Potato Cyst Nematode Survey for Statutory Testing and Plant Passporting in 2011

APHA's 2011 dataset details Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) sampling for statutory testing and plant passporting. It is broken down by region and includes fields for sample area, cyst viability, and infestation by species Globodera rostochiensis and pallida. The data is provided under Crown Copyright by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Use Cases

• Monitor regional prevalence of viable and non-viable Potato Cyst Nematodes based on sample counts and area fields.
• Analyze the distribution of Globodera rostochiensis and pallida infestations across regions.
• Assess compliance and risk for plant passporting based on statutory sampling results.
• Model the spread of combined pallida and rostochiensis infections using infested area data.

Strengths

• Includes specific fields for two nematode species (Globodera rostochiensis and pallida) and their combined infections.
• Provides breakdowns by region and sample area in hectares.
• Dataset is sourced from the official UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government

Collection Method

Statutory sampling and plant passporting tests.

Time Range

2011

Freshness

Data is from 2011; last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Regions within the United Kingdom (implied by 'Region' field).