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Agriculture Risk Protection Act of 2000; Other short titles: Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 1999: Long title: An Act to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the ...
In agriculture, disease management is the practice of minimizing disease in crops to increase quantity or quality of harvest yield. Organisms that cause infectious disease in crops include fungi , oomycetes , bacteria , viruses , viroids , virus-like organisms, phytoplasmas , protozoa , nematodes and parasitic plants .
Across large regions and many crop species, it is estimated that diseases typically reduce plant yields by 10% every year in more developed nations or agricultural systems, but yield loss to diseases often exceeds 20% in less developed settings. [1] However, disease control is reasonably successful for most crops.
The Plant Protection Act (PPA) (part of Pub. L. 106–224 (text)) is a US statute relating to plant pests and noxious weeds introduced in 2000. It is currently codified at 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq . It consolidates related responsibilities that were previously spread over various legislative statutes, including the Plant Quarantine Act , the ...
The new legislation, called Securing our Agriculture and Food Act (H.R. 1238), amended the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs, to lead the federal government’s efforts to ensure the security of food, agriculture and veterinary ...
A century-old wheat collection gives new hope for developing climate- and disease-resistant crops for a secure agricultural future. One Scientist’s 96-Year-Old Wheat Goldmine Is About to ...
The PPQ works to safeguard agriculture and natural resources in the U.S. against the entry, establishment, and spread of animal and plant pests, and noxious weeds in order to help ensure the protection of native flora and an abundant, high-quality, and varied food supply.
Plant disease triangle. Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the outbreak and spread of infectious diseases. [11] A disease triangle describes the basic factors required for plant diseases. These are the host plant, the pathogen, and the environment. Any one of these can be modified to control a disease. [12]