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You can't list kiwifruit plants, budwood, pollen or firewood
We don’t allow kiwifruit material on Trade Me to help prevent the spread of Psa-V.
11 December 2024Psa-V is a bacterial disease that can spread from vine to vine and between in kiwifruit orchards.
This disease can be detrimental to the production of kiwifruit and can cause huge destruction to orchards throughout Aotearoa.
In the interest of New Zealand’s biosecurity, Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) has developed a Pathway Management Plan (PMP) for kiwifruit pests.
Selling kiwifruit material on Trade Me
Psa-V is serious business, and because we don’t have visibility over where the plants have come from or may go, we don’t allow the sale of kiwifruit plant material on Trade Me. Even if the kiwifruit material did come from an orchard that is correctly following the Pathway Management Plan requirements.
This includes kiwifruit plants, budwood, kiwifruit pollen or kiwifruit firewood, even if they came from an orchard that is correctly following the Pathway Management Plan requirements.
By not allowing the sale, we’re trying to help prevent the spread of this nasty disease.
If you’re keen to know more, check out the Kiwifruit Vine Health website.
Creative Commons image used courtesy Robert Enberg on Flickr.
