Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry
Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION
Subchapter J - POTATO
FIELD STANDARDS
Section 115.282 - Diseases
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Potatoes other than Prenuclear seed potatoes. The Department will inspect fields of potatoes at least twice during the growing season. Other inspections, which may include digging, may be made. A final inspection shall be made at shipping time for grade.
Maximum Percent Allowed
Disease | G1 & G2 | G3 | G4-G8 |
Mosaic | .25 | .5 | 2 |
Leaf Roll | .25 | .5 | 1 |
Spindle Tuber | .25 | .5 | 1 |
Yellow Dwarf | .25 | .5 | 1 |
Total Virus including Mosaic, Leaf Roll, Spindle Tuber and Yellow Dwarf | .50 | 1.0 | 3 |
Ring Rot | .00 | .00 | .00 |
(b) Prenuclear seed potatoes. If Erwinia caratovora pv. caratovora, or Erwinia caratovora pv. atroseptica, or Clavibacter michiganense subsp. sepedonicum (synonym: Corynebacterium sepedonicum), or potato spindle tuber viroid, or potato leafroll virus, or potato virus A, M, S, X or Y is detected in a seed lot for which Prenuclear certification is sought, that particular seed lot will be rejected. Detection of virus vectors in a seed lot for which Prenuclear certification is sought will be grounds for rejection of the entire lot.
The provisions of this §115.282 amended under The Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. § § 285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929 (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. § § 291-297); amended under 3 Pa.C.S. § § 7111 and 7117.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 115.291 (relating to winter test).