CABBAGE (Brassica oleracea (L.) Capitata L.);
CAULIFLOWER (Brassica oleracea (L.) var. botrytis L.);
BROCCOLI (Brassica oleracea (L.) var. italica Plenck);
KNOL-KOHL (Brassica oleracea (L.) var.gongylodes L.);
and
CHINESE CABBAGE (HEADING& NON-HEADING)
(Brassica pekinensis (Lour.) Rupr.&
Brassica chinensis 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 hybrids of cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, knol-kohl and chinese
cabbage heading and non heading).
B. The General Standards are amplified as follows to apply specificiation to the hybrids of cabbage,
cauliflower, broccoli, knol-kohl and chinese cabbage (heading and non-heading).
1. Eligibility requirements for certification
(a) A hybrid is one to be planted for any use except seed production. It may be anyone of the following
(i) Single cross - the first generation resulting from the controlled crossing of the two
approved self- imcompatible but cross-compatible inbred lines. It may be of three types depending
upon the procedure of seed producation;
- seeds of only female parent are harvested and certified;
- seeds of both parents are harvested separately and certified;
and
- seeds of both the parents are harvested together, mixed and certified.
(ii) Double cross -the first generation resulting from the controlled crossing of the two
approved self- imcompatible but cross-compatible single crosses.
(iii) Three way cross -the first generation resulting from controlled crossing of an approved inbred
line and certified single cross being self-incompatible individually but cross compatible to each other
2. Classes and sources of seed
a. Only the class "Certified" shall be recognised
b. A hybrid to be certified must be produced from certified Foundation seed or seed stocks approved
by the Certification Agency.
II. Land requirements
Land to be used for seed production of the hybrids of cabbage, cauliflower,
broccoli, knol-kohl and chinese cabbage (Heading and non heading) shall be free from volunteer plants.
II. Land requirements
A minimum of three inspections shall be made as follows:
1. the first inspection shall be made before flower stalk development to check isolation, offtypes
including type of heads (curds or knobs), outcrosses , planting ratio, and other relevant factors;
2. the second inspection shall be made during flowering to check isolation, offtypes and other relevant
factors;
3. the third inspection shall be made before harvesting to check offtypes, seed borne
diseases and other relevant factors.
IV. Field Standards
A. General requirements
1. Isolation
Seed fields of hybrids of the seed crops mentioned in column 1 of the Table below shall be isolated from
the contaminants shown in column 2 of the Table below by the distances specified in column 3 of the said Table:
Seed crop Contaminants Minimum distance
(meters)
1 2 3
Cabbage Fields of other varieties including commercial hybrid of the same variety 1600
Fields of the same hybrid (code designation)
not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification
and form the following varieties of Brassica oleracea (L.): 1600
Brassica oleracea (L.) var. oleracea : wild cabbage;
var. ramosa DC: branching bush kale;
var. millecapitata (Lev.) Helm: thousand headed kale;
var. gemmifera DC : Brussels sprouts;
con var. acephala DC: fodder kale(karamsag);
var.viridis L. : collards, tree kale;
var. gongylodes L. : Kohl rabi or knol-kohl;
var. costata DC: Portugal cabbage, tronchuda kale;
var. subauda L. : savoy cabbage.
var. italica Plenck.: broccoli ( Sprouting broccoli);and
var. botrytis L. : cauliflower (heading broccoli).
cauliflower Fields of other varieties including commercial hybrid of the same variety 1600
&
broccoli
Fields of the same hybrid (code designation)
not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification
and from B.oleracea var. capuitata (L): cabbage, and the varieties
of Brassica oleracea (L.) listed for cabbage except B.oleracea var.
botrytis (L): cauliflower and B.oleracea var. italica Plenck:Broccoli 1600
Knol-khol Fields of other varieties including commercial hybrid of the same variety 1600
Fields of the same hybrid (code designation)
not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification
and fromB.oleracea var.capitata (L): cabbage and the varieties
of Brassica oleracea (L:):listed for cabbage except B.oleracea var.
gongylodes (L): knol-khol 1600
Chinese cabbage Fields of other varieties including commercial hybrid of the same variety 1600
(heading and non-
heading) Fields of the same hybrid (code designation)
not conforming to varietal purity requirements for
certification and from the other species of genus Brassica listed below 1600
Brassica rapa (L.) : turnip
B. napus (L.) var. napobrassica (L.) Peterm : rutabaga (swede).
B. juncea (L.) Czern & Coss. subsp. juncea : Indian mustard or rai or bangla sarson.
B. juncea (L.) Czern & Coss. subsp. integrifolia (West)n Thell: vegetable mustard or rai.
B. juncea var. rugosa (Roxb) : Pahadi rai
B. Chinensis Juslen non Duthie &Fuller: brown sarson or kali sarson.
B.napus L.var. glauca (Roxb.) Schulz: yellow sarson or pilli sarson or sarish.
B.napus L.var. napus : laha or maghi or achara rai.
B.tournefortii Gouan: Punjabi rai or jangli rai.
B.nigra (L.) koch: true mustard or black mustard or Banarsi rai.
B.alba (L.) Robenh: white mustard.
B. Specific requirements
Factor Maximum permitted (%)
Offtypes in each parent at and after flowering 0.050
*Plants affected by seed borne diseases at final inspection 0.50
*Seed borne diseases shall be:
For cabbage, cauliflower, broccol and knol-khol:
Black leg: Leptosphaeria maculans (Desm.)Ces. & de Not)
Black rot: Xanthomonas camepstris pv.campestris (Pamm.) Dawson
Soft rot: Erwinia carotovora L.R.Jones
For chinese cabbage (heading and non-heading):
Black leg: Leptosphaeria maculans (Desm.)Ces. & de Not)
Black rot:Xanthomonas camepstris pv.campestris (Pamm.) Dawson
Factor Standards
Pure seed (minimum) 98.0%
Inter matter (maximum) 2.0%
Other crop seeds (maximum) None
Weed seeds (maximum) None
Germination (minimum) 70%
Moisture (maximum) 7.0%
For vapour-proof containers (maximum) 5.0%