Report to the 68 th Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards b y Pier Giacomo Bianchi Geneva 5th of November 2013 2 UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES OUTLOOK ID: 564331
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UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES
Report to the 68th Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards by Pier Giacomo BianchiGeneva 5th of November 2013 Slide2
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OUTLOOKEvents 2013Amendments to the StandardUNECE Guide to Seed Potato Diseases, Pests and DefectsPromotion and capacity buildingFuture programmeProposal to the Working Party Slide3
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EVENTS 2013Changins - CH (17th of January ): BureauGeneva (11th -13th of March): Specialised Section (41st Session) Fargo –ND (28th of September – 2nd of October):
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Specialised Section in Geneva - Attendance of 13 Countries(Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and United States of America) EU was also representedSlide5
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Proposal of amendments to the Standard (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/9)Amend the definition of produce (provision I of the Standard) and delete the definition of seed potatoes from Annex VII to include all the species of tuber forming of Solanum spp.Amend the provision concerning the variety (provision II of the Standard) to recommend the official description and the reference sample of the variety to be available to the DASlide6
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Proposal of amendments to the Standard (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/9) (cont.)Add a sentence on level and timing of crop inspection (Annex II, section B.2) to recommend more intensive rate of inspection to identify the off types in pre-basic TC Change tolerances for dry and wet rot for lots of Basic and Certified seed (Annex III, section A.2.) to limit wet rot to 0,5 % (instead of 1 %) by weightSlide7
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Proposal of amendments to the Standard (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/9) (cont.)Add a new Section on tuber inspection procedures (Annex III, section C) dealing withScope of inspectionInspection methodCalculation of resultsAdditional measuresSecond opinion inspectionsSlide8
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Proposal of amendments to the Standard (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/9) (cont.)Add definition of (Annex VII of S1) :Clonal selectionClonal stockExternal defects Micro-propagative multiplicationParent material Rot (wet and dry)Slide9
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Common position on cut seed tubersThis practice is not allowed in all the certification schemes, but is not against UNECE Standard as cut tuber is a defect only countable when is expected to have a negative impact on yielding capacity or storability or if is likely to lead to secondary infection.This is not the case where conditions to minimize the risk of spread of diseases are enforced.Cut seed tubers has also implications in case of varieties protected under a Plant Variety Protection system. Slide10
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Matters being discussed :tolerance for external defectsin respect of Mechanical damagesSevere cracksPressure bruisesMisshapen tubersGlassiness(BE, NL, FR, UK, USA)Slide11
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Matters being discussed (cont.):Sprouted tubers (FL, DE, AU, UK, US)Potato flea beetle and Potato tuber mothCombination of mild and severe viruses into one field tolerance (US) Enhancing consistency with IPPC (NZ, CA, UK)Slide12
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Matters being discussed (cont.):Monitoring scientific developments on PVY, Dickeya, zebra chip disease and herbicide damageLot tolerances by weight (as currently are) or by number (SE)Promotional leaflet (US)Impact of the revision of the EU directive on seed potatoes on the StandardGuide on “Seed potato field inspection. Recommended practices” (CA, FL, DE, UK) Slide13
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Election of OfficerThe Specialised Section re-electedPier Giacomo Bianchi (IT)as ChairWillem Schrage (US)John Kerr (UK)as Vice ChairsSlide14
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UNECE Guide to Seed Potato Diseases,Pests and Defects - time frameInitiative July 2012 (RU, UK, CH)Initiative approved by WP-7 11/2012First draft by UK at the SS 2013Final draft by the working Group (UK, FR, RU, NL, US)
at
the Fargo meeting
Proposal
of the text to the WP 2013
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UNECE Guide to Seed Potato Diseases, Pests and Defects(ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/10)Explains diseases, pests and defects regulated by the StandardIntends to assist seed potato inspectors and producers in assessing seed potato quality in conjunction with the use of the StandardSlide16
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For 15 fungal pathogens, 8 viruses and viroids, 7 bacterial pathogens and phytoplasmas, 3 nematodes, 4 insects and 7 other disorders the Guide provides information on:Status in the StandardRecommended diagnosticsSymptoms on plants and tubersInoculumMeans of controlContains 150 high-quality illustrating photographsSlide17
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Status in UNECE: Controlled indirectly through tolerance for shrivelled tubers Recommended Diagnostics:Visual observation of tubers (with a hand lens) and identification of fungus on specific medium. Symptoms:Tuber skin blemish disease occurring as silvery, irregularly shaped lesions present at harvest. Symptoms may become more severe in store, particularly under warm humid conditions but lesion expansion is very limited compared with silver scurf. Lesions are similar to but less well defined than silver scurf. The oval, pinhead black bodies (microsclerotia, bottom right) are often visible on the skin and may be readily diagnosed using a hand lens. Infection of the growing plant may contribute to early dying disease in warm climates. Inoculum:Soil-borne and favoured by wet soil conditions. Control:Long rotations.Slide18
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Promotion of the Standard and capacity buildingOver the past 5 years the Specialized Section made a focused effort to promote the Standard in the Russian Federation. It resulted in adopting 2 national standards, based on the UNECE:“Seed Potatoes. Technical Conditions” and “Seed Potatoes. Formal Acceptance and Methods of Analysis”. The UNECE Standard was also allowed, as reference, within the voluntary system of seed potato certification.The necessary infrastructure has been set up, like the centre in
Vladikavkaz
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Promotion of the Standard and capacity buildingRegional Northern Caucasus Centre for Seed Potato Production (Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation) put into operation in 2013Project undertaken jointly by the Specialized Section (Swiss experts from Agroscope ACW), the A.G. Lorkh Institute for Potato Cultivation and FAT-AGRO (Vladikavkaz)At the Russian Agroindustrial Fair “Golden Autumn” (Moscow, October 2013) the project gained 2 gold medals for the quality of seed and its innovative characterSlide20
Promotion and capacity-building
Biotechnological laboratory to produce healthy in-vitro source material (microplants and microtubers)
Regional Northern Caucasus Centre for Seed Potato Production (Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation)UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOESSlide21
Promotion and capacity-building
Regional Northern Caucasus Centre for Seed Potato Production (Vladikavkaz, RussianFederation) put into operationin 2013
Diagnostics laboratoryto test for virus pathogens UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOESSlide22
Promotion and capacity-building
Regional
Northern Caucasus Centre for Seed Potato Production (Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation)put into operation in 2013
Production of mini-tubers
in protected environment
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Regional Northern Caucasus Centre for Seed Potato Production (Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation) put into operation in 2013Production of first field generations at high altitude under clean phytosanitary conditions
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Promotion and capacity-building
Practical
application of the Standard to survey the quality of seed potatoes in West and Central Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Burundi) and testing the Standard
under
production conditions in the
Sub
-Sahara
region
Project
carried
out by
our
Swiss
colleagues
from
Agroscope
ACW
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Future programme 2014Extended Bureau meeting (Melbourne, AU, April 2014)42nd Session of the Specialized Section (Geneva, October 2014)Slide26
The Specialized Section on Standardization of Seed potatoes submits
to the Working Party for approval:
Revised version of the Standard“UNECE Guide to Seed Potato Diseases, Pests and Defects”
Asks also to approve:
Initiation of work on the Guide for inspectors: “Seed potato field inspection. Recommended practices”
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Thank you
UNECE SPECIALISED SECTION ON SEED POTATOES