Plant health – state of research

Alien phytophagous insects damage plants

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2017
Document Type:
Technical Report
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Buggs, R, Coker, T, Dennis, C, Walker, D, Smith, J, Mota-Sanchez, D and Cock, M

Abstract

This report is published in State of the World’s Plants 2017. It considers which pests pose the biggest threats to plants globally by assessing the research effort invested in the world’s major pests, the causes of the global increases in plant insect pests, their economic impacts, and options for their control.

Citation

Buggs, R., Coker, T., Dennis, C., Walker, D., Smith, J., Mota-Sanchez, D. and Cock, M. (2017) 10. Plant health – state of research. In: Willis, K.J. (Ed.) State of the World’s Plants 2017. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK, pp. 64–71, 93–94.

Plant health – state of research

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