Soybean Phytophthora intercepted at Jiangsu port (6.14)

Recently, the inspection and Quarantine Department of Zhangjiagang port in Jiangsu Province has detected the Soybean Phytophthora, a kind of dangerous disease prohibited from entering China, from a batch of imported soybeans from the United States According to the local Xinhua Daily, this is the second time Zhangjiagang port intercepted the Soybean Phytophthora after the first quarantine in April 1998 These soybeans were imported from the United States by a grain and oil company located in Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone, with a total of more than 39000 tons They were loaded by the "alessabalo" wheel and transported to Zhangjiagang from the United States Zhangjiagang inspection and Quarantine Bureau has repeatedly selected soil blocks from the ship's cargo holds, and selected soil blocks from the sieves in the soybean processing process Subsequently, more than 300 soil samples were tested in the laboratory, which were sent to the animal and plant supervision office of Jiangsu inspection and Quarantine Bureau for identification and review, and confirmed as Soybean Phytophthora Phytophthora sojae, also known as Phytophthora sojae, has been found in Japan, India, Pakistan, Britain, Germany, Brazil, Australia and more than 20 countries and regions since it was first found in the United States in 1955 This pathogen can infect all stages of soybean growth, harm soybean growth and lead to a significant reduction in yield, resulting in huge economic losses Under the strict supervision of the inspection and quarantine department, all the soybeans found in Zhangjiagang port have been disposed of China feed industry information network KRA (author:)