NZL/577
WTO/SPS
NZ New Zealand
  • 65 - Agriculture
2018-07-15
2018-05-17

Myrtaceae seeds for sowing

Proposed measures to manage myrtle rust spores in Myrtaceae seed lots

MPI is proposing the following options for management of myrtle rust in Myrtaceae seed lots: 

Seed sourced from a country free from Austropuccinia psidii (formerly Puccinia psidii or Uredo rangelii), or Seed must be treated with one of the approved chemical treatments as per MPI Standard MPI-STD-ATBRT Approved Biosecurity Treatments. MPI recommends one of the following fungicides: Azoxystrobin, Triadimenol, Mancozeb, Triforine and Tebuconazole at maximum label rate.