The Plant Germplasm Quarantine Program establishes and maintains foreign Germplasm and cultivars under appropriate safeguarding conditions; conducts tests for pests; implements therapy if necessary; and distributes released plant propagules free of exotic and destructive pathogens. These activities prevent the introduction of damaging foreign fungi, bacteria, phytoplasmas, viruses, viroids, and undescribed infectious agents so that scientists and industry can safely obtain valuable genes for the improvement of US agriculture. The Plant Germplasm Quarantine Center is the only Federal plant quarantine facility in the United States for the importation of certain plants and plant propagules prohibited from commercial importation.
APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments away from their assigned duty station to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS.
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