KVH has been made aware of the theft of kiwifruit plants from a nursery recently. We remind all growers that only Kiwifruit Plant Certificaton Scheme (KPCS) certified plants should be sourced, from KPCS nurseries. All plants come with dispatch records from the nursery, including batch information which is vital for traceability in the event of an incursion. These should be filed with GAP records.

For growers wishing to purchase plants, there is a list of nurseries who have met the KPCS Full Certification requirements on the KVH website. Restricted certification plants are available from nurseries named in the Restricted Certification Nursery List. These plants can only go to Psa-V positive orchards.