Status of invasive alien plants included in EPPO Lists in Turkey |
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| Authors: | Z F Arslan A Uludag I Uremis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. GAP Agricultural Research Institute, Haliliye/Sanl?urfa, Turkey;2. Faculty of Agriculture and Nature Science, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey;3. Faculty of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey;4. Faculty of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department, Mustafa Kemal University, Alahan/Hatay, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Turkey is one of the richest areas in the middle latitudes in terms of plant diversity. It has approximately 12 000 plant species and a great number of new species are being added each year. However, invasive alien species have not yet been fully considered in Turkey and only two plant species are in Turkey's quarantine list (Arceuthobium spp. and Eichhornia crassipes). EPPO is an intergovernmental organization responsible for cooperation in plant protection in the European and Mediterranean region and maintains the A1 and A2 Lists of pests recommended for regulation (A1 species are absent from the EPPO region, A2 species are present but of limited distribution), the List of Invasive Alien Plants, the Observation List of invasive alien plants and the Alert List. Eichhornia crassipes, Heracleum persicum, Heracleum sosnowskyi, Ludwigia peploides, Polygonum perfoliatum and Solanum elaeagnifolium are among the species which were recorded in Turkey and are included in the EPPO A2 List. Species recorded in the EPPO List of invasive alien plants which are present in Turkey are: Acroptilon repens, Ailanthus altissima, Ambrosia artemisiifolia (= A. elatior), Carpobrotus edulis, Cortaderia selloana, Cyperus esculentus, Paspalum distichum (= P. paspalodes), Oxalis pes‐caprae and Sicyos angulatus. Azolla filiculoides and Rhododendron ponticum are listed in the EPPO Observation List of Invasive alien plants and Miscanthus sinensis, listed in the EPPO Alert List, are also recorded in the Turkish flora. |
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