Weed Seed Inspection in Grain and Oilseed Export Products
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Overview
Delivery method
Online
Duration
5 hours
Audience
Employees
Description
Effective weed seed inspection is essential to ensure that export grain meets the phytosanitary requirements of importing countries.
This course provides Plant Health inspectors with the knowledge and skills needed to detect country-specific quarantine weed seed species in export grains, based on the Operational Procedure OP-210-2015.
Key Topics Include:
- Exploring the weed seed inspection process, roles, and responsibilities
- Identifying basic morphological features of seeds
- Using basic plant taxonomy principles
- Navigating available resources to locate regulatory information
- Applying the Operational Procedure
- Practice the techniques and using the equipment for weed seed detection in grain samples