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SCHEDULE - IV
[See Clauses 3(2), 10(2) and 11(1) under Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import
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LIST OF PLANTS/ PLANTING MATERIALS
AND COUNTRIES FROM WHERE IMPORT IS PROHIBITED ALONG WITH JUSTIFICATION
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Sl.No.
(1)
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Plant species/ variety
(2)
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Categories of plant material (3) |
Prohibited from the countries
(4) |
Justification for Prohibition
(5) |
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1. |
Banana, Plantain and Abaca (Musa
spp.) |
Rhizomes/
Suckers |
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as Moko wilt (Burkholderia
solanacearum) race 2 and
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2. |
Cassava or tapioca
(Manihot esculenta) |
Seed/Stem cuttings |
Africa & South America |
Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as: Super elongation (Sphaceloma manihoticola),
Cassava bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris
pv.
manihotis) - American strains, Cassava witches’ broom (phytoplasma)
and several cassava viruses.
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3. |
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Fresh beans/Pods/
Bud wood/ Grafts
Root stock/Saplings |
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as: Swollen shoot virus and related virus strains of cocoa, Witches’
broom (Crinipellis ( Marasmius) perniciosa
Watery pod rot (
Monilia (Moniliopthora) roreri)
Mealy pod (Trachysphaera
fructigena)
Mirids (Sahlbergia
singularis & Distantiella
theobroma),
Seedling damping-off (Phytophthora cactorum), Chestnut downy mildew (Phytophthora
katsurae) and Black pod of cocoa (Phytophthora
megakarya).
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4. |
Cocoyam or Dasheen or Taro (Arvi) (Colocasia
esculenta) and other edible Aeroids |
Plants/
Corms/Cormlets/
Suckers |
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as Alomae land Bobone
(Rhabdo viruses), Dasheen mosaic virus (South Pacific
strains) and Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestric
pv. dieffenbachiae).
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5. |
Coconut (Cocos
nucifera) and related species of
Cocoideae |
Seed nuts/ Seedlings
/Pollen/Tissue cultures etc. |
North America (Florida in USA,
Mexico); Central America and Caribbean (Cayman Islands, Bahmas,
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica)
Brazil (Atlantic Coast), Trinidad,
Tobago, Greneda, St. Vincent, Barbados, Belize, Honduras,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela and Ecuador
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as: Palm lethal yellowing (phytoplasma) and
related strains, Cadang cadang
& Tinangaja (viroid),
Lethal boll rot (Marasmiellus coco-
philus), Red ring (Rhadinaphelenchus
cocophilus (palmarum),
South American Palm weevil (Rhyncophorus palmarum), Leaf minor (Promecotheca cumingi)
and Palm kernel borer (Pachymerus spp). |
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6. |
Coffee (Coffea
spp.) and related species of Rubiaceae |
Beans (seeds) /
Berries (freshly harvested)/ Grafts/
Bud wood/ Seedlings/
Rooted cuttings etc. |
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as American leaf spot (Mycena citricolor,
syn.
Omphalia flavida),
Coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum coffeanum
var. virulens),
Tracheomycosis (Gibberella xylariodes,
syn
Fusarium xylarioids),
Powdery rust (Hemeleia coffeicola),
Phloem necrosis (Phytomonas leptovasorum)
and Coffee viruses (coffee ring spot, leaf rugosity,
leaf curl, leaf crinkle and mosaic viruses), Coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus
hampei, Sophronica ventralis) and Coffee thrips
(Diarthrothrips coffeae).
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8.
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(i)
Chestnut (Castanea
spp.)
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(i)
Seeds/ Fruits/
Grafts and other planting material
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as: Chestnut blight or canker (Cryphonectria (Endothia)
parasitica)-American strain.
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(ii) Elm
(Ulmus
spp.)
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(ii) Plants/ planting material
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as: Dutch elm disease (Ceratocystis ulmi)
- American and European strains, Elm mottle virus, Elm bark beetles (Scolytidae),
Elm phloem necrosis (Phytoplasmas) and White -banded
elm leaf hopper (Scaphoidous luteolus)
-vector of Elm phloem necrosis.
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(iii) Oak
(Quercus
spp.)
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(iii) Seeds/ Root grafts
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Due to incidence of destructive
Oak wilt (Ceratocystis fagacearum)
and Oak bark beetles (Pseudopityophthorus
spp.) |
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(iv) Pine (Pinus
spp.) and other coniferous species
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(iv) (a) Seeds/ Saplings
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as Pine rusts [Stalactiform blister rust(Cronartium
coleosporioides), Comandra
blister rust (C. comandrae),
sweet fern blister rust (C.
comptoniae), Southern fusiform rust (C.
fusiforme), Western gall
rust (Endocronartium harknessii),
Brown spot needle blight (Mycosphaerella
dearnesii, syn.
Scirrhia acicola),
Seedling die-back and pitch canker (Fusarium moniliforme
f.sp.
subglutinans) and Needle cast (Lophodermium spp.)
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(iv) (b) Wood with bark
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Due to destructive Pine wood nematode
(Bursaphelenchus xylophilus)
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9. |
Oil palm (Elaeis
guineensis) and related species |
Seeds/Pollen/
seed sprouts |
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Due to incidence of
Cadang cadang & Tinangaja
(viroid) |
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10. |
Potato (Solanum
tuberosum) and other tuber
bearing species of Solanaceae |
Tubers and other planting material |
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as Potato smut [Thecaphora (Angiosorus) solani],
Potato viruses
viz. Andean potato latent, Andean potato mottle, Arracacha
B virus, Potato deforming mosaic, Potato
T (capillo virus),
Potato yellow dwarf, Potato yellow vein,
Potato calico strain of Tobacco ring spot
virus and Andean potato weevil (Premnotrypes
spp.) |
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11. |
Rubber (Hevea
spp.) |
seeds/plants/
budwood and any other plant material |
Tropical America (Area extending
231/2 degrees North land 231/2 degrees South of the equator (Tropics of Capricorn
and Cancer) and includes adjacent islands and longitude 30 degree West land 120
degrees East including part of Mexico, North of the Tropic of Cancer) |
Due to incidence of destructive
South American Leaf Blight of Rubber (Microcyclus ulei) |
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12. |
Sugarcane (Saccharum
spp.) |
Cuttings or
setts of planting |
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Due to incidence of destructive
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13. |
Sweet potato (Ipomoea
spp.) |
Stem (Vine)
cuttings rooted or un-rooted/tubers |
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Due to incidence of destructive
pests such as: Scab (Elsinoe batatas),
Scurf (Moniliochaetes infuscans),
Foot rot (Plenodomus destruens),
Soil rot (Streptomyces ipomoeae),
Bacteria wilt (Pseudomonas
batatae), Sweet potato viruses viz.
Russet crack; feathery mottle; internal cork; chlorotic
leaf spot; vein mosaic; mild mottle and yellow dwarf, vein clearing;
chlorotic stunt; Sheffied’s virus A and B
etc., Sweet potato witches’ broom (phytoplasmas)
and seed bruchid (Mimosestes mimosae)
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Yam
(Dioscorea spp.) |
Tubers for planting or propagation |
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Due to incidence of destructive Yam mosaic virus/ green banding virus |