National Diagnostic Protocol Development Applications 2018

All NPBDN members are invited to submit an application to develop new National Diagnostic Protocol (NDP). A Diagnostic Protocol Development Project involves a plant biosecurity diagnostician or research scientist undertaking a project to either develop NDPs for one or more high priority pests, or to review and verify a collection of NDPs for multiple high priority pests. For more information on the National Diagnostic Protocol Development, refer to the

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If you like further information, please contact NDP Development Project Coordinator Barbara Hall at Barbara.hall@sa.gov.au

SPHD has provided the option to amalgamate NDP development for pests with similar biology into Diagnostic Protocol Development Projects as outlined in Appendix 1 of the

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Reference standards which outline instructions to authors and review processes can be found here.

Applications close at 5 pm AEST on the 30 November 2018. Once completed, the

can be submitted to the NPBDN Executive Officer at SPHD@agriculture.gov.au.