Soil Disinfestation: From Soil Treatment to Soil and Plant Health.
This Feature Article tracks 100 years of soil disinfestation: from the goal of eradicating soilborne pathogens and pests to much milder approaches, aimed at establishing a healthier soil, by favoring or enhancing the beneficial soil microflora and ...
M. Gullino +3 more
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Scientific Opinion on the assessment of the potential establishment of the apple snail in the EU
EFSA requested the PLH Panel to review the current state of the art of the biology and ecology of apple snails, reported in this opinion, and to perform an environmental risk assessment for validation of the Plant Health environment guidance document ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation of Eotetranychus lewisi [PDF]
The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the Lewis spider mite, Eotetranychus lewisi, for the European Union (EU). The Lewis spider mite is a well-defined and distinguishable pest species that has been reported from a wide range of ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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Scientific Opinion on comments provided by Portugal on the phytosanitary risk associated with Pinus pinea for the spread of pine wood nematode [PDF]
Following a request from European Commission, the PLH Panel examined the comments of the Portuguese plant health authorities on a previous EFSA opinion with regard to pine wood nematode (PWN) and Pinus pinea and a report on PWN surveys in Portugal ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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Global dispersal and diversity of rust fungi in the context of plant health.
Long-distance dispersal of plant pathogens at the continental scale may have strong implications on plant health, in particular when incursions result in spread of disease to new territories where the disease was previously absent or insignificant. These
M. Hovmøller, Tine Thach, A. Justesen
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Scientific Opinion on the pest categorisation of Paysandisia archon (Burmeister) [PDF]
The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Paysandisia archon for the European Union territory. P. archon is a well-defined pest species attacking many palm species.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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A one health approach to plant health
One Health has been defined as an approach to the pursuit of public health and well-being that recognizes the interconnections between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.
V. Hoffmann +10 more
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Scientific Opinion on the risk to plant health posed by Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch) in the EU territory, with the identification and evaluation of risk reduction options [PDF]
The Panel on Plant Health conducted a pest risk assessment for the grapevine insect pest, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (an aphid species commonly known as phylloxera), in the European Union, identified risk reduction options and evaluated the effectiveness ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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Microbial Effectors: Key Determinants in Plant Health and Disease
Effectors are small, secreted molecules that alter host cell structure and function, thereby facilitating infection or triggering a defense response.
Jewel Nicole Anna Todd +3 more
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Four statements questioning the EU control strategy against Xylella fastidiosa
This opinion addresses questions concerning the EU control strategy against Xylella fastidiosa: i) factors affecting symptom expression and spread of X.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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