Valutazione economica della lotta contro Heterobasidion annnosum: problematiche metodologiche ed estimative per la realizzazione di un modello di gestione

Economic appraisal of control, treatments against Heterobasidion annosum: methodological and assessment analysis for a management model The paper describes the economic topics related to the control against Heterobasidion annosum, one of the most important forest pathogen of temperate regions. Heterobasidion is an agent of root rot diseases and decay, causing remarkable economic losses due to its widespread. After A short analysis of Heterobasidion, characteristics and of the main control! methods, the document focuses on a management model pointed out during a European research. The aims were to find the best operating solutions in various European forest scenarios. To such purpose the paper examines the costs of the control actions, with their effectiveness in terms of damages reduction, focusing the attention on the financial and economic characteristic.