Plant Quarantine Issues for Germplasm Exchange and Scope for Networking in South Asia

Abstract

Plant quarantine plays an important role in preventing
introduction of pests and their subsequent establishment
along with the exchange of germplasm material in a
new geographical area. It is motivated by the philosophy
that it is better to endure some inconvenience and expense
in an effort to exclude the exotic pests, rather than submit
to losses involved following their entry and establishment.