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Worku Abebe

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Holetta Agricultural Research Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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  • Expert Review   
    Pest Risk Analysis and Quarantine Precautions for Maize Importation into Ethiopia: A Case of Eleven Source Countries
    Author(s): Asela Kesho* and Worku Abebe

    Maize improvement program in Ethiopia utilizes a large amount of germplasm from external sources. Seed samples were imported from eleven different countries Mexico, Kenya, Zimbabwe, India, Norway, Colombia, Thailand, Zambia, South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt from 2011 to 2020. During maize importation, regular inspection was carried out at Holetta Agricultural Research Center for freedom from pests of insects, pathogens and weed seeds. In order to be effective in this important regulatory pest management undertaking, this review attempts to provide a concerted approach for effecting pre- and post-entry regulatory measures for maize importation into Ethiopia based on pest risk analysis (PRA) to safeguard the country. A total of 18 pests (including 12 arthropods, 3 fungi, 1 bacterium, 1 virus and 1 Spiroplasma) are of quarantine concern when importing maize seed into .. View more»

    DOI: 10.35248/2157-7471.21.12.548

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