All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center, Bykovo, Russian Federation
*Corresponding author e-mail: Yuri Shneyder (yury.shneyder@mail.ru)
Online published on 25 July, 2019.
In the recent years an increased attention has been paid to the development of the agriculture in the Russian Federation. Huge areas of orchards are being planned. The importation of planting material increases the risk of introducing quarantine and dangerous organisms. To determine the phytosanitary status of the new dangerous microorganism ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium’, its pest risk analysis was conducted for the territory of the Russian Federation.
Almond witches’ broom phytoplasma, pest risk analysis, quarantine, stone fruit
