GARDEN BEET(BEET ROOT,MANGELS,STOCK BEET)

Beta vulgaris L.var. rubra Moq.AND SUGAR BEET: Beta vulgaris L.

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 garden beet and sugar beet

II. Land requirements

        Land to be used for seed production of garden beet and sugar beet shall be free of volunteer plants.

III. Field Inspection

    A. Mother root production stage        

    A minimum of two inspections shall be made as follows;

        1. the first inspection shall be made after 20-30 days of the sowing  in order to determine isolation, 

             offtypes  and other relevant factors.

        2. the second inspection shall be made after the mother roots have been lifted to 

            verify the true characteristics of roots.

    B. Seed production stage 

        A minimum of two inspections shall be made as follows;

        1. the first inspection shall be made before flowering  in order to determine isolation,  and other relevant factors.

        2. the second and third inspections shall be made during flowering to check isoltation, offtypes and 

            other relevant factors,

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

        Seed fields  shall be isolated from the contaminants shown in the column1of the Table below

 by the distances specified in columns 2, 3,4 and 5 of the said Table:

        Contaminants                                                                    Minimum distance (meters)

                                                                     Mother root production         Seed production stage

                                                                                  stage

                                                                    Foundation        Certified      Foundation   Certified

                1.                                                    2.                        3.                 4.            5                                                                          

Fields of other varieties                                     5                       5               1600         1000                                                                                 

Fields of the same variety not conforming to 

varietal purity requirements for certification

and fields of the Swish chard (chard,

sea kale beet or silver beet):(Beta vulgaris

 Linn.var.cicla Moq.), and Spinach beet

(Leaf beet):(Beta vulgaris L.var.

flavescens.DC)                                                 5                       5               1600         1000  

Fields of garden beet )Beta vulgaris(L)

(Moq.) from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris

(L) and vice versa                                             5                        5              1600         1000                         

B. Specific requirements

        Factor                                                                                              Maximum permitted (%)*

                                                                                                                Foundation          Certified

*Roots of other varieties not conforming to the                       0.10 %              0.20 %

   varietal characteristics                                                       (by number)     (by number)                                        

                  ** Offtypes                                                                             0.10 %              0.20%     

* Maximum permitted at second inspection at mother root production stage

**Maximum permitted at and after flowering at seed production stage

V. Seed standards

        Factor                                                                               Standards for each class

                                                                                             Foundation            Certified

Pure seed (minimum)                                                               96.0%                   96.0%

Inert matter (maximum)                                                            4.0%                    4.0%

Other crop seeds (maximum)                                                   5/kg                      10/kg

Weed seeds (maximum)                                                           5/kg                     10/kg

Germination  (minimum)                                                           60%                      60%

Moisture (maximum)                                                                9.0%                     9.0%

For vapour-proof containers (maximum)                                  8.0%                     8.0%