Schedule-V - Plant quarantine India

elated species ofCocoidae(phytoplasma) andrelated strainsb) Cadang cadang &Tinangaja (viroid)c) Lethal boll rot(Marasmiellus cocophilus)d) Red ring(Rhadinaphelenchuscocophilus (palmarum)e) South American Palmweevil (Rhyncophoruspalmarum)f) Leaf minor(Promecotheca cumingi)g) Palm kernel borer(Pachymerus spp)bromide @ 16 gm/cu mfor 12 hrs at 20 C underNAP at the port of entryor any other fumigant/substance in the mannerapproved by PlantProtection Adviser.(ii) Post-entry quarantinein offshore island facilityat Andaman & NicobarIslands for onereproductive cycle or fiveyears period.supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,CPCRI, Kasaragod,Kerala6.. Coffee (Coffeaspp.) and relatedspecies ofRubiaceae(ii) EmbryoculturesSeeds (beans)&berries (freshlyharvested)/ Grafts/ Bud wood /Seedlings/ Rootedcuttings.Certified that the embryocultures are obtained from seednuts collected from mother treestested and found free fromviroids.Freedom from:(a) American leaf spot (Mycenacitricolor, syn. Omphaliaflavida)(b) Coffee berry disease(Colletotrichum coffeanumvar. virulens)(c) Tracheomycosis (Gibberellaxylariodes, syn Fusariumxylarioids)(d) Powdery rust (Hemeleiacoffeicola)The above conditionsshall not apply.Post entry quarantine foroneyear period.Same as above.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by theDirector, CentralCoffee ResearchInstitute,Balehonnur,Chikmagalur(Karnataka).5

(e) Halo blight (Pseudomonassyringae pv. garcae)(f) Leaf spot (Pseudomonascichorii)(g) Phloem necrosis(Phytomonas leptovasorum)(h) Coffee viruses (coffeeringspot, leaf rugosity, leafcurl, leaf crinkle and mosaicviruses)(i) Coffee berry borers(Hypothenemus hampei,Sophronica ventralis)(j) Coffee thrips (Diarthrothripscoffeae)7. Cotton(Gossypium spp.)(ii) Tissuecultured plants.Seeds for sowingCertified that the tissue culturedplants tested virus -free(i) Freedom from:(a) Witches’ broom(Collectotrichum gossypiivar. cephalosporioides)(b) Bacterial blight(Xanthomonas campestrispv. malvacearum (Africanstrain)(c) (Anthonomus grandis &other Anthonomus spp.)(d) Seed bruchids (Amblycerusspp.,Megacerus spp.,Spermophagus spp.)The above condition shallnot apply.(i) The seed shall be givenacid delinting treatment atthe country of origin priorto shipment(ii) The seed shall befumigated with suitablefumigant at the country oforigin and treatment to beendorsed on phytosanitarycertificate.Same as above.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Central CottonResearch Institute,Nagpur,(Maharashtra).6

8. Forest plantspecies(i) Chestnut(Castanea spp.)(ii) Elm (Ulmusspp.)(i) Seeds/ Fruits/Grafts and otherplanting material(i) Seeds/PlantsFreedom from:Chestnut blight or canker(Cryphonectria (Endothia)parasitica)-American strainFreedom from:(a) Dutch elm disease(Ceratocystis ulmi) -American and Europeanstrains(b) Elm mottle virus,(c) Elm bark beetles(Scolytidae)(d) White -banded elm leafhopper (Scaphoidousluteolus) -Vector of Elmphloem necrosis(e) Seed Bruchid (Bruchidiusspp.)Post-entry quarantine fora period of one year.(i) Post-entry quarantinefor a period of one year.(ii) Fumigation ofplanting material prior todispatch at the country oforigin and the treatmentshall be endorsed on thephytosanitary certificate.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Forest ResearchInstitute, Dehradunor any otherresearch instituteunder IndianCouncil of ForestryResearch andEducation.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Forest ResearchInstitute, Dehradunor any otherresearch instituteunder IndianCouncil of ForestryResearch andEducation(iii) Oak(Quercus spp.)(i) Seeds/ PlantsFreedom from:(a) Oak wilt (Ceratocystisfagacearum)(b) Oak bark beetles(Pseudopityophthorus spp.)(c) Seed Bruchids (Bruchidiusspp.)(i) Post-entry quarantinefor a period of one year(ii) Fumigation ofplanting material prior todispatch at the country oforigin and the treatmentSubject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Forest ResearchInstitute, Dehradun7

