Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)

Notices

South African Seed Potato Certification Scheme

12. Requirements with regard to source of seed potatoes
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(1) Only seed potatoes which have been certified in terms of this Scheme may be established on a unit and such source must, in the case of the cultivation of—
(a) G0 seed potatoes, be potato micro-propagative material from an in vitro facility approved by the authority;
(b) G1 seed potatoes, be G0 seed potatoes (mini tubers); and
(c) any other generation, be any earlier generation than the generation of the propagating material established on the unit.