Parent Organization: USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine

The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) provides scientific support for PPQ regulatory decisions and operations, and is the main component of PPQ's Science and Technology core functional area, which also includes the National Clean Plant Network. CPHST is responsible for ensuring that PPQ has the information, tools and technology to make the most scientifically valid regulatory and policy decisions possible. In addition, CPHST ensures PPQ's operations have the most scientifically viable and practical tools for pest exclusion, detection, and management.