Parasitic plants have been a source of scientific interest for many years and the subject of international conferences since 1973. That was the year of the first International Symposium on Parasitic Weeds that brought together a group of researchers who were (and still are) passionate about parasitic plants. The loosely organized group held major symposia for nearly 3 decades (See also under Meetings).
Often these larger meetings were interspersed with specialized workshops on Striga, Orobanche, or non-weedy hemiparasites.
In 2000, a number of these researchers met in Nantes, France to work out details of a society structure and write a constitution.
This was presented to the parasitic plant research community the following year and t
he first General Assembly of the International Parasitic Plant Society (IPPS) was held in Nantes (France) during the International Parasitic Weed Symposium on June 4, 2001. In this meeting the General assembly elected the IPPS board, consisting of:
and approved the Constitution. The society was officially registered in The Netherlands.
The society continued to promote the ideals of the founders in 1973, and now organizes biennial conferences dealing with all parasitic plants to keep up with the accelerating pace of discovery (also see below under Meetings).
Membership of the IPPS is open to individuals and organizations of all nations that are interested in the objectives of the Society. IPPS membership brings exclusive advantages:
A membership year runs from 1 January until 31 December. The full membership fee is € 35 per year or € 60 for two years for regular members and € 25 per year or € 40 for two years for students.
If you want to become a member of the Society or renew your membership for the coming years, use the buttons below, your membership will be valid as soon as you have paid. A two-year membership for 2025 + 2026 entitles you to a reduced registration fee for the WCPP conference in Brazil in summer 2026. All payments should be made through the membership fee payment plugin. Should you encounter problems, payments can also be settled as a regular bank transfer to the IPPS bank account. All transfer costs are to be paid by the sender, not the recipient.
The Society’s banking information is:
| Name of account holder | Int Parasitaire Planten Ver |
| Name of bank | ING Bank N.V. |
| Address of bank | PO Box 1800, 1000 BV Amsterdam |
| Account number (IBAN) | NL75 INGB 0007908341 |
| Bank Swift code | INGB NL 2A |
To encourage a broad international participation, IPPS aims to rotate its meetings geographically (2015 China, 2017 North America, 2019 Europe, 2022 Africa, 2024 Japan). The 2026 meeting will be held in Ilha Bella, Brasil. The local organizing committee will plan the scientific programme together with the IPPS Executive Committee.
The 17th World Congress on Parasitic Plants (WCPP) took place in Nara, Japan, from 3-7 June, 2024. About 160 participants from all continents (except Antarctica) […]
The 16th World Congress on Parasitic Plants (WCPP) took place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 3-8 July, 2022. Over a 100 participants from all over the […]
The International Parasitic Plant Society is pleased to host the first IPPS Online Seminar Series. International scientific exchange on the basis of regular society meetings […]
The 15th World Congress on Parasitic Plants (WCPP) meeting took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 30 June to 5 July. Over 110 participants attended […]
Venue: Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, California, USA […]
July 5 – 10, 2015 IPPS_13th_Congress_Abstracts_Kunming_China […]
Honorary Fellowship may be awarded to an individual for outstanding contribution to the field of parasitic plant research. The Fellowships will be awarded at the occasion of the General Assembly meeting. The recipients need not necessarily be members of the IPPS. No more than two such awards may be presented at any one Assembly. The honorary Fellows should be selected and approved by the Executive Committee well in advance of the meeting so that they can participate in the annual meeting. The President will notify the Honorary Fellows immediately after approval by the Executive Committee. After retirement, Honorary Fellows are entitled to lifelong free membership.
Julie Scholes
Dan Nickrent
Abdelgabar Babiker (posthumous)
Jonathan Gressel
Barach Rubin
Koichi Yoneyama
John Yoder
Diego Rubiales
Jim Westwood
Malcolm Press
Gebisa Ejeta
Danny Joel
André Fer
Yasutomo Takeuchi
Binne Zwanenburg
Jose Ignacio Cubero
Klaus Wegmann
Patrick Thalouarn
Chris Parker
Lytton J. Musselman
Siny ter Borg
The IPPS provides fellowships for young WCPP participants from developing countries as well as a number of poster prices for the best PhD and postdoc posters. Together with the WCPP organisers, we strive to provide additional PhD fellowships depending on the success to obtain sponsoring from other organisations.
At the 17th WCPP in Nara, the following fellowships and poster prizes were awarded:
At the 16th WCPP in Nairobi the following fellowships and poster prices were provided:
At the 15th WCPP in Amsterdam the following fellowships and poster prices were provided:
Dr. Muhammad Jamil
King Abdul University of Science and Technology
Saudi Arabia
E-mail: secretary@parasiticplants.org
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