The International Symposium on managing greenhouse crops in saline environment will be held July 9-12, 2003 at Pisa, Italy. In many regions, in particular in the Mediterranean basin, protected horticultural crops have to cope with increasing salinisation of irrigation water. High salinity of the supply water has detrimental effects on soil fertility and reduces crop growth and yield. However moderate salt concentration in the root zone may improve the quality of horticultural products; in some areas, salinity is not a constraint, but has become a tool to increase economic profitability of some horticultural crops. The Symposium will cover: crop ecophysiology, water and nutrient management, soilless culture, climate control, water treatment technology, environmental implications and economics. For further information, contact: Prof. Alberto Pardossi, ISHS Symposium, Dipartimento di Biologia delle Piante Agrarie: Tel: 0039 050 945 500, Fax: 0039 050 945 524, E-mail: ISHS.Pisa2003@agr.unipi.it