(iv) Pine (Pinusspp.) and otherconiferousspecies(v) PoplarPopulus spp.)(i) Seeds/ Plants(i) Stem cuttings/Plants(i) Freedom from:(a) Pine rusts (Stalactiformblister rust(Cronartiumcoleosporioides), Comandrablister rust (C. comandrae),sweet fern blister rust (C.comptoniae); Southernfusiform rust (C. fusiforme))(b) Western gall rust(Endocronartium harknessii)(c) Brown spot needle blight(Mycosphaerella dearnesii,syn. Scirrhia acicola)(d) Seedling die-back and pitchcanker (Fusariummoniliforme f.sp.subglutinans).(e) Needle cast (Lophodermiumspp.)(f) Pine wood nematode(Bursaphelenchusxylophilus)(g) Seed chalcid (Eurytomasciromatis)(h) Seed Bruchids (Bruchidiusspp.)Freedom from:(a) Hypoxylon canker(Hypoxylon mammatum)shall be endorsed on thephytosanitary certificate(i) Post-entry quarantinefor a period of oneyear.(ii) Fumigation ofplanting material prior todispatch at the country oforigin and the treatmentshall be endorsed on thephytosanitary certificate.Post-entry quarantine fora period of one year.or any otherresearch instituteunder IndianCouncil of ForestryResearch andEducationSubject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Forest ResearchInstitute, Dehradunor any otherresearch instituteunder IndianCouncil of ForestryResearch andEducationSubject to therecommendation,supervision,8

(b) Poplar rust (Melampsoramedusae)(c) Septoria canker of poplar(Mycosphaerella populorum,syn. Septoria musiva)(d) Gummosis (Euitypaarmeniacae)(e) Poplar mosaic virusmonitoring andtesting by Director,Forest ResearchInstitute, Dehradunor any otherresearch instituteunder IndianCouncil of ForestryResearch andEducation(vi) Walnut(Juglans spp.9. Groundnut(Arachis spp.)(i) Seeds (nuts)/PlantsSeeds/ Stemcuttings/PlantsFreedom from:(a) Bacterial blight(Xanthomonas juglandis)(b) Bark canker (Erwinianigrifluens)(c) Gummosis (Euitypaarmeniacae)(d) Codling moth (Carpocapsapomonella)Free from(a) Scab (Sphaceloma arachidis)(b) Bacterial wilt (Burkholderiasolanacearum) (Africanstrains)(c) Peanut stripe virus(d) Peanut stunt virus(e) Tobacco streak virus(f) Seed Bruchid (Statorpruininus)(g) Testa NematodePost-entry quarantine fora period of one year(i) Post-entry quarantinefor a period of 6weeks(ii) Permitted to importonly as decorticatedseeds.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Forest ResearchInstitute, Dehradunor any otherresearch instituteunder IndianCouncil of ForestryResearch andEducation.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by DirectorNational ResearchCenter onGroundnut,Junagadh, GujaratState and DirectorGeneral,9

10. Potato (Solanumtuberosum) andother tuberbearing species ofSolanaceae(i) Tubers andother plantingmaterial(Aphelenchoides arachidis)(i) Freedom from:(a) Potato tuber nematode(Ditylenchus destructor)(b) Stem and bulb nematode(Ditylenchus dipsaci )(c) Potato cyst nematodes[Globodera (Heterodera)rostochiensis & Globoderapallida](d) Gangrene (Phoma exiguavar. foveata)(e) Potato wart (Synchytriumendobioticum)(f) Potato smut [Thecaphora(Angiosorus) solani](g) Bacterial ring rot(Clavibacter michiganensissubsp. sepedonicus)(h) Potato purple-top wilt &stolbur phytoplasmas(i) Potato viruses viz. Andeanpotato latent, Andean potatomottle, Arracacha B virus,Potato deforming mosaic,Potato T (capillo virus),Potato yellow dwarf, Potatoyellow vein, Potato calicostrain of Tobacco ring spotvirus, Potato strain ofPost-entry quarantine fora period of two growthseasons.International CropsResearch Institutefor Semi-AriedTropics,Patancheru, AndhraPradesh State.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Central PotatoResearch Institute,Simla, HimachalPradesh.10

(ii) Trueseed/micro tubers(in vitro) ofpotato/tissueculturedplantsTobacco streak virus(j) Colarado potato beetle(Leptinotarsa decemlineata)(k) Andean potato weevil(Premnotrypes spp.)The true seed/micro-tubers (invitro) of potato are obtainedfrom plants tested and certifiedfree from viruses and viroids ofpotato and other tuber bearingSolanaceous plant species.The above condition shallnot apply.Import subject toprior approval ofDepartment ofAgriculture andCooperation in theMinistry ofAgriculture11. Rice (Oryzasativa)12. Rubber (Heveaspp.)(i) Seeds forsowingSeed/ Saplings/Bud wood.(i) Freedom from:(a) Granary weevil(Sitophilus granarius)(b) Sheath brown rot(Pseudomonasfuscovaginae)(c) Seedling rot(Pseudomonas glumae)(d) Bacterial halo blight(Pseudomonas syringaepv. oryzae(i) Freedom from:(a) South American leaf blight(SALB) (Microcyclus uleisyn. Dothidella ulei)(b) Shot hole borer (Xyleborusferrugineus)Seed soaking overnightand hot water treatment at52 deg C for 10 min.(i) Post-entry quarantinefor a period of one year.(ii) The consignment ofseed and other plantingmaterial shall be treatedwith suitable systemicfungicide prior to dispatchof the consignment at thecountry of origin and thetreatment shall beSubject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,NBPGR, NewDelhi/Director,Directorate of RiceResearchHyderabadSubject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by theDirector, RubberInstitute, Kottayam,(Kerala).11

