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SEED CERTIFICATION IN RAPESEED AND MUSTARD (Brassica species)

SEED CERTIFICATION IN RAPESEED AND MUSTARD (Brassica species)

I. Application and Amplification of General Seed Certification Standards The General Seed Certification Standards are basic, and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for certification of seed of rapeseed and mustard.

II. Land Requirements Land to be used for seed production of rapeseed and mustard shall be free of volunteer plants.

III. Field inspection A minimum of three inspections shall be made, the first before flowering, the second from flowering to fruiting and the third at maturity and prior to harvesting. IV. Field Standards.

General Requirements

1. Isolation Seed fields shall be isolated from the contaminants shown in column 1 of the Table below by the distances specified in column-2, 3, 4 and 5 of the said Table.

 

Contaminants Maximum Distance (Meters)
Foundation Certified
Self Compatible types Self Incompatible types Self Compatible types Self Incompatible types
1 2 3 4 5
Fields of the other varieties of the same species 50 100 25 50
Fields of the same
variety not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification 200 100 25 50
Fields of Rocket salad and any of the other species of the genus Brassica listed in the following Table 50 100 25 50