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Case: Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing Effective 02 Sep 2015 to 10 Sep 2015

This case contains a number of different import scenarios with associated import conditions. You can refine the import scenarios by answering the questions below.

What option does the importer choose for the seed?

Seed must be tested for Columnea latent viroid, Pepper chat fruit viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid using a reverse transcription PCR test or by the leaf sample testing.

Seeds fewer than 100 are not suitable for viroid PCR testing as testing is destructive and require a minimum of 50 seeds to complete. Seeds must be sent to post entry quarantine (PEQ) to grow for a minimum of 8 weeks, and viroid testing will be conducted at an approved Australian laboratory by leaf sample for specified pathogens.