Australian efforts to prevent the accidental movement of pests and diseases in soil and plant samples

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 15-20, 2006, Pages 2107-2117

  Rayment, George E ^a,b  

^a Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Pests; Quarantine; Risk; Samples; Soil and plant testing

Indexed keywords

ANT; DISEASE CONTROL; PEST CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 33750359325     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620600817069     Document Type: Article

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