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1/7 What steps will protect your business, garden or local environment from plant pests and diseases? This week we launch our Key Principles, with a video introduction This thread outlines each Principle, but go to https://bit.ly/3krrU5G to find out more!
2/7 Source plants with care:
Human movement of plants is an important pathway for spreading pests and diseases which may hitchhike on plants, in seed, soil and packaging.
Human movement of plants is an important pathway for spreading pests and diseases which may hitchhike on plants, in seed, soil and packaging.
3/7 Keep it clean:
Biosecurity best practice can reduce the spread and establishment of plant pests and diseases. These organisms may be microscopic and can easily go unnoticed.
Biosecurity best practice can reduce the spread and establishment of plant pests and diseases. These organisms may be microscopic and can easily go unnoticed.
4/7 Plan now for future challenges:
Designing, modifying and managing systems to increase their resilience can reduce the impacts of pests and pathogens in future.
Designing, modifying and managing systems to increase their resilience can reduce the impacts of pests and pathogens in future.
5/7 Embed plant health in policies and practices:
Developing consistent practices, incentives, guidance and regulation can minimise the risk of outbreaks and their consequences.
Developing consistent practices, incentives, guidance and regulation can minimise the risk of outbreaks and their consequences.
6/7 Promote widespread understanding and awareness of plant health threats:
Informed individuals and businesses can minimise threats to plant health and reduce the unwanted impacts of pests and diseases.
Informed individuals and businesses can minimise threats to plant health and reduce the unwanted impacts of pests and diseases.
7/7 During UK #PlantHealthWeek we will highlight the importance of plant health to some of Scotland's iconic plant-based assets - from Whisky and Gin to our Celtic rainforests. Keep an eye out for these stories on our website ( http://planthealthcentre.scot ).
