Diascia spp

Country
New Zealand (NZ)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
NPPO Details
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Relevant Web Addresses
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/
https://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/biosecuritynz
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit No
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


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


Plants in tissue culture must be produced in a facility under conditions that prevent contamination with regulated pests (see section 2.2.2.2 of the IHS).

Cultures imported in growing media must have been grown in the vessel in which they are imported. The container must be pest-proof, rigid and either clear plastic or glass. The culture must not contain any antibiotics or fungicides.

The number of flasks / tubs / tubes in the consignment are to be declared on the phytosanitary certificate at all times.

LABELLING: All flasks / tubs / tubes of cultures in the consignment must be clearly identified with their scientific name (genus and species).

Note:
  • Laboratory test results conducted overseas of parent/mother plants can be endorsed when attesting to the below additional declarations.
Explanation of Endorsements

For plants imported in growing media - Endorsements 6695 or 6696 apply.
For plantlets recently removed form in-vitro tissue culture - Endorsements 6697,or 6698.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 6695)
1) The Diascia spp plants in this consignment have been produced in a ‘pest free area’, where Potato spindle tuber viroid is not known to occur.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 6696)
1) The Diascia spp plants have been produced in a ‘pest free place of production’, where parent plants were tested according to an NPPO approved methodology and found free from Potato spindle tuber viroid”.

Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 6697)
1) The Diascia spp plants in this consignment have been produced in a ‘pest free area’, where Potato spindle tuber viroid is not known to occur.
2) The plantlets were removed from the original culture container(s) in which they were grown, not more than 48 hours before export, and have not been in contact with any other growing media.

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 6698)
1) The Diascia spp plants have been produced in a ‘pest free place of production’, where parent plants were tested according to an NPPO approved methodology and found free from Potato spindle tuber viroid”
2) The plantlets were removed from the original culture container(s) in which they were grown, not more than 48 hours before export, and have not been in contact with any other growing media.
NPPO conditions 16 March 2022
21/03/2022 - Updated general requirements section to include new note.
24/02/2022 - Updated endorsements according to NPPO requirements.
15/03/2021 - Updated IHS information.
Initial Uploaded: 27/08/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026