8th Meeting of the Panel on Diagnostics in Nematology
Paris, 2012-02-14/15
The Panel on Diagnostics in Nematology met at the EPPO Headquarters. The Panel continued its work on the preparation of diagnostic protocols. To date, 11 diagnostic protocols for nematodes have been published.
The Panel worked on the new draft Horizontal Standard on Extraction procedures for nematodes. Comments were collected from the Panel and it was agreed that the author would provide a new version to be circulated to the Panel for further review. The Panel agreed that the draft could be made available early (marked as a draft standard).
Revisions of the protocols for Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and Globodera rostochiensis & pallida were considered during the Panel meeting:
- The protocol on B. xylophilus was revised by the author following comments received during country consultation. The Panel accepted all the modifications made and this revision will be presented to the Working Party on Phytosanitary Regulations for a recommendation for final approval in 2012.
- The protocol on Globodera rostochiensis & G. pallida was revised following requests to include screening tests. The Panel reviewed the new version. It was agreed that summary validation data should be added and the new tests (in the correct format) should be added. It was agreed it should be sent for country consultation in 2012.
The Panel was informed of the latest developments concerning the EPPO Panel on Diagnostics and Quality Assurance, in particular on progress on the horizontal standard on test-performance studies and proficiency testing, on the collection of validation data and on the planned revision of the EPPO standard PM 7/98 on Specific requirements for laboratories preparing for accreditation for a plant pest diagnostic activity.
Possible additions to the Alert list were discussed by the Panel. A presentation of the latest version of the EPPO database PQR and the future EPPO Global database as well as the EPPO database on Diagnostic Expertise was given to the Panel.
The Panel agreed that a Standard on Soil Sampling for Potato Cyst Nematodes and a Horizontal Standard on Soil Sampling for Nematodes could usefully be developed in the future.
The next meeting will be held on 2013-09-10/12. The provisional location is in Poznań, Poland.
Participants
ANTHOINE Géraldine (Ms)
Laboratoire de la santé des végétaux, 7 rue Jean Dixméras, 49044 Angers Cedex 01, France - Tel +33-241207431 - Fax +33-241207430 - geraldine.anthoine@anses.fr
CURTO Giovanna (Ms)
Plant Protection Service - Servizio Fitosanitario Regione Emilia-Romagna, Via di Saliceto, n.81, 40128 Bologna, Italy - Tel +39-0515278218 - Fax +39-051370285 - gcurto@regione.emilia-romagna.it
DEN NIJS Loes (Ms)
National Reference Center (NRC), Div. Nematology, Plant Protection Service, Geertjesweg 15, 6700 HC Wageningen, Netherlands - Tel +31-651255798 - l.j.m.f.den.nijs@minlnv.nl
GAAR Vladimir (Mr)
State Phytosanitary Administration, Diagnostic Laboratory, Ztracena 1099/10, 161 00 Praha 6, Czech Republic - Tel +420-235010310 - Fax +420-235010356 - vladimir.gaar@srs.cz
HALLMANN Johannes (Mr)
Julius Kühn Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institut für Epidemiologie und Pathogendiagnostik, Toppheideweg 88, 48161 Münster, Germany - Tel +49-2518710625 - Fax +49-2518710633 - johannes.hallmann@jki.bund.de
HELMS Anne-Christine (Ms)
Molecular Biologist, Ph.D., The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Laboratory for Diagnostics on Plants, Seed and Feed, Skovbrynet 20, DK 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark Tel +45-45263846 - ache@fvst.dk
HOCKLAND Sue Hazel (Ms)
The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, YO41 1LZ York, United Kingdom - Tel +44-1904462214 - Fax +44-1904462111 - sue.hockland@fera.gsi.gov.uk
KAHRER Andreas (Mr)
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Institute for Plant Health, Spargelfeldstrasse 191, A-1220 Vienna, Austria - Tel +43-5055533321 - Fax +43-5055533303 - andreas.kahrer@ages.at
KARNKOWSKI Witold (Mr)
Main Inspectorate of Plant Protection and Seed Service, Central Laboratory, ul. Zwirki i Wigury 73, 87-100 Torun, Poland - Tel +48-566391115 - Fax +48-566391111 - w.karnkowski@piorin.gov.pl
KIEWNICK Sebastian (Mr)
Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil ACW, Research Station ACW, Federal Department of Economic Affairs DEA, Schloss 1, P.O. Box, 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland - Tel +41-447836336 - Fax +41-447836434 - sebastian.kiewnick@acw.admin.ch
MAGNUSSON Christer (Mr)
Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research,, Hogskoleveien 7, 1432 Aas, Norway - Tel +47-95205304 - Fax +47-649446110 - christer.magnusson@bioforsk.no
PRIOR Tom (Mr)
The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, Y041 1LZ York, United Kingdom - Tel +44-1904462206 - Fax +44-1904462111 - thomas.prior@fera.gsi.gov.uk
SIRCA Sasa (Mr)
Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Hacqetova 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia - Tel +386-12805255 - Fax +396-12805255 - sasa.sirca@kis.si
SMAHA Djamel (Mr)
Laboratoire de Nématologie, Institut National de Protection des Végétaux(INPV), Avenue Hacen Badi, B.P. 80, 16200 El Harrach Alger, Algeria - Tel +213-0697562676 - Fax +213-21525863 - nemaalg01@yahoo.fr
TOKTAY Halil (Mr)
Plant Protection Research Institute, Kısla cad. No:6, 01321 Adana, Turkey - Tel +90-5337266826 - Fax +90-3223441702 - toktay@yahoo.com
VIAENE Nicole (Ms)
ILVO, Plant-Crop Protection, Nematology, Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 96, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium - Tel +32-92722425 - Fax +32-92722429 - nicole.viaene@ilvo.vlaanderen.be
MCMULLEN Madeleine (Ms)
PETTER Françoise (Ms)
OEPP/EPPO, 21 boulevard Richard Lenoir, 75011 Paris, France - Tel +33-145207794 - Fax +33-170766547 - hq@eppo.int
