Low probability because Inspect reports from movement of seeds in the public. construction materials is likely Encourage public to result in plant death during Construction and building industry 5 1 3 Low 3 the processing phase of materials to practice construction. biosecurity if in areas where cotton bush is seeding. Low probability, because the Inspect reports from of cotton bush lack the public. structures that attach them to Urge landholders and livestock. Livestock livestock carriers to 6 1 3 3 Low movement The plant is not grazed so practice on-farm ingestion of seeds is not a biosecurity if in areas pathway. where cotton bush is seeding. Low probability because the No actions required. Escapes from weed is seldom cultivated, but 7 1 3 3 Low cultivation is already widely naturalised across the landscape.
5 Construction materials 1 3 3 Low Low probability because movement of seeds in construction materials is likely to result in plant death during the processing phase of construction. Inspect reports from the public. Encourage public and building industry to practice biosecurity if in areas where cotton bush is seeding. 6 Livestock movement 1 3 3 Low Low probability, because the of cotton bush lack structures that attach them to livestock. The plant is not grazed so ingestion of seeds is not a pathway. Inspect reports from the public. Urge landholders and livestock carriers to practice on-farm biosecurity if in areas where cotton bush is seeding. 7 Escapes from cultivation 1 3 3 Low Low probability because the weed is seldom cultivated, but is already widely naturalised across the landscape. No actions required.
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