ANNUAL CARNATION

(MARGURITEOR CHAUBAD TYPE))

                                                          (Dianthus Caryophyllus  Linn)

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 the seeds of  Annual  Carnation. 

I. Land requirements

    Land to be used for seed production of  Annual Carnation shall be free of volunteer plant

III. Field Inspection

A minimum of three inspections shall be made, the first after  transplanting, the second  during the flowering third before (harvesting)  capsules start opening (shattering).

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

    Annual Carnation seed fields shall be isolated from the contaminants shown in Column 1of the table below by the distances specified in Columns 2 & 3 of the said Table

        Contaminants                                                                                   Minimum distance (meters)

                                                                                                                Foundation        Certified

            1                                                                                                         2                     3

Fields of other varieties                                                                                 600                 300

Fields of the same variety not conforming to 

varietal purity requirements for certification                                                    600                 300  

B. Specific requirements

        Factor                                                                                              Maximum permitted (%)*

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

            1                                                                                                        2                           3

      Offtypes                                                                                               0.050                    0.10  

** Plants affected by designated disease                                                     0.10                      0.20   

  * Standard for offtypes shall be met  at and after flowering and for designated  disease at final inspection.

** Designated disease shall be

Streak mosaic virus

V. Seed standards

        Factor                                                                                              Standards for each class

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

Pure seed (minimum)                                                                                97.0%                    97.0%

Inert matter (maximum)                                                                              3.0%                      3.0%

Other crop seeds (maximum)                                                                     10/kg                     20/kg

Weed seeds (maximum)                                                                             5/kg                       10/kg

Germination (minimum)                                                                             75%                       75%

Moisture (maximum)                                                                                 8.0%                      8.0%

For vapour-proof containers (maximum)                                                    6.0%                     6.0%