Safeguarding Fruit Crops in the Age of Agricultural Globalization.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Gergerich, Rose C.; Welliver, Ruth A.; Gettys, Sarah; Osterbauer, Nancy K.; Kamenidou, Sophia; Martin, Robert R.; Golino, Deborah A.; Eastwell, Kenneth; Fuchs, Marc; Vidalakis, Georgios; Tzanetakis, loannis E.
- Source
- Plant Disease. Feb2015, Vol. 99 Issue 2, p176-187. 12p.
- Subject
- *FRUIT industry
*AGRICULTURAL industries
*DEFICIENCY diseases
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors
*CONTROL of phytopathogenic microorganisms
- Language
- ISSN
- 0191-2917
The article discusses the opportunities and challenges associated with expansion of fruit industry into new geographic areas for the agricultural and marketing industries in the U.S. Topics include the role of fruit consumption to prevent nutrient deficiencies & risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, issues for detection and control of systemic plant pathogens and production of plants free of targeted pathogens through the U.S. National Clean Plant Network and state certification programs.