Practical Tools for Plant and Food Biosecurity Results from a Europe

This volume is part of a series of volumes on Plant Pathology in the twenty-first Century and it stems from Plant and Food Biosecurity (PLANTFOODSEC), a Network of Excellence funded under the European 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological

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Maria Lodovica Gullino James P. Stack Jacqueline Fletcher John D. Mumford Editors

Practical Tools for Plant and Food Biosecurity Results from a European Network of Excellence

Plant Pathology in the 21st Century

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Maria Lodovica Gullino  •  James P. Stack Jacqueline Fletcher  •  John D. Mumford Editors

Practical Tools for Plant and Food Biosecurity Results from a European Network of Excellence Volume 8

Editors Maria Lodovica Gullino Università degli Studi di Torino AGROINNOVA Grugliasco (TO), Italy Jacqueline Fletcher Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, USA

James P. Stack Department of Plant Pathology Kansas State University Manhattan, KS, USA John D. Mumford Centre for Environmental Policy Imperial College London Ascot, Berks, UK

Plant Pathology in the 21st Century ISBN 978-3-319-46896-9    ISBN 978-3-319-46897-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-46897-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963796 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 Chapter 12 was created within the capacity of an US government employment. US copyright protection does not apply. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Foreword

In a world facing a growing risk of man-made and natural crises and disasters, the security of citizens and critical infrastructures and the environment protection have become a high priority in the European Union. Strengthening capacities in crisis management and improving resilience represent key policy and research challenges. To better protect citizens and national infrastructures, the race is now on