Table 1. Seed health testing: wheat,
triticale, and barley.
|
Test applied |
Pathogen detected |
Duration of test
|
|
| Seed exported from Mexico |
| |
Filter |
Tilletia spp. |
3 h |
International and Miscellaneous
Wheat, Triticale and Barley nurseries
|
ELISA |
BSMV |
24 h
|
Immunofluorescence
|
Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa
|
Few hours |
Blotter
|
Fungi
|
3 wk |
| Greenhouse germination |
Bacteria, virus |
3 wk |
| |
|
|
|
Quarantined in Mexico (A1)† |
Seed imported into CIMMYT-Mexico
|
Blotter
|
Fungi
|
3 wk
|
Alternaria triticina |
| Greenhouse germination |
Bacteria, virus |
3 wk |
Pseudomonas syringae pv. atrofaciens
|
| Filter |
Tilletia spp., Nematodes, Ustilago
spp., and Urocystis spp. |
Few hours |
Tilletia indica, T. controversa,
and Anguina tritici
|
† According to Norma Oficial Mexicana
NOM-017-FITO-1996. A1 pest = quarantine pest not present in
that area.
