This work was possible due to the kind hospitality of the Plant Health Service in Hodmezovasarhely in Hungary, offered by Ibolya Zseller, Kataline Buzas, Erzebet Dormannsne, Piroska Varga, Andras Varga and
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others. The work of the following summer students Lars Reimer, Edit Kiss, Szabolcs Meszaros, Orsolya Fulop, Martha Szabo, Monika Meszes, Peter Varga, Benko Edit and Marianna Szucs in Hungary as well as Manfred Grossrieder and Emma Hunt in Switzerland is very much appre- ciated. We would like to thank the other European Union project partners for optimizing joint efforts and creating an effective team in Hungary, such as Dr Ludger Wennemann, Dr Joachim Moeser, Mr Franck Muller and Dr Jozsef Kiss. We appreciated very much the help from Tara Gariepy for reviewing the English text. Funding was provided from the Bundesamt für Bildung und Wissenschaft (BBW), Switzerland, within the EU Project QLK5-CT-1999-01110.
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