For the effective enforcement of plant quarantine service, the quarantine measures must be based on a sound technical background in related aspects of sciences including the classification, ecology, pest risk assessment and sterilization treatment of the pests concerned. For this reason, various researches are actively conducted in close contact with the administering sections. |
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Development of inspection techniques |
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Pest identification |
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Analysis of pest risks |
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For the enforcement of effective and efficient quarantine according to the degree of pest risks, the Plant Protection Station undertakes investigations on pest risk analysis and on how to work out appropriate quarantine measures. |
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Development of sterilization techniques |
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Analysis of fumigant by gas chromatography |
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Collection of overseas information on pests |
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The Plant Protection Station collects the latest information on the outbreak of pests and the status of their control in overseas countries. It also conducts the assessment of inspection and sterilization techniques newly developed in foreign countries. |
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Researches on pests |
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Gene-Diagnosis of plant pathogen |
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Preparation of quarantine data |
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The Plant Protection Station compiles statistical data on all aspects of plant quarantines including the plant items, quantities, intercepted pests etc. |
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