Abstract
Since a number of important pests are seed-borne or seed-transmissible, the movement of infested seed may pose a risk for the international spread of pests. One of the main roles of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) is to help its member countries to prevent entry or spread of dangerous pests. The Organization has therefore been given the task of identifying pests which may present a risk for the region (early warning), evaluating them and making proposals on the phytosanitary measures which can mitigate the risk. Once a pest has been identified as presenting a risk for the EPPO region, guidance on how to detect and identify it are developed (phytosanitary procedures for inspection and diagnostic protocols) as well as recommendations on how to eradicate and/or control it. To perform these activities, EPPO collects information and makes it available to its member countries. Different databases have been developed including PQR (Plant Quarantine data Retrieval system) and the EPPO database on Diagnostic expertise. In addition to pest-specific activities, EPPO also develops recommendations for quality assurance in laboratories, in order to harmonize procedures in the EPPO region and improve diagnostic quality. The different activities conducted in this framework are presented with a special focus on activities related to seed-borne pests.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Baker RHA (2012) An introduction to the PRATIQUE Research Project. EPPO Bull 42:1–2. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2338.2011.02522.x
EPPO (2007) PM 7/84 (1) Basic requirements for quality management in plant pest diagnosis laboratories. EPPO Bull 37:580–588
EPPO (2009) PM 9/10(1): generic elements for contingency plans. EPPO Bull 39:471–474. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2338.2009.02332.x
EPPO (2010) PM 7/98 (1) specific requirements for laboratories preparing accreditation for a plant pest diagnostic activity. OEPP Bull 40:5–22
EPPO (2011) Standard on PRA PM 5/3(5). Decision-support scheme for quarantine pests. http://archives.eppo.int/EPPOStandards/pra.htm. Accessed 20 Aug 2013
EPPO (2012) Decision-support scheme for an Express Pest Risk Analysis. EPPO Bull 42:457–462. doi:10.1111/epp.2591
Griessinger D, Suffert M, Brunel S, Petter F (2012) CAPRA: the EPPO computer assisted PRA scheme. EPPO Bull 42:42–47. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2338.2012.02541.x
IPPC (2013) Pest risk analysis for quarantine ISPM no. 11 in international standards for phytosanitary measures. IPPC Secretariat, FAO, Rome, pp 135–160
MacLeod A, Anderson H, Follak S, van der Gaag DJ, Potting R, Pruvost O, Smith J, Steffek R, Vloutoglou I, HoIt J, Karadjova O, Kehlenbeck H, Labonne G, Renaud P, Viaene N, Anthoine G, Holeva M, Hostachv B, Ilieva Z, Karssen G, Krumov V, Limon P, Meffert J, Niere B, Petrova E, Peyre J, Pfeilstetter E, Roelofs W, Rothlisberger F, Sauvion N, Schenck N, Schrader G, Schroeder T, Steinmöller S, Tjou-Tam-Sin L, Ventsislavov V, Verhoeven K, Wesemael W (2012) Pest risk assessment for the European Community plant health: a comparative approach with case studies. Supporting Publications 2012:EN-319 [1053 pp]. Available online www.efsa.europa.eu/publications
Petter F, Suffert M (2010) Survey on the use of tests mentioned in EPPO diagnostic protocols. OEPP BULL/EPPO BULL 40:121–126
Petter F, Brunel S, Suffert M (2010) Pest risk analysis as applied to plant pathogens. In: Strange RN, Gullino ML (eds) The role of plant pathology in food safety and food security, vol 3, Plant pathology in 21st century. Springer, Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8932-9_12
Petter F, Suffert M, Roy AR, Griessinger D, McMullen M (2013) The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, one of our objectives: serving the needs of plant pest diagnostic laboratories. EUROREFERENCE 9. http://www.ansespro.fr/euroreference/Documents/ER9-FocusEN.pdf. Accessed 27 Sept 2013
Roumagnac P, Pruvost O, Chiroleu F, Hughes G (2004) Spatial & temporal analyses of bacterial blight of onion caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii. Phytopathology 9:138–146
Roy AS, Petter F, Griessinger D (2010) EPPO database on diagnostic expertise: http://dc.eppo.org. EPPO Bull 40:127–130
Zlof V, Smith IM, McNamara DG (2000) Protocols for the diagnosis of quarantine pests. EPPO Bull 30:361–363
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Petter, F., Suffert, M., McMullen, M., Griessinger, D., Roy, AS. (2014). Seed-Borne Pests and Phytosanitary Issues: the Role of EPPO. In: Gullino, M., Munkvold, G. (eds) Global Perspectives on the Health of Seeds and Plant Propagation Material. Plant Pathology in the 21st Century, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9389-6_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9389-6_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-017-9388-9
Online ISBN: 978-94-017-9389-6
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesBiomedical and Life Sciences (R0)