Plant quarantine

Plant quarantine:- The process of ensuring that seeds, propagules and plant products imported from outside are free from diseases, pests and weeds, is called plant quarantine. The DIP (Destructive Insects & Pests) Act was passed in 1914. There are 4 plant quarantine centres in India -

·    NBPGR, New Delhi:- For plant species related to Agriculture and Horticulture.

·    FRI (Forest Research Institute), Dehradun:- For forest trees.

·    IBS (Indian Botanical Survey), Kolkatta:- For other plants.

·    DPPQS (Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage), Faridabad, Haryana:- For food materials.