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PROTEA PLANT PROTECTION: FROM THE AFRICAN CONTEXT TO THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA
Article number
387_15
Pages
129 – 140
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Abstract
This paper primarily reviews research on pests and diseases of Proteaceae in South Africa.
The potential threat that South African pests and diseases pose to the international protea industry is analyzed by considering which pests and diseases have spread from South Africa to the rest of the world.
The ability of exotic pests to exploit Proteaceae in South Africa and elsewhere is considered and is shown to be limited.
It is concluded that any internationally important new protea pests are likely to originate from South Africa.
The potential threat that South African pests and diseases pose to the international protea industry is analyzed by considering which pests and diseases have spread from South Africa to the rest of the world.
The ability of exotic pests to exploit Proteaceae in South Africa and elsewhere is considered and is shown to be limited.
It is concluded that any internationally important new protea pests are likely to originate from South Africa.
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Authors
M.G. Wright, M.D. Saunderson
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