13. Sugarcane(Saccharum spp.)(i) Cuttings ofsetts for plantingFreedom from:(a) Fiji virus of sugarcane(b) Gummosis (Xanthomonasvasculorum)(c) Sugarcane white leaf(phytoplasmas)(d) Sereh(e) Sugarcane downy mildew(Peronosclerosporasacchari)(f) Mottled stripe (Pseudomonasrubrisubalbicans)(g) Sugarcane viruses viz.bacilliform, mild mosaic,mosaic & streak(h) American sugarcane borer(Diatraea saccharalis)endorsed on phytosanitarycertificate.(i) Growing ofconsignment underpost-entry quarantinefor a period of oneyear.(ii) Hot water treatment ofdormant sets at 52 o Cfor 20 min. followedby dipping in systemicfungicide solutionsviz. Benlate at 0.2%just prior to planting.(iii) All packages andpacking material shallbe disposed off byburning.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Sugarcane BreedingInstitute,Coimbatore (TamilNadu).14. Sweet potato(Ipomoea spp.)(ii) True seed orfuzz(iii) Tissuecultured plants(i) Stem (vine)cuttings rooted orun-rooted/ tubersAs stated above at (b) and (e)Certified that the tissue culturedplants tested and found virusfreeFreedom from:(a) Scab (Elsinoe batatas)(b) Scurf (Moniliochaetesinfuscans)(iv) Hot water treatmentof fuzz at 58 o C for 5min. in water with 50ppm Tween-20 followedby a short dip in a 10 ppmsolution of suitablefungicide just beforesowing.The above conditions (i)to (iv) shall not apply(i) Post-entry quarantinefor one growth season.(ii) Freedom from soil.As aboveAs above.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring and12

15. Tobacco(Nicotiana spp.)(ii) True seed/Tissue-culturedplants(i) Seed forsowing(c) Foot rot (Plenodomusdestruens)(d) Soil rot (Streptomycesipomoeae)(e) Bacteria wilt (Pseudomonasbatatae)(f) Sweet potato viruses viz.Russet crack; featherymottle; internal cork;chlorotic leaf spot; veinmosaic; mild mottle andyellow dwarf, vein clearing;chlorotic stunt; Sheffied’svirus A and B etc.(g) Sweet potato witches’ broom(phytoplasmas)(h) Seed bruchid (Mimosestesmimosae)Certified that the true seed /tissue-cultured plants areobtained from mother stockindexed or tested and maintainedfree from viruses and viroids ofpotato and other tuber bearingSolanaceous plant species.Freedom from:(a) Blue mould (Peronosporatabacina)(b) Broomrape (Orobanchecumana)(c) Tobacco cyst nematode(Heterodera tabacum)The above conditionsshall not apply.Post-entry consignmentfor a period of one growthseason.testing by Director,Central TuberCrops ResearchInstitute,Sreekaryam(Kerala).Same as above.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by CentralTobacco ResearchInstitute,Rajahmundry (AP)13

16. Wheat(Triticum spp.)(i) Seeds forsowing(i) Freedom from:(a) Dwarf bunt (Tilletiacontraversa)(b) Ergot (Claviceps purpurea)(c) Spike rot (Pseudomonasatrofaciens)(d) Granary weevil (Sitophilusgranarius)Post-entry quarantine forone growth season.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by theDirector, NationalBureau of PlantGenetic Resources,New Delhi.17. Yam (Dioscoreaspp)(i) Tubers forplanting orpropagation(ii) Tissuecultured plants(i)Freedom from:(a) Yam mosaic virus/ greenbanding virus(b) Crown gall ( Agrobacteriumtumefaciens)(c) Weevil (Palaeopus spp.)(ii) Certified that the tissuecultured plants produced fromvirus-free mother stock.(i) Growing ofconsignment under postentryquarantine for onegrowth season.(ii) Hot water treatment oftubers at 52oC for 30minutes followed bychemical dip infensulphathion at 0.125%for 10-15 min. beforeplanting.The above conditionsshall not apply.Subject to therecommendation,supervision,monitoring andtesting by Director,Central TuberCrops ResearchInstitute,Sreekaryam(Kerala).Same as above.14