- B. Tivoli is a scientist in plant disease epidemiology at INRA (French National Institute of Agronomical Research), Le Rheu, France and member of AEP (European Association of Grain Legumes) and SFP (French Plant Pathology Society).
- F. J. Muehlbauer is a geneticist and breeder of grain legumes at USDA Agricultural Research Service, Pullman, Washington, USA, and a member of the Crop Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, and AEP.
- A. Baranger is a scientist in genetics of legumes at INRA (French National Institute of Agronomical Research), Le Rheu, France.
- B. M. Cooke is a Professor of Plant Pathology and the Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Plant Pathology at the School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Ireland.