A methodology for assessing the risk posed by the deliberate and harmful use of plant pathogens in Europe |
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| Authors: | Emilie Latxague Ivan Sache Jean Pinon Didier Andrivon Marc Barbier Frédéric Suffert |
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| Institution: | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Agrocampus Rennes, UMR1099 BiO3P (Biologie des Organismes et des Populations appliquée àla Protection des Plantes), Domaine de la Motte, BP 35327, F-35653 Le Rheu (France); INRA, Agro Paris Tech, UMR1290 BIOGER-CPP (Biologie et Gestion des Risques en Agriculture –Champignons Pathogènes des Plantes), BP 01, F-78850 Thiverval-Grignon (France);e-mail:; INRA, UniversitéNancy 1, UMR1136 IAM (Interactions Arbres Microorganismes), F-54280 Champenoux (France); INRA, Agro Paris Tech, UMR1048 SADAPT (Systèmes Agraires de Développement: Activités, Produits, Territoires), PRAxis, 16 rue Claude Bernard, F-75231 Paris (France); Corresponding author |
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| Abstract: | Deliberate and malevolent use of plant pathogens, i.e. agroterrorism lato sensu (anticrop bioterrorism and use of bioweapons against the agricultural sector), may represent a non-negligible threat for crops and forests in Europe. In order to assess this risk objectively, a methodology based on a critical review of existing Pest Risk Analysis schemes has been elaborated and is described in the present paper. In this methodology, three interdependent steps are suggested: (i) definition of an a priori list of potentially dangerous plant pathogens for Europe, (ii) detailed elaboration and analysis of theoretical scenarios of possible acts of agroterrorism, and (iii) elaboration and use of a risk assessment scheme adapted to agroterrorism. |
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