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| Tamm, Lucius; Speiser, Bernhard; Mercier, Thierry. |
| Plants and plant extracts, here called 'botanicals', have been used for plant protection for a long time. Quantitatively, the most important botanical is pyrethrum, followed by azadirachtin, rotenone and essential oils. The current regulatory systm for pesticides is often seen as a major hurdle for the market introduction of new botanicals. The EU-funded Specific Support Action project 'REBECA' has held a series of workshops with stakeholder representatives. The following propopsals for improvement were elaborated: (1) development of a specific guidance document for botanicals; (2) adapted requirements concerning the characterisation of the active substance(s); (3) relaxations concerning identification and analytical methods for 'impurities'; (4) adapted... |
| Tipo: Book chapter |
Palavras-chave: Crop health; Quality; Protection Regulation. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18739/1/Speiser_etal_2011_botanicals.pdf |
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