ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUM

(Chrysanthemum spp.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 Annual Chrysanthemum

I. Land requirements

    A seed crop of Annual Chrysanthemum shall not  be eligible for certification if planted on land

    on which the same kind of crop was grown in the previous year unless the crop (s) of Annual            

    Chrysanthemum  grown in the previous year was / were of the same variety and of an equivalent

    or higher class of certified seed and was/ were certified.

III. Field Inspection

A minimum of three inspections shall be made as under:

    1.  the first  inspection shall be made at pre-flowering stage in order to determine land requirements, 

         isolation, volunteer plants and other relevant factors .

   2.  the second inspection, shall be made during flowering to verify relevant factors.

   3.  the third  inspection shall made at maturity prior to harvesting.

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

        Annual Chrysanthemum Seed fields shall be isolated from the contaminants shown in the column 1 of the Table below by the distances specified in columns 2 and 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  at and after flowering                                                             0.050                    0.10  

      * Plants affected by designated diseases                                                0.10                     0.20  

    * Designated diseases shall be 

Grey mould      (Botrytis cinerea Pers,)

Blotch              (Septonia chrysanthmella Sacc.)

V. Seed standards

        Factor                                                                                              Standards for each class

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

Pure seed (minimum)                                                                                98.0%                    98.0%

Inert matter (maximum)                                                                              2.0%                      2.0%

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

Weed seeds (maximum)                                                                             5/kg                       10/kg

Germination (minimum)                                                                             50%                       50%

Moisture (maximum)                                                                                 8.0%                      8.0%

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