Publication Date:
2018-09-15
Description:
Forests, Vol. 9, Pages 568: EU Legislation on Forest Plant Health: An Overview with a Focus on Fusarium circinatum Forests doi: 10.3390/f9090568 Authors: Anna Maria Vettraino Roel Potting Rosa Raposo The increase in arrivals of new forest pests highlights the need for effective phytosanitary legislation and measures. This paper introduces legislation targeted at prevention and management of potential introductions of forest pests and pathogens. An overview is given on plant health regulations on global and regional level with detailed information on the situation in the European Union (EU). The current and new European legislation is discussed, and a particular focus is given on eradication and contingency plans for Fusarium circinatum. We identified key aspects relevant for the improvement of the efficacy of measures aimed to prevent alien pests.
Electronic ISSN:
1999-4907
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
