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The International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS) and the EC INCO-DEV-2- funded GUAVAMAP project announce the “2nd International Symposium on Guava and Other Myrtaceae”. The symposium will be held in November 2008 in Mexico and consists of 3 individual parts: The main symposium (GUAVAMAP I) will be held at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel in Mérida (Yucatán) from November 10-13, 2008 and covers areas of biodiversity and genetic resources; biotechnologies such as tissue culture, DNA marker application, pathogen diagnostics and control, biofertilizers, biopesticides and others; linkage map
construction and QTL mapping, and related topics. A half-day poster session is planned to complement oral presentations. The official language is English. Local co-organizer of this symposium is the Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY) in Mérida.

The satellite symposium (GUAVAMAMAP II; November 17-18, 2008) will deal specifically with guava breeding, production, post-harvest management, and processing. It is organized by Dr. Saul Padilla (INIFAP-Campo Experimental Pabellón) in Aguascalientes (Northern
Mexico). Aguascalientes is located within the largest area of guava production in Mexico close to a region called “Calvillo-Cañones” in the states of Aguascalientes and Zacatecas. A field trip is planned for November 19, 2008.

The main symposium in Mérida will be followed by practical courses (GUAVAMAP III) at the CICY (Mérida). They last for 3 weeks (November 17 – December 5, 2008) with 2 weeks of biotechnology (“DNA marker application to the molecular analysis of tropical fruit trees”)
followed by 1 week of bioinformatics for a maximal number of 15 selected students and young scientists. A restricted number of fellowships to cover travel and accommodation is available for participation to the main symposium (GUAVAMAP I) and the practical
courses (GUAVAMAP III).

For further information, interested scientists are encouraged to contact the organizers (Wolfgang Rohde: GUAVAMAP I and III; Saul Padilla: GUAVAMAP II)
at rohde@mpiz-koeln.mpg.de and padilla.saul@inifap.gob.mx,
respectively