The
        
        
          Hellenic Plant Protection Journal
        
        
          (ISSN 1791-3691) is the new scientific publication
        
        
          of the Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI) replacing the
        
        
          Annals of the Benaki Phyto-
        
        
          pathological Institute
        
        
          (ISSN 1790-1480) which had been published since 1935.
        
        
          Starting from January 2008, the Benaki Phytopathological Institute is publishing the
        
        
          Hel-
        
        
          lenic Plant Protection Journal
        
        
          semiannually, in January and July each year, and accepts for
        
        
          publication any work related to plant protection in the Mediterranean region regardless
        
        
          of where it was conducted. All aspects of plant protection referring to plant pathogens,
        
        
          pests, weeds (identification, biology, control), pesticides and relevant environmental is-
        
        
          sues are topics covered by the journal.
        
        
          Articles in the form of either a complete research paper or a short communication (in-
        
        
          cluding new records) may be submitted. Instructions on how to prepare the manuscript
        
        
          are provided at 
        
        
        
          . Manuscripts should be submitted in electronic form either
        
        
          by e-mail at 
        
        
        
          or by post on a disk addressed to the Editorial Board, Benaki
        
        
          Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta str., GR-145 61 Kifissia (Athens), Greece. Only origi-
        
        
          nal articles are considered and published after successful completion of a review proce-
        
        
          dure by two competent referees.
        
        
          
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            Editor:
          
        
        
          Dr I. Vloutoglou (Phytopathology Department, BPI)
        
        
          
            Associate editors:
          
        
        
          Dr K. Machera (Pesticides Control & Phytopharmacy Department, BPI)
        
        
          Dr A.N. Michaelakis (Entomology & Agric. Zoology Department, BPI)
        
        
          Dr V. Kati (Weed Science Department, BPI)
        
        
          A. Papanikolopoulou (Library Department, BPI)
        
        
          
            Technical editor:
          
        
        
          Asteria Karadima (Information Technology Service, BPI)
        
        
          
            Secretary:
          
        
        
          Emilia Pantazi (Information Technology Service, BPI)
        
        
          This Journal is indexed by:
        
        
          CAB Abstracts
        
        
          -Plant Protection Database,
        
        
          INIST
        
        
          (Institute for
        
        
          Scientific and Technical Information) and
        
        
          SCOPUS
        
        
          .
        
        
          Hellenic Plant Protection Journal
        
        
          also available at
        
        
        
          © Benaki Phytopathological Institute
        
        
          For subscriptions, exchange agreements, back issues and other publications of the In-
        
        
          stitute contact the Library, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta str., GR-145 61
        
        
          Kifissia (Athens), Greece, e-mail: 
        
        
        
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            Hellenic Plant Protection Journal
          
        
        
          The olive tree of Plato in Athens is the emblem
        
        
          of the Benaki Phytopathological Institute