47.6 (1) Elite IV seed potatoes shall be
(a) produced from Elite III or a higher class of seed potatoes; and
(b) inspected by an inspector at least two times during the growing season.
(2) Elite IV seed potatoes shall be given the status of field generation 5 if the crop is produced in the field for the fifth time.
(3) The percentage of plants showing visible varietal mixture or visible symptoms of disease set out in column 1 of an item of the table to this section on the first inspection, any subsequent inspection and the final inspection shall not exceed the applicable percentages set out in columns 2 and 3 of that item.
TABLE
ELITE IV
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Disease or Varietal Mixture Percentage on First or any Subsequent Inspection Percentage on Final Inspection 1 PSTV 0 0 2 Bacterial ring rot 0 0 3 Total of all viruses 0.6 0.3 4 Total of blackleg and wilts 0.5 0.5 5 Varietal mixtures 0.2 0.1
- SOR/91-526, s. 1
- SOR/95-179, s. 6
- SOR/2002-198, s. 3
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