Plant protection and environment
Consumer and society are demanding food and flowers
to be produced with regard to human and the environment. Plant
breeding plays a key role in the development of resistant varieties
to plant diseases. A large portion of breeding programmes are
aimed at finding varieties that are less dependent on plant protection
products or energy which is good for the environment, consumer,
farmer and grower. But crop protection products such as pesticides
are still needed in these breeding programmes.
Plant breeding is long term from the initial crossings to the
first commercial products being avalable on the market. Therefore
plant protection products must be available over a long period
of time.
Seeds often have a pesticide coating. Treating
seeds is more efficient and economical than spraying crops. This
form of use with plant protection products means reduced usage
of these products because of the concentration used, with this
precise, uniform and controlled application is to where the chemical
is actively needed. It is also to the advantage of the environment,
consumer, farmer and grower that this method must continue and
new seed coatings be developed.
At the moment seed treatment is subject to national regulations
which differ per country.
Plantum NL seeks crop protection priorities by:
- harmonisation of the regulations throughtout
Europe for parallel pesticide usage.
- regulations which control the introduction
of new pesticides
- sufficient label recommendations with plant
protection products for seeds and young plants.
- free trade of treated seeds throughout the
EU.
Plantum NL will:
- document the problems facing crop protection
in plant material.
- lobby government and interest groups to achieve
sufficient crop protection measures and reliable regulations
for applying them.
- support members requests for ”on”
label reccomendations of plant protection products with information
and research.
- consult with other horticultural sectors
on similar problems and combine forces to achieve solutions.
- build a direct relationship with the
crop protection industry to lobby for the development of resources
for breeders and propagators.
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