Pennisetum spp seed

Country
South Africa (ZA)
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Sowing
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.


Refer to the import permit for the endorsement of Additional Declarations andTreatment details on the phytosanitary certificate.

ICRs are not applicable to the following prohibited species:
  • Pennisetum setaceum seed
  • Pennisetum villosum seed.
Explanation of the endorsements

Endorsement 5065 and 4528:
  • Applicable for seeds sourced from Queensland.
Endorsement 4529:
  • Applicable when seed is sourced from other states.
Endorsement 7619:
  • Only applicable when required by the import permit.
If required by the import permit, consignments are to be treated with:
  • an appropriate wide-spectrum fungicide at manufacturer's label requirements;

AND

  • an appropriate wide-spectrum insecticide at manufacturer's label requirements;

OR

  • fumigated with an appropriate fumigant at manufacturer's label requirements.
The exporter is to provide evidence attesting to the treatment and present it to the Authorised Officer at the time of inspection.


Treatment is only to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate when the import permit specifically states this requirement. When an import permit is presented with no treatment requirement, the consignment does not require treatment and a phytosanitary certificate will be issued without a treatment endorsement.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 5065)
1) Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti), Celosia (Celosia argentea), Halfa grass (Desmostachya bipinnata) and Witchweed (Striga densiflora) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora), Billy goat weed (Ageratum conyzoides), Camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum), Scarlet spiderling (Boerhavia diffusa), Crowfoot grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium), Barngrass (Echinochloa crus-galli), Wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum), Red witchweed (Striga asiatica), Horse Puslane (Trianthema portulacastrum) and Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris).

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 4529)
1) Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti), Celosia (Celosia argentea), Halfa grass (Desmostachya bipinnata) and Witchweed (Striga densiflora) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected found free of Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora), Billy goat weed (Ageratum conyzoides), Camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum), Scarlet spiderling (Boerhavia diffusa), Crowfoot grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium), Barngrass (Echinochloa crus-galli), Wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum), Red witchweed (Striga asiatica), Horse Puslane (Trianthema portulacastrum) and Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris).
 
Option 3 (EXDOC Endorsement 4528)
1) Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti), Celosia (Celosia argentea), Halfa grass (Desmostachya bipinnata) and Witchweed (Striga densiflora) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected found free of Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora), Billy goat weed (Ageratum conyzoides), Camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum), Scarlet spiderling (Boerhavia diffusa), Crowfoot grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium), Barngrass (Echinochloa crus-galli), Wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum), Horse Puslane (Trianthema portulacastrum) and Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris),
3) A representative sample was found free through laboratory testing of Red witchweed (Striga asiatica).

Option 4 (EXDOC Endorsement 7619)
1) Udbatta disease (Balansia oryzae-sativae), Glume blight (Mycosphaerella holci), Indian peanut clump virus, Leaf-cutter ant (Acromyrmex landolti), Dusky wire wirm (Agriotes obscurus), Gall weevil (Alcidodes collaris), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), Sorghum chafer (Pachnoda interrupta), Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), Velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti), Celosia (Celosia argentea), Halfa grass (Desmostachya bipinnata) and Witchweed (Striga densiflora) are not known to occur in Australia,
2) A representative sample was inspected and found free of Caryedon serratus (groundnut bruchid), Broad nosed grain weevil (Caulophilus oryzae), Rice moth (Corcyra cephalonica), Tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata) and Hawaiian flower thrips (Thrips hawaiiensis).
3) The crop was inspected during active growth and found free of Pink kernel (Alternaria padwickii), Zonate leaf spot (Gloeocercospora sorghi), Pearl millet smut (Moesziomyces bullatus), Foot rot of cereal (Monographella nivalis), Rice sheath rot (Sarocladium oryzae), Rice smut (Tilletia barclayana), Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora), Billy goat weed (Ageratum conyzoides), Camelthorn (Alhagi maurorum), Scarlet spiderling (Boerhavia diffusa), Crowfoot grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium), Barngrass (Echinochloa crus-galli), Wild sugarcane (Saccharum spontaneum), Red witchweed (Striga asiatica), Horse Puslane (Trianthema portulacastrum) and Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris).
Import permits dated 27 July 2016, 24 November 2022.
16/10/2023 - New endorsement 7619 created.
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026