California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 3 - Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Subchapter 2 - Nursery Stock
Article 6.1 - Registration of Avocado Trees
Section 3033.2 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 3033.2

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) "Viroid-infected" means infected by the sunblotch viroid.

(b) "Index" means testing a plant for viroid infection by grafting with tissue from it to avocado seedling indicator plants.

(c) "Off-type" means different from the variety or selection listed on the application for registration.

(d) "Candidate tree" means a selected tree for which registration as foundation stock is intended when inspection and testing for freedom from sunblotch viroid are completed.

(e) "Foundation stock" refers to candidate trees after testing by the Department and/or University of California and are registered to serve as primary sources of scion budwood or seed propagating material.

(f) "Increase block" means an orchard planting of trees propagated from registered budwood and foundation rootstock trees or from previously established increase blocks to provide sunblotch-tested propagative material.

(g) "Registered" means that a registration number has been assigned by the Department to:

(1) foundation stock trees,

(2) increase blocks, and

(3) nursery planting blocks found to be free of sunblotch viroid after inspection and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(h) "Registered stock" means seed, seedlings, cuttings, or scionwood produced from either registered foundation or registered increase block trees.

(i) "Registered nursery tree" means trees propagated using seed and scionwood from registered foundation stock or registered increase block trees.

(j) "Test" means any testing procedure using plant material or its extracts to determine the presence or absence of a disease agent in or on the tested plant material.

1. New Sections 3033.1, 3033.2, 3033.3 and 3033.4 filed 2-18-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No. 8).
2. Amendment filed 10-24-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 43).
3. Renumbering and amendment of former Section 3033.2 to Section 3033.3 and renumbering and amendment of former Section 3033.1 to Section 3033.2 filed 12-30-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 1). For prior history, see Register 77, No. 31.
4. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsection (j) filed 4-4-2002; operative 5-4-2002 (Register 2002, No. 14).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 5823, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 5821, Food and Agricultural Code.

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