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Bioterrorism: A threat to plant biosecurity ?
, 2010 The food systems that provide the caloric requirements for most of the world’s population are plant-based, including, rice, wheat and maize. The health and productivity of plant systems is a prerequisite of food security and human health. There are many general threats to plant systems that put plant biosecurity at risk, including global trade of ...
Stack, J.P. +3 more
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International Plant Trade and Biosecurity
, 2014 This chapter explores the current status of plant trade and international biosecurity regulatory mechanisms to safeguard economic, social and economic well being of nations, states and economic regions. We provide an account of the international biosecurity framework in a historical context.
Maxwell, A. +3 more
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Biosecurity, a policy dilemma for New Zealand [PDF]
, 2003 Protection of New Zealand's native biodiversity and its primary production both depend on biosecurity measures to prevent invasion by alien, or exotic, organisms.
Bell, Angela +6 more
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International Journal of the Commons, 2017 The logistical challenge of coordinating natural resource management actions across large scales is typically complicated by the diversity of stakeholders’ interests. Devising a plan is difficult.
Ryan Robert Jeff McAllister +5 more
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Microbiome, 2023 Background Changes in population heterozygosity and genetic diversity play important roles in mediating life history traits of organisms; these changes often lead to phenotypic evolution in offspring, which become superior to their parents.
Yidan Wang, Zhihong Li, Zihua Zhao
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The socioeconomic dimensions of biosecurity: the New Zealand experience [PDF]
, 2006 The human dimensions of biological invasions have recently become the subject of serious study. Current insight suggests that socioeconomic arrangements can foster or restrict the introduction of new species, and create the conditions for alien species ...
M. Morad +3 more
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Understanding trade pathways to target biosecurity surveillance [PDF]
, 2013 Increasing trends in global trade make it extremely difficult to prevent the entry of all potential invasive species (IS). Establishing early detection strategies thus becomes an important part of the continuum used to reduce the introduction of invasive
Manuel Colunga-Garcia +14 more
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NanomaterialsThe production of healthy agricultural products has increased the demand for innovative and sustainable plant protection technologies. RNA interference (RNAi), described as post-transcriptional gene silencing, offers great opportunities for developing ...
Heng Qiao +4 more
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 Thrips cause considerable economic losses to a wide range of food, feed, and forest crops. They also transmit several plant viruses. Being cryptic, it is often difficult to distinguish thrips species in crops and large consignments by conventional ...
Sumit Jangra +4 more
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Communications Ecosystem to Support the Assay Validation Community: A Concept
PhytoFrontiers, 2023 The ability to minimize negative economic, environmental, or productivity impacts to plant systems caused by recurrent and emerging pathogens and pests depends on the early detection and accurate identification of those pests and pathogens.
James P. Stack, Kitty F. Cardwell
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