Potato Cyst Nematode Survey for Statutory Testing and Plant Passporting in 2013

A 2013 survey by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency details statutory sampling for Potato Cyst Nematodes, a significant agricultural pest. The dataset is broken down by region and includes fields for sample area, cyst viability, and infestation by species Globodera rostochiensis and pallida. Crown Copyright covers this data, which supports plant health regulation and passporting.

Use Cases

• Model regional infestation patterns of Globodera species based on fields and area infested.
• Assess cyst viability rates for biosecurity risk analysis based on non-viable cyst counts.
• Analyze sampling intensity and coverage for statutory testing based on sample area and number of samples.
• Support plant passporting decisions by evaluating infection status and area combined pallida rostochiensis infected.

Strengths

• Data is broken down by region, enabling geographic analysis.
• Includes specific metrics for two nematode species (Globodera rostochiensis and pallida) and their combined infections.
• Contains fields for both sample area in hectares and the number of samples taken.

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, via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Statutory sampling and plant passporting tests.

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Data is from 2013; last update is unknown.

Geography

Regions within the United Kingdom (implied).