Annex
Malus and Pyrus - Pathogen screening
Effective 14 July 2015 to 9 October 2015Plants must be grown for a minimum of 12 months for the following pathogen screening:
Pathogen type |
Mandatory screening ¹ | |||
Visual screening |
Culturing |
Herbaceous indexing |
PCR tests | |
Bacteria |
✓ |
1 |
4 | |
Fungi |
✓ |
1 |
0 | |
Phytoplasma |
✓ |
1 | ||
Viroid |
✓ |
3 | ||
Viruses |
✓ |
2 tests² |
3 | |
¹ Additional testing of symptomatic plants may include culturing, microscopy and molecular testing.
² Herbaceous indicators Cucumis sativus and Chenopodium quinoa