PARSLEY (Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym.)

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  parsley seed.  

II. Land requirements

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

III. Field Inspection

A minimum of three inspections shall be made, the first before flowering, the second during flowering and fruiting stage, and the third at maturity and prior to harvesting.

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

Seed fields offered for certification 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                                                                                   500                 300

Fields of the same variety not conforming to 

varietal purity requirements for certification                                                      500                 300   

B. Specific requirements

        Factor                                                                                              Maximum permitted (%)*

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

      Offtypes                                                                                               0.10                       0.20 

** Plants affected by seed borne disease                                                    0.10                       0.50   

    * Standards for offtypes shall be met at and after flowering and for seed borne diseases at final inspection.

  ** Seed borne diseases shall be: Leaf spot (Septoria petroselini Desm.)

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)                                                                     5/kg                       10/kg

Weed seeds (maximum)                                                                            5/kg                       10/ kg

Germination (minimum)                                                                              65%                       65%

Moisture (maximum)                                                                                  8.0%                      8.0%

For vapour-proof containers (maximum)                                                    7.0%                      7.0%