(4) Mechanism of Plant Quarantine and Irradiation Treatment Schedules as International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures

Abstract

Members of the International Plant Protection Convention, including Japan, carry out plant quarantine under international rules in order to protect the agriculture and forestry of their own countries and other countries, and to prevent the invasion and dispersion of quarantine pests that adversely affect them. This paper outlines the mechanism of plant quarantine and the phytosanitary actions in Japan and the method of disinfecting pests adhering to imported and exported agricultural products, that is, the irradiation treatment schedules among the international standards for phytosanitary measures.