Plant quarantine inspection,procedures and facilities for the import and export of seeds and vegetative propagules at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

    Varma, B K (1990) Plant quarantine inspection,procedures and facilities for the import and export of seeds and vegetative propagules at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). International Journal of Pest Management, 36 (3). pp. 216-219. ISSN 0967-0874

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    Abstract

    The inevitable large‐scale plant germplasm exchanges between countries for crop improvement have led to strict plant quarantine inspections, safeguards, and sometimes restrictions. The paper describes the procedures and techniques adopted for the safe exchange by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) plant germplasm in India. Safeguards for the imported germplasm include intermediate quarantine for groundnut (Arachis sp.) cuttings, fumigation, dry seed inspection, and microscopic examination followed by seed treatment and growing of healthy crops in a quarantine isolation area before releasing seeds of disease free progeny to the scientists. Similarly, inspection of crops before collection of seeds followed by fumigation, microscopic examination, enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test for groundnut viruses, seed treatment, and finally good packing have been found effective for export of healthy seeds

    Item Type: Article
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    Uncontrolled Keywords: Fumigation, germplasm, quartantine isolation area, treatment
    Subjects: Mandate crops > Groundnut
    Others > Plant Virology
    Depositing User: Mr Charan Sai Ch
    Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2011 12:31
    Last Modified: 04 Dec 2011 12:31
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4471
    Official URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0967087...
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