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Minimum Isolation Requirement for Seed Production of Field Crops

Minimum Isolation Requirement for Seed Production of Field Crops

Sl. No. 

Crop 

Botanical Name  

Minimum Isolation Distance (Meters)

To be Isolated by the distance from the field of  

Foundation Seed

Certified Seed

I.CEREALS:

1.

Paddy, Rice

Oryza sati va L.

3

3

Any maize with the same colour or texture, and the same inbred/single cross not conforming to varietal purity.

2.

Wheat

Triticum aestivum L.

3

3

- do -

3.

Maize

Ze mays L.

a.

1mbred line and Single cross

400

Any maize with the same color or texture, and the same inbred/single cross not conforming to varietal purity. Any maize with different color or texture.

b.

Hybrid maize

600

200

Any maize with same color or texture & the same cross not conforming to varietal purity.

c.

Composites and varieties

400

200

Other varieties, & the same variety not conforming to varietal purity.

4.

Barley

Hordeum yulgare L.

3

3

- do -

5.

Buckwheat

Fagopyrum cymosum

200

100

- do -

6.

Finger-millet

Eleusin coracana Gaerin

20

10

- do -

7.

Oats

Avena sativa L.

3

3

- do -

II.PULSES:

1.

Black-gram (Urd)

Vigna mungo (L) Hepper

20

10

Other varieties, & the same variety not conforming to varietal purity.

2.

Mung

Phaseolus mungo var.radiantus Linn.

3.

Ricebean

Vi gna umbellata Thunb

20

10

- do-

4.

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata (L) Walp. Vigna sinesis Savi

50

25

- do -

5.

Field-pea

Piscum arvense L.

20

10

- do -

6.

Green-gram (Mung)

Vigna radiate (L) Wilczek

20

10

- do -

7.

Rajma, French Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris L.

50

25

- do -

8.

Lentil

Lens esculenta Moench

50

25

- do -

9.

Pigeon-pea (Arhar)

Caianas caian (L) Milsp.

50

25

- do -

10.

Cluster bean

Cyamopsis psoraloides DC
Cymopsis tetragonoloba
Taub



50



25



- do -

III. OILSEEDS :

1.

Indian Rape

Brassica campestris L.
val'. Lona Duth

400

200

Other varieties, & the variety not conforming varietal purity.

2.

Mustard
Indian Mustard

Brassica iuncea Coss.

400

200

- do -

3.

Rapeseed, Indian Colza, var. 
Yellow Sarson

Brassica campestris
yellow sarson

400

200

- do -

4.

Brown Sarson

Brassica campestris Val'.
brown sarson

400

200

- do -

5.

Soya bean

Glycine max Merr.

3

3

- do -

6.

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius L.

200

100

- do -

7.

Sesame, Gingelly,

Sesamum indicum L.
Sesamum orientate L.

100

50

- do -

IV. MISCELLANEOUS CROPS :

1.

Lucerne, Alfalfa

Medicago sati va L.

400

200

Other varieties & the variety

2.

Fenugreek (Methi)

Trigonella foenum- grace urn L.

50

25

- do -

3.

Egyptian Clover (Berseem)

Trifolium alexandrinum L.

400

200

- do -