Plant Pest Risk Analysis: Concepts and Application - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780640366 ISBN 13: 9781780640365

Publisher: CAB International, 2012

Synopsis

Pest risk analysis is an evolving and dynamic field. It informs decisions for regulatory plant protection, from domestic activities such as prioritizing pests for surveillance to making quarantine decisions regarding the importation of products. This text provides a solid foundation in pest risk analysis and its application to regulatory plant protection. Basic methods for pest risk analysis are addressed, including how they can be used to solve real life problems in the context of national and international rules, regulations, requirements, laws and agreements. Written by practicing risk analysts, the text is enhanced with examples of methods and applications, many of which are based on real analyses performed by plant protection organizations. Understanding of basic tools and methods is encouraged to enable the reader to prepare, review and develop scientifically sound and technically defensible pest risk analyses. This is an essential resource for students in agricultural sciences, and regulatory plant protection professionals wishing to learn about pest risk analysis: why we do it, how it's done, and what it requires.

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About the Author

Christina Devorshak is a Risk Analyst with USDA-APHIS-PPQ.

Edition details

• Publisher: CAB International
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780640366
• ISBN 13: 9781780640365
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Devorshak Christina