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SEED CERTIFICATION IN PUMPKIN

SEED CERTIFICATION IN PUMPKIN (Cucurbita moschatai (Duch.) Poir.)

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 pumpkin seed.

II. Land Requirements Land to be used for seed production of pumpkin shall be free of volunteer plants.

III. Field inspection A minimum of three inspections shall be made, the first before flowering, the second during flowering and fruiting stage and the third at mature fruit stage and prior to harvesting.

IV. Field Standards

A. 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 and 3 of the said Table.
 

Contaminants

Maximum Distance (Meters)  

Foundation

Certified

1

2

3

Fields of other varieties

1000

500

Fields of the same variety not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification and from Winter squash (Cucurbita maxima Duch.), Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo Duch.) and Cushaw (Cucurbita mixta Pang.)

1000

500
 


B. Specific Requirements

Factor

Maximum Permitted (%)*

Foundation

Certified

Off types

0.10

0.20
 


*Maximum permitted at and after flowering.

V. Seed Standards

Factor

Standard for each class

Foundation

Certified

1

2

3

Pure seed (minimum)

98.0%

98.0%

Inert matter (maximum)

2.0%

2.0%

Other crop seeds (maximum)

None

None

Weed seeds (maximum)

None

None

Germination (minimum)

60%

60%

Moisture (maximum)

7.0%

7.0%

For vapor-proof containers (maximum)

8.0%

8.0%
 



SEED CERTIFICATION IN PUMPKIN (Cucurbita moschatai (Duch.) Poir.)

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 brinjal seed.

II. Land Requirements Land to be used for seed production of brinjal shall be free of volunteer plants.

III. Field inspection A minimum of three inspections shall be made, the first before flowering, the second during flowering and fruiting stage and the third at mature fruit stage and prior to harvesting.

IV. Field Standards

A. 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 and 3 of the said Table.

Contaminants

Maximum Distance (Meters)  

Foundation

Certified

1

2

3

Fields of other varieties

200

100

Fields of the same variety not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification and from Winter squash (Cucurbita maxima Duch.), Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo Duch.) and Cushaw (Cucurbita mixta Pang.)

500

100
 


B. Specific Requirements

Factor

Maximum Permitted (%)*

Foundation

Certified

Off types

0.10

0.20

**Plants affected by seed borne disease

0.10

0.50
 


*Standards for off types shall be met at and after flowering and for seed borne disease at final inspection.
**Seed borne disease shall be: Phomopsis blight (Phomopsis vexans (Sacc. & Syd.) Harter.)

V. Seed Standards

Factor

Standard for each class

Foundation

Certified

1

2

3

Pure seed (minimum)

98.0%

98.0%

Inert matter (maximum)

2.0%

2.0%

Other crop seeds (maximum)

None

None

Weed seeds (maximum)

None

None

Germination (minimum)

70%

70%

Moisture (maximum)

8.0%

8.0%

For vapour-proof containers (maximum)

6.0%

6.0%