Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) To Determine Eligibility for Approval or
Certification:
(1) Inspection and testing
procedures prescribed in this article shall be conducted by the Department in a
manner and at times determined as suitable. The applicant will be notified of
the findings of pests. Any plant in any planting may be tested by indexing or
by other approved methods for the detection of virus infection. Testing
procedures shall be conducted in a greenhouse.
(A) Each clone in a foundation block and a
minimum of 3 percent of the plants planted therein shall be tested one or more
times annually by indexing or by other approved methods for the detection of
virus infection. All plants in a foundation block shall be tested in such a
manner if the source of any of the propagating stock is registered stock or
certified stock or has an equivalent known history.
(B) Foundation stock shall be tested for the
specific virus diseases using the specific indicator plants listed below:
|
|
Indicator
Plant
|
Disease
|
| Fragaria virginiana selection |
Mottle |
Leafroll |
| and/or |
Veinbanding |
Witchesbroom |
| Fragaria (alpine) vesca selection |
Crinkle |
Latent "C" |
|
|
|
Pallidosis |
Feather leaf |
|
|
|
Necrotic shock |
Mild yellow edge |
|
|
|
Tomato ringspot |
Pseudo mild yellow edge |
(C) At least two visual inspections shall be
made of each planting prior to harvest and in addition plants shall be
inspected at digging time. Inspection for the detection of harmful nematode
pests may be made using laboratory methods and is required for approval as
foundation stock or as registered stock.
(b) Refusal or Cancellation of Approval or
Certification:
(1) Failure to comply with the
requirements of this article shall be cause for refusal or cancellation of
approval of plants as "foundation stock," "registered stock," or certification
as "California certified strawberry plants."
(2) The certification or approval as
foundation stock or as registered stock of a plant or plants in part or all of
a planting shall be refused or cancelled when it is determined that:
(A) the plant is off-type;
(B) the plant, clone or planting is virus
infected;
(C) the pest cleanliness
requirements for nursery stock in Section
3060.2 of the nursery inspection
regulations have not been met.
Reactions to indicator plants caused by unknown factors
may also be cause to disqualify the specific foundation selection
tested.
(3) Any
plant or clone found virus infected or suspected of virus infection may be
required to be rogued or may be refused for further propagation. Any planting
in which a plant is found to be virus infected may be refused, if it is
determined that spread of the virus may have occurred, except:
(A) when the total of virus infected plants
in a certified block does not exceed 0.5 percent;
(B) aster yellows disease is found in a
planting and it is determined that the infected plants are readily identifiable
and can be removed under the supervision of the Department.
(4) Any planting in which off-type plants are
found to exceed 0.2 percent shall be refused, except that in a planting which
has been clone planted, the off-type plants may be removed under the
supervision of the Department if it is determined that all of the off-type
plants are readily identifiable and can be removed.
(5) Each plant together with all its runner
plants shall constitute one unit, and the results of either field inspections
or index tests or both may be used, as a basis for calculating
percentages.
1.
Amendment filed 4-7-65; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 65; No.
6).
2. Amendment filed 3-10-78 as an emergency; effective upon
filing (Register 78, No. 10).
3. Certificate of Compliance filed
5-22-78 (Register 78, No. 21).
4. Renumbering and amendment of
former Section
3051 to Section
3049.3 filed 1230-83; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 84, No. 1).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
407
and
5823,
Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
5821
and
5822,
Food and Agricultural Code.
