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Case: Capsicum spp. (requiring testing) seed for sowing Effective 10 Feb 2021 to 05 Mar 2021

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

Are the seed lots tested for regulated pathogens prior to shipment?

Capsicum seed must be tested either pre-shipment or on arrival in Australia for:

  1. Columnea latent viroid, Pepper chat fruit viroid and Potato spindle tuber viroid using a reverse-transcription PCR test.

  2. Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) using department-approved PCR primers and protocols.

  3. Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV) using department-approved PCR primers and protocols.