NCPN Grapes State Certification

The NCPN for Grapes has begun development of model regulations for state grapevine certification programs in the United States. Several states (California, Missouri, Oregon and Washington) already have active grape certification programs in place.  

A working group from the NCPN for Grapes met for the first time on May 2, 2012, in Davis, California, to begin discussion on harmonization of the existing standards and development of a set of regulations that reflect NCPN policy on clean plant certification and nursery regulation. 

MAY 2, 2012 - AGENDA AND MINUTES
AGENDA May 2 2012
Draft MINUTES May 2 2012

MAY 2, 2012 - PRESENTATIONS ABOUT EXISTING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
There were two presentations at the meeting.  One presentation described certification programs in the European Union and a second one reviewed the certification programs in the United States and Canada.  Those presentations are posted below:
EU certification. Maher Al Rwahnih
US Canada Grape Certification. Nancy Sweet

Maher Al Rwahnih offered two handouts in connection with his presentation on certification programs in the EU. They are posted below:
EU Directive 2005
2008 EPPO Bulletin

Grapevine Certification Presentations

October 11, 2012 - The 17th Congress of the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG) hosted by Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis.

"The North America Plant Protection Organization Guidelines for the Movement of Stone and Pome Fruit Trees and Grapevines into a NAPPO Member Country" - Raymond Johnson, Centre For Plant Health (Ret.)

"French regulation, registration and certication Procedures, controls and perspectives" - Laurent Audeguin, French Vine and Wine Institute.

"Validation of diagnostic protocols for the detection of grapevine viruses covered by phytosanitary rules" - Francesco Faggioli, CRA - Plant Pathology Research Center.

"Virus Elimination From Grape Selections Using Tissue Culture At Foundation Plant Services, University of California, Davis" - Susan Sim, Staff Research Associate, Foundation Plant Services, UC Davis.

"Biology of crown gall disease and its management of grape nurseries and vineyards" - Dr. Tom Burr, Professor of Plant Pathology, Cornell University.