs are a series of biennial meetings with a long tradition, providing opportunities to exchange information and discuss new discoveries among experts of parasitic plants. WCPP17 will cover a wide range of topics […]

Registration open for the 17th World Congress on Parasitic Plants, 3–7 June 2024, Nara, Japan

Registration is now open for the 17th World Congress on Parasitic Plants (WCPP17), which will be held 3-7 June, 2024 in Nara, Japan. IPPS members will receive a discount on the registration fee. Early bird registration deadline : February 29, 2024Regular registration deadline : April 30, 2024Registration deadline for online participants : May 31, 2024 […]

IPPS seminar December 6, 2023 at 4 PM cet

The 5th 2023 IPPS seminar will held on Wednesday 6 December at 4:00 pm central European time. We will have the following talks: Jeanmaire Molina, from Pace University, USA will present work on “Reviving the corpse flower: unraveling the enigmatic biology of the iconic plant parasite Rafflesia for ex situ conservation” Jian You (Eric) Wang, […]

IPPS seminar and General Assembly July 5, 2023 at 4 PM cet

The 4th 2023 monthly IPPS seminar will be combined with the IPPS General Assembly on Wednesday 5 July at 4:00 pm central European time. We will have the following talks: Elvin Elizabeth Mulaa – Genetic diversity, Virulence and Cross-host interactions of Striga hermonthica and Natsumi Aoki – Multiple signaling pathways for prehaustorium induction in Orobanchaceae parasitic plants […]

From Haustorium 83: Birdlife Australia working with Aboriginal land council to return mistletoe to burnt woodlands

Mistletoe is often associated with Christmas, yet native mistletoe is something of an unsung hero when it comes to woodland birds. It provides food, shelter, and nest sites, including for the critically endangered regent honeyeater, but repeated bushfires in recent years have wiped it out from a key breeding area in New South Wales’ Lower […]

From Haustorium 83: Parasitic plants in medicine

Although Haustorium does no longer cover the literature on the use of parasitic plants in medicine It is very striking, however, how the literature on therapeutic uses dominates the literature. Are parasitic plants over-represented simply because their lifestyle suggests special properties? Or are they really special? For further reading see Haustorium 83 […]

IPPS seminar June 7, 2023 at 4 PM cet

James Bradley and Sylvia Mutunda The 3rd 2023 monthly IPPS seminar will be held Wednesday 7 June at 4:00 pm central European time. You can use this website for time zone conversion. The next seminar will take place on 5 July, combined with the IPPS General Assembly. On 7 June we will have the following […]