Sorghum bicolor seed

Country
Peru (PE)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
NPPO Details
​Department of Agriculture, National Agragia Health Service (SENASA)
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


Original and certified translation of the import permit must be presented to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

Where applicable, the exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the endorsement and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.

The representative sample is to be visually inspected to endorse freedom from Rice meal moth (Cocorcyra cephalonica) and Merchant grain beetle (Oryzaephilus mercator).

The exporters are to provide crop inspection report, area of production freedom certificate or laboratory test analysis report for endorsing freedom from Leaf spot (Bukholderia andropogonis).

These ICRs are also applicable to Sorghum bicolour subsp. bicolor.

Referto the Import permit to determine which endorsement option applies.
Consignments are to be treated with Carboxin at 0.8 grm a.i. per kg of seed and Thiram at 1 grm a.i. per kg of seed; or any other approved fungicide at recommended manufacturers requirements.

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


Details of treatment to be endorsed on the phytosanitary certificate in the treatment section.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 4094)
1) Witch weed (Striga spp) is not known to occur in the area of production,
2) The consignment is found free through laboratory testing of Bacterial brown spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae), Sorghum anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineola), Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi), Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus), Doublegee (Emex australis), Texas blueweed (Helianthus ciliaris), Common heliotrope (Heliotropium europaeum), Flower of an hour (Hibiscus trionum),  Kyasuma grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum), Wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum) and Panic liverseed grass (Urochloa panicoides),
3) The consignment is free of Leaf spot (Burkholderia andropogonis), Merchant grain beetle (Oryzaephilus mercator) and Rice meal moth (Corcyra cephalonica).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 4968)
1) Witch weed (Striga spp) is not known to occur in the area of production,
2) The consignment is found free through laboratory testing of Bacterial brown spot (Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae), Target Leaf Spot (Bipolaris sorghicola), Sorghum anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineola), Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi), Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus), Doublegee (Emex australis), Texas blueweed (Helianthus ciliaris), Common heliotrope (Heliotropium europaeum), Flower of an hour (Hibiscus trionum),  Kyasuma grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum), Wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum) and Panic liverseed grass (Urochloa panicoides),
3) The consignment is free of Leaf spot (Burkholderia andropogonis), Merchant grain beetle (Oryzaephilus mercator) and Rice meal moth (Corcyra cephalonica).
Import permit dated 18 March 2016
Initial Uploaded: 11/11/2015
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026