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Plants

Alternanthera spp

No

Country:

 South Africa (ZA)

Scientific Name:

  

Group:

 Nursery stock

End Use:

 Plants

NPPO Details:
Department Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Directorate Plant Health & Quality

Relevant Web Addresses:


www.daff.gov.za

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Export Criteria

Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market  

General Requirements

Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.

Consignments are to be free from fruits, seeds and pods
A copy of the import permit must be presented to an Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Case applies to plants less than 2 years in age

The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

All media used for packing is to be sterilized and free from soil particles. Evidence of sterilization is to be presented to the Department of Agriculture Authoirsed Officer at time of inspection.

Treatment

Additional Declaration/Endorsements

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2786)
1) Pierce's disease (Xylella fastidiosa), Potato rot nematode (Ditylenchus destructor), Spider mite (Eotetranychus pruni), Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus), Schoene spider mite (Tetranychus schoenei), McDaniel spider mite (Tetranychus mcdanielli), 4-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus canadensis) and Hawthorn spider mite (Tetranychus viennensis) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) The plants were found free through laboratory testing of White tip nematode (Aphelenchoides bessayi), Spring dwarf nematode (Aphelenchoides fragariae), Chrysanthemum foliar nematode (Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi) and Stem nematode (Ditylenchus dipsaci),
3) The plants were inspected and found free of 6-spotted spider mite (Eotetranychus sexmaculatus), Leaf miners (Liriomyza spp) and Western flower thrip (Frankliniella occidentalis),
4) The plants were inspected and found free from fruits, seeds and pods,
5) The plants are packed in a sterilised medium free from soil particles.

Reference

Import permit dated 28 November 2014

Latest updates

Initial Uploaded: 20/10/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 21/04/2023

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