🇵🇱 GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ROŚLIN I NASIENNICTWA PL
Environment
GŁÓWNY INSPEKTORAT OCHRONY ROŚLIN I NASIENNICTWA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 1165 (Katowice, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 22 test methods in the following areas: Environment. Test objects include: Plant seeds E, Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum), Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium, Soil, growing media.
At a glance
- Accreditation number: PCA AB 1165
- Methods in scope: 22
- Types of test objects: 9
- City: Katowice, Poland
- Accreditation number
- AB 1165
- Accreditation body
- PCA
- Address
- Al. Jana Pawła II 11, 00-828 Warszawa, CENTRALNE LABORATORIUM, ODDZIAŁ W KATOWICACH, ul. Grabowa 1 A, 40-172 Katowice
- City
- Katowice, Poland
What this laboratory tests (9)
- Plant seeds E — 5 methods
- Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) — 4 methods
- Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium — 4 methods
- Soil, growing media — 2 methods
- Soil, growing medium — 2 methods
- Wood — 2 methods
- Insects E — 1 method
- Plants of the genera: apple (Malus) pear (Pyrus) plum (Prunus) — 1 method
- Trees and shrubs (ornamental, fruit, forest), herbaceous plants, water, soil, growing medium — 1 method
Laboratory locations
- MAIN INSPECTORATE OF PLANT HEALTH AND SEED INSPECTION (main site) — Al. Jana Pawła II 11, 00-828 Warszawa
- Central Laboratory – Katowice Branch — ul. Grabowa 1 A, 40-172 Katowice
Certificate information
- Issue date
- 27.02.2026
- Issue no.
- 32
Accreditation scope — test methods (22)
| No. | Test object | Methodology / Parameters | Technique | Reference document | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test methods | |||||
| 1 | Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) | Presence of Clavibacter sepedonicus Immunofluorescence (IF) test Culture method Bioassay Pathogenicity test | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021 EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/97 (1), September 2009 | ||
| 2 | Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) | Presence of Clavibacter sepedonicus DNA PCR method RFLP method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021 GIORiN guidelines CL.702.16.2022.1 of 29.08.2022 | ||
| 3 | Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) | Presence of DNA of Clavibacter sepedonicus Real-time PCR method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021, Annex 8 GIORiN guidelines CL.702.16.2022.1 of 29.08.2022 | ||
| 4 | Potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) | Presence of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (Ralstonia solanacearum, R. pseudosolanacearum, R. syzygii) Immunofluorescence test (IF) | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/21 (3), December 2021 EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/97 (1), September 2009 | ||
| 5 | Plants of the genera: apple (Malus) pear (Pyrus) plum (Prunus) | Presence of DNA of phytoplasmas of group 16 SrX: Candidatus Phytoplasma mali Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum Real-time PCR method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/62 (3), June 2019 GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 10 issue 1 of 05.05.2023 | ||
| 6 | Trees and shrubs (ornamental, fruit, forest), herbaceous plants, water, soil, growing medium | Presence of Phytophthora ramorum Baiting method Culture method Microscopic method | PBM-04.00 issue 4 of 01.10.2021 | ||
| 7 | Soil, growing media | Presence of Synchytrium endobioticum Sieving method B | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/28 (2), June 2017 | ||
| 8 | Soil, growing media | Presence of Globodera rostochiensis Globodera pallida Extraction method using an automatic cyst extractor Microscopic method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/40 (5), October 2021; GIORiN technical instruction No. 1 ed. 1 of 07.09.2022 | ||
| 9 | Soil, growing medium | Presence of Longidorus spp., Xiphinema spp. Extraction method using the Oostenbrink apparatus Microscopic method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/119 (1), September 2013; EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/145 (1), October 2020; diagnostic protocol ISPM 27 DP 11, 2016 | ||
| 10 | Soil, growing medium | Presence of DNA of Globodera rostochiensis, Globodera pallida Multiplex PCR method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/40 (5), October 2021 GIORiN guidelines CL.702.7.2023.1 of 30.03.2023 | ||
| 11 | Wood | Presence of Bursaphelenchus „xylophilus” group Nematode extraction from wood method Microscopic method | Diagnostic protocol ISPM 27 DP 10, 2016 | ||
| 12 | Wood | Presence of DNA of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Bursaphelenchus mucronatus PCR method | EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/4 (4) January 2023 GIORiN guidelines CL.702.8.2023.2 of 19.03.2024 | ||
| 13 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium | Presence of insects and mites Sieving and inspection method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 1 issue 2 of 26.04.2024 | ||
| 14 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium | Presence of weed and parasitic plant seeds Sieving and inspection method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 1 issue 2 of 26.04.2024 | ||
| 15 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium | Presence of Ambrosia artemisiifolia Microscopic method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 4 issue 1 of 24.08.2022 | ||
| 16 | Seeds, loose plant products, soil, growing medium | Presence of Cuscuta spp. Microscopic method | GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 3 issue 1 of 24.08.2022 | ||
| 17 | Insects E | Insect identification Microscopic method | …EURL test documents; diagnostic protocols and technical instructions of PIORiN and GIORiN; procedures developed by the laboratory | ||
| 18 | Plant seeds E | Seed purity Gravimetric method | International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 3 | ||
| 19 | Plant seeds E | Content of seeds of other plants in units Macroscopic method | International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 4 | ||
| 20 | Plant seeds E | Seed germination capacity Macroscopic method | International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 5 | ||
| 21 | Plant seeds E | Mass of 1000 seeds Gravimetric method | International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 10 | ||
| 22 | Plant seeds E | Seed moisture content Gravimetric method | International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 9 | ||
Reference standards (21)
International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 10
International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 3
International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 4
International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 5
International Rules for Seed Testing ISTA – Chapter 9
PBM-04.00 issue 4 of 01.10.2021
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/119 (1), September 2013; EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/145 (1), October 2020; diagnostic protocol ISPM 27 DP 11, 2016
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/21 (3), December 2021 EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/97 (1), September 2009
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/28 (2), June 2017
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/4 (4) January 2023 GIORiN guidelines CL.702.8.2023.2 of 19.03.2024
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/40 (5), October 2021; GIORiN technical instruction No. 1 ed. 1 of 07.09.2022
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/40 (5), October 2021 GIORiN guidelines CL.702.7.2023.1 of 30.03.2023
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021 EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/97 (1), September 2009
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021 GIORiN guidelines CL.702.16.2022.1 of 29.08.2022
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/59 (2), March 2021, Annex 8 GIORiN guidelines CL.702.16.2022.1 of 29.08.2022
EPPO diagnostic protocol PM 7/62 (3), June 2019 GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 10 issue 1 of 05.05.2023
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 1 issue 2 of 26.04.2024
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 3 issue 1 of 24.08.2022
GIORiN diagnostic protocol No. 4 issue 1 of 24.08.2022
Diagnostic protocol ISPM 27 DP 10, 2016
…EURL test documents; diagnostic protocols and technical instructions of PIORiN and GIORiN; procedures developed by the laboratory