Weed Categorization Template
Published: Fri, 21 Oct 2016, 02:00Last updated: Mon, 08 Jun 2020, 21:29
Template for screening plant species that may be of phytosanitary concern as weeds or invasive plant pests. Categorization is one of the preliminary stages in the Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) process and determines whether a full PRA should be conducted. The purpose of this categorization documet is to support the determination whether Scientific name (common name) has the potential to satisfy the criteria in the definition for a quarantine pest . Thia method used by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to initiate and conduct this categorization is consistent with international guidelines (IPPC 2015).
Resources on this page are not intended to be interpretations of ISPMs and terminology used may not be consistent with ISPM 5. Unless otherwise indicated resources, or pest distributions contained within them are not endorsed/adopted/agreed by the CPM nor developed under the auspices of the IPPC Secretariat, and are the exclusive responsibility of the author of the contributed phytosanitary resource.
Resource provide by:- NPPO of Canada
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Tags:
- Advocacy
- Data sheet
- Databases
- Manual/Guide
- Pest information
- PRA
Documents:
Weed categorization template.docx