In Chile, SAG authorizes more than 7 million plants free of strawberry nematodes, reaching the 12 million available

Published 2022년 11월 12일

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The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) in Chile has given the green light for the sale of over 7 million Monterey variety strawberry plants, having confirmed the absence of the strawberry nematode following phosphine treatment. This authorization is part of a larger effort to release 13.5% of the withheld strawberry plants, totaling 52 million, that were previously restricted due to pest concerns. The decision comes after a state of agricultural emergency was declared to protect small producers in various towns from the pest outbreak. SAG is collaborating with Dipres and the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) to allocate resources for pest control and support research on molecules that could combat the strawberry nematode.

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Santiago, November 12, 2022.- After the sampling and analysis carried out in nurseries contaminated by the strawberry nematode (Aphelechoides fragariae), the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) authorized the sale of more than 7 million plants of the variety Monterey. This after verifying the absence of the pest after applying phosphine treatment. This release of healthy plants is the third to be carried out in recent weeks, and corresponds to 13.5% of the strawberry plants that the Service kept withheld, whose total volume corresponds to 52 million. The first authorization was at the end of October, when the restriction on 3,660,000 million strawberry plants for marketing was lifted. The Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, recalled that a state of agricultural emergency was declared due to this situation because the government's concern has been with small producers in towns such as Melipilla, San Pedro, Litueche, Pelluhue, and Chanco. The authority stressed that ...

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