2 CSR 70-10.080 - Certification Requirements
(1) The inspection of collected native wild
plant material is required and is provided for in this section. Whenever an
individual offers for sale collected native wild plant material, it shall be
advertised and sold as such. The buyer must be informed as to the nature of
this stock and all shipments must bear a collected native wild plant inspection
certificate. Certification shall be on the basis of inspection of the
collecting range or periodic inspections of plant material being
sold.
(2) Fruit tree virus disease
certification of nursery stock is provided for under this section. Certified
nursery stock advertised or sold with reference to freedom from virus and
virus-like disease and sources of propagating material for virus-certified
nursery stock shall meet one (1) of the following classifications:
(A) Cooperating nurseries may register parent
trees with the Missouri Department of Agriculture to serve as source material
for scion blocks. These trees will be known as Registered Parent Trees.
Registered Parent Trees shall meet the following requirements:
1. The source of budwood for Registered
Parent Trees shall be either the Interregional Research Project (IR-2), another
government-approved virus-free repository or a source indexed and visually
inspected for freedom from virus infection under the supervision of the
Missouri Department of Agriculture for the following diseases:
A. Malus sources shall be indexed for freedom
from stem pitting, stem grooving, spy lethal, bud necrosis, and chlorotic leaf
spot. These sources shall have borne fruit and shall be inspected visually for
other infectious abnormalities such as scar skin, rubbery wood, mosaic, and
flat limb;
B. Pyrus sources shall
have borne fruit and shall be inspected visually for foliar and fruit
abnormalities of a genetic or infectious nature;
C. Prunus sources shall be indexed for
freedom from prunus ring spot virus, prune dwarf virus, and green ring mottle.
They shall have borne fruit and shall be inspected visually for foliar and
fruit abnormalities of a genetic or infectious nature; and
D. The Missouri Department of Agriculture may
require the indexing for any additional virus diseases as it shall determine
necessary;
2. The source
of understock for Registered Parent Trees shall be one (1) of the following:
A. True seedlings of Malus or
Pyrus;
B. Clonal understocks
indexed and certified for freedom from virus by the Missouri Department of
Agriculture or the department of agriculture of another state or country whose
certificate is acceptable to the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
and
C. Prunus seedlings from seed
from trees indexed and certified for freedom from seed-borne virus by the
Missouri Department of Agriculture or a certifying body acceptable to the
Missouri Department of Agriculture;
3. Registered Parent Trees shall be
maintained in isolation from noncertified trees of the same genus. Malus and
Pyrus shall have at least one hundred fifty feet (150') of isolation. Prunus
shall have at least one-fourth (1/4) mile of isolation;
4. All Registered Parent Trees shall be
inspected visually at least once a year under the supervision of the Missouri
Department of Agriculture;
5.
Registered Parent Trees may be indexed at any time at the discretion of the
Missouri Department of Agriculture;
6. Any Registered Parent Tree found infected
with virus shall be removed within no more than ten (10) days of receipt of
notice from the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
7. The nursery shall provide the Missouri
Department of Agriculture with charts showing the location and variety of each
Registered Parent Tree. The nursery's records of the indexing and maintenance
history of these trees shall be available for inspection by the Missouri
Department of Agriculture during normal business hours after reasonable
notice;
8. The nursery shall notify
the Missouri Department of Agriculture before adding any tree to the Registered
Parent Tree growing area; and
9.
