GARLIC (Allium sativam L.)

I. Application and Amplification of General Seed Certification Standards

A. The General Seed Certification Standards are basic and, together with the following specific standards 

     constitute the standards for certification of garlic.

B. The General Standards are amplified as follows to apply specifically to garlic;

     All certified classes shall be produced from the cloves obtained from the bulbs whose source and 

identity may be assured and approved by the Certification Agency.

II. Land requirements

        Land to be used for seed production of garlic shall be free of volunteer plants.

III. Field Inspection

        A minimum of two inspections shall be made as follows;

        1. the first inspection shall be made when plants are large enough to verify isolation, offtypes including 

            and other relevant factors.

        2. the second inspection shall be made when leaves begin to fall and before lifting of bulbs to verify isolation,

            offtypes and other relevant factors.

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

        Seed fields of garlic shall be isolated from the contaminants shown in the column1of 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                                                                                   5                      5 

Fields of the same variety not conforming to 

varietal purity requirements for certification                                                      5                      5 

B. Specific requirements

        Factor                                                                                              Maximum permitted (%)*

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

      Offtypes                                                                                               0.10                    0.20      

* Maximum permitted at final inspection.  

   Note: All offtype plants should be rogued out alongwith bulbs.                                                       

V. Seed (Planting stakes) Standards

       1. The average diameter of each bulb shall not be less than 2.5cm or 25 gm in weight.

       2. The seed material shall be reasonably clean, healthy and firm and shall conform to the varietal characteristics of the

           variety.  The bulbs not conforming to varietal characteristics shall not exceed 0.10% and 0.20% (by number) for

           Foundation and Certified seed classes respectively.

       3. Cut, bruised, cracked, immature or those damaged by insects, slugs or worms shall not exceed more than 2.0% (by weight).