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Polish Society for Horticultural Science
Horticulture has long been
an important discipline of plant production in Poland. The development
of modern horticultural production has been considerably influenced by
scientific activity of research centres at Agricultural Universities and
branch intitutes of fruit-growing, floriculture and vegetable growing.
The Polish Society for
Horticultural Science (PSHS) was established in 1987 on the initiative
of the Polish Academy of Sciences in order to integrate a horticultural
science community in Poland. Professor Tadeusz Wojtaszek, a great
promoter for the Society's establishment, was elected as first President
of the Society. After his death in 1990, this function was bestowed on
Prof. Andrzej Libik (1990-1999) and next on Prof. Stanisław Cebula
(1999-2007). Presently Prof. Edward Kunicki is the President of the Society.
The statuory purpose of the
Society is to develop scientific and educational activities of its
members in horticultural research in all the fields, particularly in
pomology, vegetables, ornamental plants, horticultural plant breeding,
apiculture and landscaping.
The Society accomplishes its goals through:
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organisation of lectures, meetings, conferences
and symposia of a local, all-Polish and international range and
thus promotion of horticultural knowledge;
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regular publication
of a scientific horticultural journal
Folia
Horticulturae in English and Information
Bulletin devoted to current activities of PSHS members.
The Society's status distinguishes three possible types
of membership:
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ordinary
member - every person working in scientific research or
showing interest in horticulture who declares co-operation and
help in accomplishing the goals of the Society;
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supporting
member - legal person interested in the Society's
activities who declares financial support on behalf of the Society;
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honorary
member - a person who has had a considerable share in the
development of horticultural sciences or rendered outstanding
services for the benefit of the Society.
At present the Society has 425
ordinary members. The status of a honorary member has been awarded to 15
distinguished scientists, namely Professors:
Edward Close, Tadeusz Hołubowicz, Jerzy Korohoda, Marian Kossowski, Andrzej Libik, Janusz Lipecki, Barbara Michalik, Jan Myczkowski, Szczepan Pieniążek, Henryk
Skąpski, Jerzy Skierkowski, Jan Starck, and
Doctors: Wojciech Angelus.
From the beginning
The Board of PSHS has had its seat in Krakow (The Faculty of
Horticulture at the University of Agriculture), the city where
agricultural studies have long tradition, which originated at the
Jagiellonian University.
The Polish Society for
Horticultural Science consists of eight divisions whose activities cover
the whole of Poland:
Kraków,
Lublin,
Olsztyn,
Poznań,
Skierniewice,
Szczecin,
Warszawa and
Wrocław. Some of its
members are associated in the
Plant
Growing, Seed Production and Biotechnology Section.
The Polish Society for
Horticultural Science is affiliated at The Department of
Agricultural and Sylvan Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It
is a member of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).
The statuory activities of
the Society are supported with financial means attributed by the
Committee for Scientific Researches for the accomplishment of concrete
tasks related to popularisation of knowledge and publishing activity. It
is also supported by numerous sponsors and, in small part, by membership
fees. Each member receives two issues of
Folia
Horticulturae oraz Information
Bulletin for free. Following the decision of the General Assembly of Delegates on the 9th of
September 2003 the annual membership fee was risen to 50 PLN beginning from the 1st of
January 2004. The retired
members and students will be charged a reduced fee (50%). The Society is also allowed to run business
activities (NIN: 945-15-81-736).
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