# Council Directive 98/57/EC of 20 July 1998 on the control of Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Yabuuchi et al., Division 1: Detection scheme for the diagnosis of brown rot and bacterial wilt ( Ralstonia solanacearum ) in potato tubers and potato, tomato or other host plants with symptoms of brown rot or bacterial wilt.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The testing procedure is intended for potato tubers and plants with symptoms typical or suspect of brown rot or vascular wilt. It involves a rapid screening test, isolation of the pathogen from infected vascular tissue on (selective) medium and, in case of a positive result, identification of the culture as Ralstonia solanacearum .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/57/annex/II/section/I/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-57/annex-II/section-I/division-1
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