The Post-Graduate Program in Phytopathology at UFRPE invites program graduates and UFRPE students to participate in the virtual lecture entitled Genetic improvement of cultivars for resistance to diseases, to be given by Prof. Dr. José Carvalho Filho (UFRPE, Recife), on 14/07/2020, at 10am. The transmission will take place through the Zoom application. To participate, it is necessary to request the access link, in the email coordacao.ppgf@ufrpe.br.