How should we tackle the global risks to plant health?
The introduction and spread of plant pests and diseases has significant consequences for agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and natural habitats. Opportunities arising from scientific advances must be better used to inform regulation of trade and underpin chemical and alternative controls and breeding of plants resistant to biotic stress.
Biosciences Programme Secretariat, EASAC, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, 06019 Halle, Germany.
Robin
R
Fears
Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland. Electronic address: evaaro@utu.fi.
Eva-Mari
EM
Aro
Plant Systems Biology Laboratory, Centre of Biodiversity, Functional and Integrative Genomics, Science Faculty of Lisbon University, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal; Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Maria Salome
MS
Pais
Biosciences Programme Chairman, EASAC, German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, 06019 Halle, Germany.
Volker
V
ter Meulen
D000383:Agriculture; D001947:Breeding; D016468:Forestry; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D010944:Plants