Nematodes and Plant Health: Legislation and Sampling Strategies in Decision Making for Nematode Management
✍ Scribed by Ward, Martin G.; Hockland, Sue
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 384 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1526-498X
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✦ Synopsis
UK plant health measures are based principally on the Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 and the similar Order covering forestry pests, both implementing EU Directive 77/93/EEC, as amended. Nematode species of quarantine status are Aphelenchoides besseyi, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Ditylenchus destructor, D. dipsaci, Globodera pallida, G. rostochiensis, Longidorus diadecturus, Nacobbus aberrans, Rhadopholus similis, Xiphinema americanum sensu lato (non-
European populations), and X . californicum. Soils are tested for freedom from Globodera spp. and virus vector nematodes under certain certification schemes and where necessary, for export crops. EU Marketing schemes require visual freedom from quality-affecting nematodes. Soil samples normally comprise 500 g of soil from 100 cores per 4 ha (or less).