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SASA HQ, Roddinglaw Road, Edinburgh
  Plant Health Friday, July 3, 2009  

INTRODUCTION
SASA provides the following scientific support on plant health to the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) in support of Scottish and EC plant health legislation.

If you wish to find out more information or contact us about a plant health issue, please email plant health at SASA.

Further information on plant health can be found at the DEFRA website.
PLANT HEALTH ADVICE
SASA provides scientific and policy advice to SEERAD on:

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the implementation of plant health legislation;

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contingency planning for eradication or containment of plant pests or pathogens;

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risk assessments for plant pests and pathogens moving in or on traded plant material; and

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all aspects of the technical and scientific services provided (below).



SASA scientists also represent SEERAD and UK Plant Health Authorities nationally and internationally on committees, as editors and in consultancy work.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

Potato quarantine unit
SASA runs the Potato Quarantine Unit on behalf of the UK Plant Health Authorities

Pests and pathogen diagnosis and surveillance

Viral pathology
Viral pathogens of plant health concern in Scotland are diagnosed and surveillance is undertaken.

Bacteriology
Quarantine and non-indigenous bacterial plant pathogens are diagnosed and surveillance is undertaken, particularly for potato brown rot (Ralstonia solanacearum) and potato ring rot (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus).

Fungal pathology
Quarantine and non-indigenous fungal plant pathogens are on plants in trade and for surveillance purposes.
Pest identification
Entomological and nematological plant pests are identified in traded plant material, on plant products and on material subject to plant passporting.

Plant health licensing
SASA issues plant health licences on behalf of Scottish Ministers for work with organisms and materials that are normally prohibited under Plant Health legislation.
Plant health research
SASA undertakes research projects in support of plant health functions.

SUPPORT ON STATUTORY BEE DISEASES
SASA provides advice and diagnostic support to SEERAD in relation to statutory bee diseases in Scotland in support of bee diseases legislation.
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