Extraction 1 (Photo: Denise Altenbach, Agroscope)
Extraction 1 (Photo: Denise Altenbach, Agroscope) Changins/Wädenswil, 24. Jordan virus is a new threat to Swiss agriculture - especially to tomatoes and peppers. Agroscope is playing a key role in combating this quarantine organism in Switzerland. A newly created research group diagnoses submitted plant samples in the quarantine laboratory using PCR testing. If positive, tough measures are needed to prevent spread and limit damage: recently, a shipment of 6000 seedlings had to be completely destroyed at Zurich airport. Films are made of this stuff: A shipment of around 6000 tomato seedlings arrives in Switzerland by plane. Inspectors from the Federal Plant Protection Service (EPSD) take individual plants and send them to Agroscope in Changins (VD).
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