{"product_id":"feasibility-of-using-mycoherbicides-for-national-research-council-9780309221719","title":"Feasibility of Using Mycoherbicides for Controlling Illicit Drug Crops","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe control of illicit-drug trafficking and drug use is a difficult and complex process that involves a variety of prevention, control, treatment, and law enforcement strategies. Eradication strategies for controlling illicit-drug crops are used to target the beginning of the drug-supply chain by preventing or reducing crop yields. Mycoherbicides have been proposed as an eradication tool to supplement the current methods of herbicide spraying, mechanical removal, and manual destruction of illicit-drug crops. Some people regard them as preferable to chemical herbicides for controlling illicit-drug crops because of their purported specificity to only one plant species or a few closely related species. As living microorganisms, they have the potential to provide long-term control if they can persist in the environment and affect later plantings. Research on mycoherbicides against illicit-drug crops has focused on three pathogens: \u003ci\u003eFusarium oxysporum\u003c\/i\u003e f.sp. \u003ci\u003ecannabis\u003c\/i\u003e for cannabis (\u003ci\u003eCannabis sativa\u003c\/i\u003e), F. \u003ci\u003eoxysporum\u003c\/i\u003e f.sp. erythroxyli for coca (\u003cem\u003eErythroxylum coca\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eE. novogranatense\u003c\/em\u003e), and \u003cem\u003eCrivellia papaveracea\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eBrachycladium papaveris\u003c\/em\u003e (formerly known as \u003cem\u003ePleospora papaveracea \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDendryphion penicillatum\u003c\/em\u003e, respectively) for opium poppy (\u003cem\u003ePapaver somniferum\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeasibility of Using Mycoherbicides for Controlling Illicit Drug Crops\u003c\/i\u003e addresses issues about the potential use of the proposed mycoherbicides: their effectiveness in eradicating their target plants; the feasibility of their large-scale industrial manufacture and delivery; their potential spread and persistence in the environment; their pathogenicity and toxicity to nontarget organisms, including other plants, fungi, animals, and humans; their potential for mutation and resulting effects on target plants and nontarget organisms; and research and development needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the basis of its review, the report concludes that the available data are insufficient to determine the effectiveness of the specific fungi proposed as mycoherbicides to combat illicit-drug crops or to determine their potential effects on nontarget plants, microorganisms, animals, humans, or the environment. However, the committee offers an assessment of what can and cannot be determined at the present time regarding each of the issues raised in the statement of task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309221714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309221719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447676809471,"sku":"9780309221719","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe6cbbb8-3bea-4eff-a587-18bbbebd54cc.jpg?v=1777234059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/feasibility-of-using-mycoherbicides-for-national-research-council-9780309221719","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}