Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-328 - Certification of strawberry planting stock › Section 16-328-008 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Department" means the department of agriculture of the state
				  of Washington.
"Director" means the director of the department of
				  agriculture or a duly appointed representative.
"Fairly clean" means that the roots are not matted or caked
				  with dirt.
"Fairly fresh" means that the roots and petioles are not
				  excessively wilted or otherwise damaged.
"Fairly well trimmed runners and petioles" means that the
				  length of each runner and petiole is three inches or less.
"Firm" means that the crowns are not soft or spongy, although
				  they may yield to slight pressure.
Free from damage by:
(a) "Sunburn" means that the roots are not
				damaged by sunburn or scald, but slight discoloration may be present.
(b) "Mold" means that the plants are free
				from excessive mold or decay. Plants slightly affected by mold may be
				allowed.
(c) "Freezing injury"
				means that the roots are of a normal color, and the plant is only moderately
				affected by discolored roots which may affect its normal growth. Black roots
				caused by disease are not permitted.
(d) "Broken or split crowns, mechanical
				injury" means there is no breaking or severance of the crown from the root
				section, or splitting of the crown, or other mechanical injury that would
				affect the normal growth of the plant.
"Index" means to test for virus infection by means of
				  inoculation from the plant to be tested to an indicator plant, or by any other
				  method accepted by the department.
"Indicator plant" means any herbaceous or woody plant used to
				  index or test for virus infection.
"Moist" means that the plants are reasonably turgid and not
				  dried to a degree that would affect normal growth.
"Nuclear stock" means strawberry plants that have been
				  indexed and found free of known viruses and virus-like diseases by United
				  States Department of Agriculture personnel or other personnel acceptable to the
				  department. Nuclear plants must be reindexed for virus and virus-like diseases
				  at least every three years and maintained under conditions that would ensure
				  freedom from infection.
"Off-type" means appearing by visual examination to be
				  different from the species or variety listed on the application or exhibiting
				  symptoms of a genetic or nontransmissible disorder.
"Similar varietal characteristics" means that the plants have
				  the same general character of growth.
"Tolerance" means the maximum acceptable percentage of
				  planting stock that is diseased, infected by plant pests, defective, or
				  off-type based on visual inspection or laboratory testing by the director or
				  other authorized person.
"Virus-like" means a graft-transmissible disorder resembling
				  a virus disease, including, but not limited to, diseases caused by viroids and
				  phytoplasmas.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.14 and
					 34.05 RCW. 03-10-080, §
					 16-328-008, filed 5/6/03, effective 6/30/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14
					 RCW. 00-19-034, § 16-328-008, filed 9/12/00, effective 10/13/00; 87-13-016
					 (Order 1932), § 16-328-008, filed 6/9/87; Order 1216, § 16-328-008,
					 filed 10/18/71, effective 11/18/71.