Approved seed testing laboratories in Australia DDLS- Seeds Testing and Certification, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia 3 Baron-Hay Court, South Perth WA 6151 Contact: Marcia Vistisen | Tel: +61 (0)8 9368 3844 | Fax: +61 (0)8 9474 2658 | Email: AgEtal Pty Ltd Unit 13, Southgate 489-491 South Street Toowoomba QLD 4350 Contact: Ken Cunliffe Tel: +61 (0)7 4633 3223 Email: DTS Food Assurance 3-5 Lillee Crescent Tullamarine VIC 3043 Contacts: Monica Slade, Jayde Madden Tel: +61 (03) 8318 9024 Fax: +61(0)3 8318 9002 Email: Futari Grain Technology Services 34 Francis St PO Box 95 Narrabri NSW, 2390 Contact: Leah Petrie Tel: +61 (0)2 6792 4588 Fax: +61 (0)2 6792 4221 Email: Seed Services Australia Primary Industries and Regions South Australia PIRSA GPO Box 1671 Adelaide SA 5001 Contacts: Peter Smith, Nicholas Koch Tel: +61 (0)8 8303 9549 Fax: +61 (0)8 8303 9508 Email: Seed Testing Laboratory Mt Pleasant Tasmania Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 165 Westbury Road Prospect TAS 7250 Contact: Rachel Harvey Tel: +61 (0)3 6777 2146 Fax: +61 (0)3 6344 4961 Email: Seed Technology Institute Australia Pty Ltd Trading as Queensland Seed Technology Laboratory 2 Stewart Street PO Box 101 Withcott QLD 4352 Contact: Antonia Romeo (Toni) Tel: +61 (0)7 4613 9052 Email: SGS Australia P/L 59 Bancroft Road Pinkenba QLD 4008 Tel: +61 (0)7 3622 4700 Fax: +61 (0)7 3622 4700 Email: Contact: Milan Pavasovic Tel: +61 (0)7 3622 4700 Email: Approved seed testing laboratories outside Australia AsureQuality Lincoln Ltd Lincoln University PO Box 6 Lincoln New Zealand 7647 AsureQuality New Zealand Ltd National Seed Laboratory Tennet Drive, PO Box 609 Palmerston North New Zealand 4440 New Zealand SeedLab Ltd PO Box 16101 Christchurch
Commodity Seed type (pest/disease risk) Conditions* Sorghum ** (Sorghum spp.) Seed Sorghum midge – (Contarina sorghicola) General diseases: Rust – (Puccinia purpurea) Smut – (Sporisorium reilianum) Condition 23 (sorgum midge) 1. To be certified that the seed has been fumigated with: a. phosphine in a sealed enclosure at 1.5 g/m3: i. for seven days at above 25°C; or ii. for 10 days at 15°C–25°C; or b. certified as fumigated with methyl bromide for 2 hours in a sealed enclosure at one of the following rates; i. 32g/m3 of methyl bromide at 21–31.9°C of seed flesh temperature, or ii. 40g/m3 of methyl bromide at 16–20.9°C of seed flesh temperature, or iii. 48g/m3 of methyl bromide at 11–15.9°C of seed flesh temperature, or iv. 56g/m3 of methyl bromide at 10–10.9°C of seed flesh temperature, or c. irradiated at minimum dose of KGy 25.0, and accompanied by a pre-shipment certificate of irradiation to this effect. Note: Seed to contain less than one per cent by weight of chaff consisting of pieces of vegetative parts of plants other than seed or seed fragments. Condition 23A (general diseases) Sorghum seed for sowing to be certified by an officer from the exporting State, Territory or country’s quarantine authority as: a. dipped in 2% available chlorine for five minutes; or b. dusted with Thiram 80% at the rate of 200g/100kg of seed. c. water slurry with Thiram (80%) at the rate of 200g/100kg of seed or d. water slurry with Thiram (60%) at the rate of 270mL/100kg of seed. ** Important note: To be certified on a Plant Health Certificate by an officer from the exporting State or Territory’s quarantine or agricultural authority.