The Handbook of Plant Biosecurity: Principles and Practices for the Identification, Containment and Control of Organisms that Threaten Agriculture and the Environment Globally

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
An Introduction to Plant Biosecurity: Past, Present and Future....Pages 1-25
The International Regulatory Framework....Pages 27-43
Domestic Regulatory Framework and Invasive Alien Species in China....Pages 45-72
The Importance of Core Biological Disciplines in Plant Biosecurity....Pages 73-117
The Biosecurity Continuum and Trade: Pre-border Operations....Pages 119-148
The Biosecurity Continuum and Trade: Border Operations....Pages 149-188
The Biosecurity Continuum and Trade: Tools for Post-border Biosecurity....Pages 189-206
Agricultural Biosecurity Communications and Outreach....Pages 207-234
The Role of Pest Risk Analysis in Plant Biosecurity....Pages 235-267
Phytosanitary Treatments....Pages 269-308
The Role of Surveillance Methods and Technologies in Plant Biosecurity....Pages 309-337
Digital Identification Tools in Regulatory Science and Practice....Pages 339-373
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques and Biotechnology in Plant Biosecurity....Pages 375-416
Insect Eradication and Containment of Invasive Alien Species....Pages 417-446
Invasive Insects in Plant Biosecurity: Case Study – Mediterranean Fruit Fly....Pages 447-484
Case Study. Invasive Insects in Plant Biosecurity: The Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program....Pages 485-517
Phytoparasitic Nematodes: Risks and Regulations....Pages 519-546
Invasive Pathogens in Plant Biosecurity. Case Study: Citrus Biosecurity....Pages 547-592
Invasive Pathogens in Plant Biosecurity. Case Study: Phytophthora ramorum Werres et al.: Cause of Sudden Oak Death, Ramorum Leaf Blight and Ramorum Dieback....Pages 593-611
The Importance of Weeds in Plant Biosecurity....Pages 613-654
Climate Change and Plant Biosecurity: Implications for Policy....Pages 655-691
The Future of Regulatory Plant Science....Pages 693-703
Back Matter....Pages 705-723