The necessity of monitoring and assessing alien plants in Iran

Document Type : Scientific Letters

Authors

1 PhD of weed science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

2 Professor, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.

3 Professor, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.

10.22092/irn.2023.360646.1487

Abstract

The invasive plant is an alien species that has become naturalized in the new area and has an increasing population and distribution rate. In recent years with the increase in international trade and the ease of traveling, the rate of introduction of alien species has increased in Iran. In the latest surveys, the number of alien species in Iran with wild regeneration was 311, of which 13 species have been suggested as invasive. In the current study, the need to pay attention to the use of pre-and post-entry assessment systems to reduce the negative impacts of alien and invasive species has been discussed. Investigating the environmental and socio-economic impacts of invasive plants is a necessary issue, but there is limited information and experiments related to investigating their impact on biological, social, and economic conditions in Iran. The increase of studies in this field increases the quality and accuracy of assessing invasive alien plants. By having the output of the risk assessment, it is possible to implement accurate management plans and apply the necessary policies to control their entry and exit from country and provinces borders.

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Iran Nature
Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 38
March and April 2023
Pages 81-90

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