Musa spp

Country
South Africa (ZA)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Tissue culture
NPPO Details
Department Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF), Directorate Plant Health & Quality
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.


A copy of the import permit must be presented to an 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.


Export limited from mainland Australia only.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2800)
1) Banana bract mosaic potyvirus, Moko disease (Ralstonia solanacearum),Banana die-back nepovirus, Sugarcane mosaic potyvirus: Abaca mosaic strain, Rhizome rot (Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. paradisiaca ), Leaf stripes (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. celebensis) and Banana xanthomonas wilt (Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) is not known to occur on mainland Australia,
3) The parent plants were found free through laboratory testing of Banana bunchy top virus,
4) Panama disease (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense) is known not to occur in the area of production,
5) The plants have been cultured on sterile growing medium free from antibiotics.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2801)
1) Banana bract mosaic potyvirus, Moko disease (Ralstonia solanacearum), Banana die-back nepovirus, Sugarcane mosaic potyvirus: Abaca mosaic strain, Rhizome rot (Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. paradisiaca ), Leaf stripes (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. celebensis) and Banana xanthomonas wilt (Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) is not known to occur on mainland Australia,
3) The parent plants were found free through laboratory testing of Banana bunchy top virus,
4) The parent plants were inspected during active growth and found free from Panama disease (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense),
5) The plants have been cultured on sterile growing medium free from antibiotics.

Import permit dated 2 March 2015

Initial Uploaded: 30/04/2015
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026