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Preventing the transboundary spread of pests and pathogens through germplasm phytosanitary management

dc.contributor.authorKumar, P.L.
dc.contributor.authorOguntade, O.
dc.contributor.authorAjamu, B.
dc.contributor.authorOludare, O.
dc.contributor.authorLateef, M.
dc.contributor.authorOviasuyi, T.
dc.contributor.authorAlaohuo, S.
dc.contributor.authorOyelami, O.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-20T15:09:50Z
dc.date.available2022-12-20T15:09:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-11
dc.identifier.citationKumar, P.L., Oguntade, O., Ajamu, B., Oludare, O., Lateef, M., Oviasuyi, T., ... & Oyelami, O. (2022). Preventing the transboundary spread of pests and pathogens through germplasm phytosanitary management. Poster: IITA R4D Science Week, Nov. 21-24, Ibadan.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7988
dc.description.abstractMany introduced pests (=pathogens, pests, and weeds) are responsible for major crop disease epidemics. The estimated economic impact of introduced pests on Africa's agricultural sector was up to US$3.6 trillion per year. Seed transmission of pests, along with the international distribution of plant propagation materials, is a major risk for germplasm distribution activities of IITA. As a pest risk mitigation measure, IITA established Germplasm Health Unit (GHU) to facilitate germplasm production free of harmful quarantine pests for conservation and international distribution and comply with national and international quarantine procedures. GHU uses a multidisciplinary and multistage process for ensuring phytosanitary safety: seed health testing using a range of diagnostics. Between 2017-21, GHU tested about 700,00 samples of 15 species and eliminated 8% of pest-contaminated samples that could not be curated using phytosanitary treatments. GHU used about 560,000 diagnostics tests, which cost an average of US$10 per sample (US$ 5.6 million over five years). GHU distributed safe germplasm to 69 countries and prevented the transboundary spread of quarantine pests with IITA activities, making the most important contribution to national biosecurity.
dc.description.sponsorshipCGIAR Trust Fund
dc.format.extent1-1
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.subjectPests
dc.subjectPathogens
dc.subjectGermplasm
dc.subjectBanana Bunchy Top Virus
dc.titlePreventing the transboundary spread of pests and pathogens through germplasm phytosanitary management
dc.typePoster
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR Single Centre
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPests of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.publicationplaceIbadan, Nigeria
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.iitaauthor.identifierP. Lava Kumar: 0000-0003-4388-6510
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