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A selection of background texts on crop protection topics are included in the Compendium.

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Analytical Methods

CABI Bioscience UK Centre (Egham), UK.

Identification Tools

Multimedia Tools to Aid Identification and Diagnosis for Plant Health. Geoff Norton, Kevin Thiele, Matt Taylor, Dan Marzano, Damien Barnier and Robert Smith, 2004. Centre for Biological Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.

IITA Research Guides

Introduction and diffusion of cassava in Africa
SE Carter, LO Fresco, PG Jones and JN Fairbairn, 1997.

Agronomy of cassava
Indira J Enkanayake, David SO Osiru and Marcio CM Porto, 1997.

Rapid multiplication of cassava
John A Otoo, 1996.

Management of soybean diseases
Chrysantus N Akem, 1996.

Integrated Pest Management

Handbook for Incorporation of Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture Projects. ADB, 1994. Manila, Philippines: Asian Development Bank.

Invasive Plants

Overviews and case studies

Overviews

What is an Invasive Species?
David M Richardson, Institute of Plant Conservation, South Africa
Petr Pyšek, Institute of Botany, Czech Republic

Risk Assessment of Weeds
Chris Parker, Weed Science Consultant, UK

Pathways for Plant Introduction
Nick Pasiecznik, CAB International, UK

Processes of Plant Naturalization
Ewald Weber, Geobotanical Institute, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
Gritta Schrader, Federal Biological Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry, Germany

Invasive Plant Management
Rüdiger Wittenberg and Matthew Cock, CABI Bioscience, Switzerland

Impacts of Invasive Plants
Sean Murphy, CABI Bioscience, UK

Case Studies

Weed Risk Assessment in Australia
Craig Walton, Queensland Government Natural Resources and Mines, Australia

The Introduction of Parthenium Weed into Ethiopia
Matthew Cock, CABI Bioscience, Switzerland

By Fleeces and Iron Horses: Anthropogenic Dispersal of Ragworts
Stephen Harris, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, UK

Cinderella species and What Happens After Midnight
Nick Pasiecznik, CAB International, UK

Eradication Programme for Chromolaena Weed in Australia
Rachel McFadyen, CRC for Australian Weed Management, Australia

Surveying for Chromolaena Weed Infestations in Australia
Rachel McFadyen, CRC for Australian Weed Management, Australia

Containment of the Spread of Chromolaena Weed in Australia
Rachel McFadyen, CRC for Australian Weed Management, Australia

Co-ordination of Witchweed Eradication in the USA
Robert E Eplee (USDA, USA, retired)

The Good, the Bad and the Thorny: Impacts of Prosopis in Africa
Nick Pasiecznik, CAB International, UK

Paper-Bark Tree Alters Habitats in Florida
Gary Buckingham, California, USA

Problems Caused by Water Hyacinth as an Invasive Alien Species
Matthew Cock, CABI Bioscience Switzerland Centre, Switzerland

Forest Gaps in West Africa: A New Frontier for an Invasive Pioneer
Pierre Binggeli, Forestry Consultant, UK

The status of invasiveness of forest tree species outside outside their natural habitat. Haysom KA, Murphy ST, 2003. CABI Bioscience UK Centre. FAO Working Paper.

Globalised Review of Commercialised Transgenic Crops
ISAAA (International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications)

Brief No. 26 (2002). Feature: Bt Cotton
Brief No. 27 (2002).
Brief No. 28 (2003). GM Rice: Will this lead the way for global acceptance of GM crop technology?
Brief No. 29 (2003). Feature: Bt Maize
Brief No. 30 (2003).
Clive James, ISAAA Board of Directors.
Brief No. 31 (2004). Telling Transgenic Technology Tales: Lessons from the Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project (ABSP) Experience.
Carliene Brenner.
Brief No. 32 (2004). Preview. Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2004.
Clive James, ISAAA Board of Directors.

Non-infectious Disorders

Non-infectious disorders
JM Waller, 2001. Text reproduced from JM Waller, JM Lenne, SJ Waller, eds. The Plant Pathologists' Pocketbook, 3rd edn. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing.

Pathogens in Germplasm

Activities at the International Agricultural Research Centers to Control Pathogens in Germplasm. Diekmann M, 1997. In: Plant Pathogens and the Worldwide Movement of Seeds. McGee DC, ed. St. Paul Minnesota: APS Press.

Phytosanitary Resources (Information for Plant Quarantine)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
Introduction, New Revised Text of the IPPC and International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) in English, French and Spanish

Pest Risk Analysis
Bob Ikin, Plant Quarantine Consultant, Australia 

Novel Approaches to Pest Risk Assessment: Uncertainty and Quantification
Lihong Zhu, Robert Black, John Holt, Natural Resources Institute, UK 

Use of CLIMEX in Pest Risk Analysis for Quarantine
Sutherst RW, Bottomley W, Yonow T, Maywald GF, CSIRO Entomology, Australia 

CLIMEX Demonstration (currently available on the CD-ROM only) 

Pest Risk Management
Bob Ikin, Plant Quarantine Consultant, Australia 

Post-Entry and Intermediate Quarantine
Robert Black, Natural Resources Institute, UK 

Containment and Eradication
Robert Black, Natural Resources Institute, UK 

Weblinks
To internet sites providing plant quarantine information

Biosecurity and Forests: An introduction with particular emphasis on forest pests. MJ Cock, M Kenis, R Wittenberg, 2003. Forest Health & Biosecurity Working Paper - FBS/2E. FAO, Rome, Italy

Plant Clinic

Plant Clinic Handbook. Waller JM, Ritchie BJ, Holderness M, 1998. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.
Includes Nematode Identification, a text prepared by David Hunt, John Bridge and Alex Reid, CABI Bioscience UK Centre (Egham).

Postharvest Issues

Postharvest and Storage Pests: Insects and Mites
Bruno MD Tran, 1999. Food Security Department, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK. 

Post Harvest Diseases
JM Waller, 2001. Text reproduced from JM Waller, JM Lenne, SJ Waller, eds. The Plant Pathologists' Pocketbook, 3rd edition. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing.

FAO/IPGRI Technical Guidelines for the Safe Movement of Germplasm

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

DL Hawksworth.

Trend in Key Crops Courtesy of CGIAR Centres

CIAT Atlas of Common Bean Production in Africa, 1998
Charles S Wortmann, Roger A Kirkby, Charles A Eledu, David J Allen. 

CIMMYT World Maize Facts and Trends, 1997/1998
Maize Production in Drought-Stressed Environments: Technical Options and Research Resource Allocation. Paul W Heisey and Gregory O Emeades. 

CIMMYT World Wheat Facts and Trends, 1998/1999
Global Wheat Research in a Changing World: Challenges and Achievements. Edited by PL Pingeli. 

CIP Potato Facts, 1998 CIP Sweetpotato Facts, 1999 Rice Almanac, Third Edition, 2002
IRRI, CIAT, WARDA, FAO, CABI.

CLIMEX DEMONSTRATION