Barley

Country
Uganda (UG)
Scientific Name
Hordeum vulgare
Group
Grains / Seeds
End use
Processing
NPPO Details
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries (MAAIF); Phytosanitary Quarantine & Inspection Services (PQIS)
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.


Not on barley seed export pathway - Arabis Mosaic Virus is not seed transmitted in Barley (Lister RM, Murrant AF (1967) Seed-transmission of nematode-borne virus. Annals of Applied biology 59: 49-62). No evidence is required to endorse freedom from this Arabis Mosaic Virus.

Visual inspection by the Authorised Officer - is to be used to endorse freedom from
Grain weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor).

Laboratory test analysis - is to be used as evidence to endorse freedom from Head mould of grasses, rice and sorghum (Cochliobolus lunatus), Head blight of maize (Gibberella zeae), Leaf blotch (Pyrenophora chaetomioides), Leaf stripe (Pyrenophora graminea), Net blotch (Pyrenophora teres), Leaf blotch (Rhynchosporium secalis), Covered smut of barley (Ustilago hordei) and Barley stripe mosiac virus.

Note:
  • Port Zone testing report is acceptable for Barley Stripe Mosaic virus.
  • Additional declaration is only to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate when the import permit specifically states this requirement. Import permits sighted in which there is no specific pest or diseases are to be issued with nil additional declaration.
If stated on the import permit, consignments are to be fumigated with an appropriate fumigant at recommended manufacturers requirements (registered label rates).

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


Treatmentis only to be endorsed on the Phytosanitary certificate when the import permitspecifically states this requirement. When an import permit is presented withno treatment requirement, the consignment does not require treatment and aphytosanitary certificate will be issued without a treatment endorsement.
Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 704)
1) Consignment was found free through official inspection and testing procedures of Arabis Mosiac Virus, Grain weevil (Sitophilus granarius) and Redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor), Head mould of grasses, rice and sorghum (Cochliobolus lunatus), Head blight of maize (Gibberella zeae), Leaf blotch (Pyrenophora chaetomioides), Leaf stripe (Pyrenophora graminea), Net blotch (Pyrenophora teres), Leaf blotch (Rhynchosporium secalis), Covered smut of barley (Ustilago hordei) and Barley stripe mosiac virus.
Import permit dated 25 January 2017
Initial Uploaded: 29/07/2014
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026