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Requirement: Phalaenopsis spp. as nursery stock for export to Australia from Taiwan

Effective 25 April 2020 to 15 October 2021

Phalaenopsis spp. as nursery stock for export to Australia from Taiwan must be:

  1. Grown in Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (BAPHIQ) registered greenhouses as per the list of approved sources for importing Phalaenopsis spp. from Taiwan for a minimum of 4 months prior to being exported to Australia.

  2. Sourced from pest-free mother stock that has been virus-tested.

  3. Regularly inspected by BAPHIQ during the growth in quarantine for pathogens of quarantine concern to Australian territory.

  4. Grown in a soil-less media at all times prior to export.

  5. Grown in an approved growing medium such as perlite, vermiculite, inorganic fibres or sphagnum moss which has been pasteurized using hot water (80°C for 30 minutes) Note: plants may also be exported bare rooted.

  6. Produced under the updated requirements to manage Dickeya fangzhongdai.

  7. Produced in accordance with the “Work Plan for the Importation of Phalaenopsis species Nursery Stock from Taiwan to Australia 2019”.

  8. All plants and their growing media must be inspected immediately prior to export by a BAPHIQ biosecurity officer to ensure freedom from live insects, disease symptoms and any other material of quarantine concern (e.g. trash, soil, weed seeds, unapproved media, and packing material).