Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Plant and Animal Health and Inspection Secretariat  
Plant Health Department  
 
PHYTOSANITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTS OF BRACHIARY SEEDS PRODUCED IN 
MEXICO  
(Brachiaria brizantha, B. decumbens, B. humidicola, B. ruziziensis  and hybrids among these 
species)  
 
  • The consignments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate - CF, i ssued by the 
National Plant  Protection Organization – NPPO of Mexico with the following additional declarations:  
Seeds of Brachiaria (Species Species / Hybrids) were inspected and found free from Acalypha 
alopecuroides, Aegilops cylindrica, Ald ama dentata, Alopecurus myosuroides, Amaranthus albus, 
Amaranthus blitoides, Amaranthus graecizans, Amaranthus palmeri, Ambrosia trifida, Argemone 
ochroleuca, Asphodelus tenuifolius,  Bassia scoparia subsp.  (= Kochia scoparia), Bidens aurea, 
Bidens odorata,  Bouchea prismatic, Brassica tournefortii, Bromus rigidus, Bromus tectorum, 
Camonea umbellata (= Merremia umbellata), Chenopodium berlandieri, Cirsium arvense, 
Corynandra viscosa subsp.  Viscosa (= Cleome viscosa), Cuscuta epithymum, Cuscuta pentagona 
(= Cu scuta campestris), Dalea leporina, Digitaria velutina, Elymus repens, Euphorbia berteroana, 
Euphorbia dentata, Euphorbia esula, Helianthus petiolaris, Hibiscus trionum, Hirschfeldia incana, 
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Kali tragus  subsp.  Trapus (= Salsola tragus ), Lactuca serriola, Lepidium 
draba, Lolium rigidum, Lopezia racemosa, Melampodium sericeum, Milleria quinqueflora, Oenothera 
suffrutescens (= Gaura coccinea), Pectis prostrata, Persicaria lapathifolia (= Polygonum scabrum), 
Persicaria  Neotropia, Nepalensi s (= Polygonum nepalense), Phalaris paradoxa, Phelipanche 
ramosa, Physalis acutifolia, Salvia reflexi, Salvia tiliifolia, Senecio vulgaris, Setaria grisebachii, 
Setaria helvola (= Setaria pumila), Sicyos angulatus, Sicyos deppei, Simsia amplexicaulis,  Solanum 
angustifolium (= S. rostratum), Sonchus arvensis, Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Tithonia tubaeformis, 
Tridax coronopifolia ; 
OR  
Seeds of Brachiaria (Species Species / Hybrids) are free from Acalypha alopecuroides, Aegilops 
cylindrica, Aldama dentata, Alopecurus myosuroides, Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus blitoides, 
Amaranthus graecizans, Amaranthus palmeri, Ambrosia trifida, Argemone ochroleuca, Asphodelus 
tenuifolius, Bassia scoparia  subsp.  Scoparia (= Kochia scoparia), Bidens aurea, Bidens odorata, 
Bouchea prismatic, Brassica  
Tournefortii, Bromus rigidus, Bromus tectorum, Camonea umbellata (= Merremia umbellata), 
Chenopodium berlandieri, Cirsium arvense, Corynandra viscosa subsp.  Viscosa (= Cleome viscosa), 
Cuscuta epithymum, Cuscuta pentagona (= Cuscuta campestris), Dalea leporina, Digitaria velutina, 
Elymus repens, Euphorbia berteroana, Euphorbia dentata, Euphorbia  esula, Helianthus petiolaris, 
Hibiscus trionum, Hirschfeldia incana, Hoffmannseggia glauca, Kali tragus  subsp.  tragus (= Salsola 
tragus), prickly lettuce, Lepidium draba (= Lepidium Draba), Lolium rigidum, racemosa Lopezia, 
Melampodium sericeum, milleria quinqueflora, Oenothera suffrutescens (= coccinea Gaura), 
 
 prostrata Pectis, Persicaria lapathifolia (= Polygonum scabrum), Persicaria  nepalensis (= nepalense 
Polygonum), Phalaris paradoxa, Phelipanche ramosa (= Orobanche ramosa), Physalis acutifolia, 
Salvi a reflexa, Salvia tiliifolia, Senecio vulgaris, Setaria grisebachii, Setaria helvola (= Setaria 
pumila), sicyos angulatus, sicyos deppei, Simsia amplexicaulis,  Solanum angustifolium (= S. 
rostratum), Sonchus arvensis, Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Tithonia t ubaeformis, Tridax 
coronopifolia , according to the result of the official laboratory analysis No. (indicate the number of 
the analysis);  
AND  
The seeds of Brachiaria (Species Species / Hybrids) are free from the fungi Hymenula cerealis (= 
Cephalosporium gramineum), Periconia circinata, Phymatotrichopsis  omnívora, Thecaphora solani, 
Tilletia indica, Tilletia laevis and Urocystis agropyri and the nematodes Belonolaimus longicaudatus, 
Ditylenchus destructor,  Ditylenchus dipsaci, Globodera rostochiensis, Heterodera schachtii, 
Meloidogyne chitwoodi, Pratylenc hus thornei, Punctodera chalcoensis and Punctodera punctata,  
according to the result of the official laboratory analysis No. (indicate the analysis number).  
• Shipments must be free of soil and vegetable waste.  
• If the seeds are coated with any type of ma terial, the NPPO  of Mexico shall state in the 
Phytosanitary Certificate that the seeds were inspected prior to coating processing and that samples 
for official analysis were collected prior to coating processing.  
• The consignments will be inspected at the  entry point (Phytosanitary Inspection - IF) and samples 
will be collected and sent for phytosanitary analysis in offi cial or accredited laboratories  
• The costs of sending samples and analyzes will be borne by the interested party, who may, at the 
discre tion of the agricultural and livestock inspection, deposit the rest of the game until the analysis 
and issuance of the respective release reports are completed.  
• In the event of interception of quarantine pests, the consignment will be destroyed or reject ed and 
the Mexican NPPO will be notified, and the Brazilian NPPO may suspend imports until the review of 
the Pest Risk Analysis.   
• The product will not be internalized when it does not comply with the requirements established in 
this Normative Instruction.  • The NPPO of Mexico shall notify the Brazilian NPPO of any change in 
the phytosanitary status of the Brachiaria seed production regions to be exported to Brazil .