banana disease impossible to eradicate in Queensland – ABC Online Details Discovered at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-21/banana-disease-impossible-to-eradicat… Sites: IBIS PH Publish date: Tue 2015-Apr-21 Author: 5209380 Channel: Search engines Text (summary): Posted April 21, 2015 16:19:42 Authorities say it is impossible to get rid of the devastating banana disease, Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4), in north Queensland. Six weeks after TR4 was first discovered in Queensland on a banana plantation near Tully, the National Management Group for the disease has announced it is not “technically feasible” to eradicate the fungal pathogen in Queensland. The decision means the TR4 response will not be covered by agreed cost-sharing principles set out in the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed. Instead, the onus will be on industry and government to negotiate further management guidelines and financial assistance arrangements. Plant Health Australia’s Susanna Driessen said the decision was based on the best scientific advice available. “So there were a number of considerations … basically, the ability for this disease to spread rapidly through infected planting material, soil and water,” she said. Locations Discovery Original language: English Original title: banana disease impossible to eradicate in Queensland – ABC Online Original text (summary): Posted April 21, 2015 16:19:42 Authorities say it is impossible to get rid of the devastating banana disease, Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4), in north Queensland. Six weeks after TR4 was first discovered in Queensland on a banana plantation near Tully, the National Management Group for the disease has announced it is not “technically feasible” to eradicate the fungal pathogen in Queensland. The decision means the TR4 response will not be covered by agreed cost-sharing principles set out in the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed. Instead, the onus will be on industry and government to negotiate further management guidelines and financial assistance arrangements. Plant Health Australia’s Susanna Driessen said the decision was based on the best scientific advice available. “So there were a number of considerations … basically, the ability for this disease to spread rapidly through infected planting material, soil and water,” she said. Issues Issue(s) that this article relates to, if applicable. Issue Status Start Panama disease incursion in North Queensland 2015 emerging Workflow Status: Promoted