Registered Parent Trees shall be marked in such a manner as to be easily
recognizable to the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
(B) Cooperating nurseries may register groups
of trees with the Missouri Department of Agriculture to serve as source
material for the propagation of virus-certified nursery stock. These groups of
trees will be known as Registered Scion Blocks. Trees in Registered Scion
Blocks shall meet the following requirements:
1. The source of budwood for Registered Scion
Block Trees shall be from Registered Parent Trees as set forth in subsection
(2)(A), IR-2, or another government-approved virus-free repository;
2. The source of understock for Registered
Scion Block Trees shall meet the same standards as understocks for Registered
Parent Trees as set forth in paragraph (2)(A)2.;
3. Registered Scion Blocks shall be
maintained in isolation from noncertified trees of the same genus. Malus and
Pyrus shall have at least one hundred fifty feet (150') of isolation. Prunus
shall have at least four hundred fifty feet (450') of isolation;
4. In any Registered Scion Blocks established
after these rules go into effect, whenever there is more than one (1) variety
in a row, there shall be a separation of at least ten feet (10') between
varieties;
5. All Registered Scion
Blocks shall be inspected visually at least once a year under the supervision
of the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
6. Registered Scion Block Trees may be
reindexed at any time at the discretion of the Missouri Department of
Agriculture;
7. Any Registered
Scion Block Tree found infected with a virus shall be removed within no more
than ten (10) days of receipt of notice from the Missouri Department of
Agriculture;
8. The nursery shall
provide the Missouri Department of Agriculture with charts showing the location
and varieties included in each Registered Scion Block. The nursery's records of
the sources of budwood and understock shall be available for inspection by the
Missouri Department of Agriculture during normal business hours after
reasonable notice;
9. The nursery
shall notify the Missouri Department of Agriculture before adding any trees,
buds, or understocks to any Registered Scion Block; and
10. Registered Scion Blocks shall be marked
in such a manner as to be easily recognizable to the Missouri Department of
Agriculture;
(C)
Cooperating nurseries may register Prunus trees with the Missouri Department of
Agriculture to serve as a source of seed for the production of virus-certified
nursery stock, Registered Scion Block Trees, and Registered Parent Trees. These
trees will be known as Registered Seed Source Trees. Registered Seed Source
Trees shall meet the following requirements:
1. Registered Seed Source Trees shall be
either indexed under the supervision of the Missouri Department of Agriculture
for freedom from seed-borne viruses or must be propagated from budwood and
understock meeting the same requirements as for propagating Registered Scion
Block Trees as set forth in paragraphs (2)(B)1. and 2.; and
2. Isolation, inspection, indexing,
recordkeeping, and notification requirements shall be the same as for
Registered Parent Trees as set forth in paragraphs (2)(A)3.-9.;
(D) Cooperating nurseries may
register clonal plantings of self-rooted certified trees with the Missouri
Department of Agriculture for the purpose of producing vegetatively-propagated
rootstocks. These plantings will be known as Registered Stool Beds and shall
meet the following requirements:
1. The source
of propagating material for Registered Stool Beds shall meet the same
requirements as budwood for Registered Parent Trees as set forth in paragraph
(2)(A)1.;
2. Registered Stool Beds
shall be maintained in isolation of one hundred fifty feet (150') from
noncertified trees of the same genus; and
3. Inspection, reindexing, removal,
recordkeeping, and notification requirements shall be the same as for
Registered Parent Trees as set forth in paragraphs (2)(A)4.-9.;
(E) Nursery stock bearing the
Fruit Tree Budwood and Understock Virus Certificate shall meet the following
requirements:
1. The source of budwood for the
top variety and interstems shall be Registered Scion Block Trees or Registered
Parent Trees as set forth in subsections (2)(A) and (B);
2. The source of understock shall be one (1)
of the following:
A. True seedlings of Malus
or Pyrus;
B. Clonal understocks
produced in Registered Stool Beds as set forth in subsection (2)(D) or bearing
a virus certificate from a certifying body acceptable to the Missouri
Department of Agriculture; and
C.
Seedlings from seed of Registered Seed Source Trees as set forth in subsection
(2)(C) or from seed bearing a virus certificate from a certifying body
acceptable to the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
3. The nursery stock shall be grown in blocks
separated from noncertified trees of the same genus by at least ten feet
(10');
4. In any new plantings of
nursery stock under this certification established after these rules go into
effect, whenever there is more than one (1) variety in a nursery row, there
shall be a separation of at least five feet (5') between varieties;
5. The nursery stock shall be inspected
visually at least once a year by the Missouri Department of
Agriculture;
6. Samples of nursery
stock bearing the Fruit Tree Budwood and Understock Certificate may be indexed
at the discretion of the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
7. The nursery shall provide the Missouri
Department of Agriculture with charts showing the growing location and quantity
of nursery stock produced under this certificate. They also shall provide
copies of virus certificates for nursery stock and propagating material
received from outside Missouri. The records of sources of propagating material
shall be open for inspection by the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
and
8. Nursery stock in the field
and in storage shall be marked in such a manner as to be easily identifiable to
the Missouri Department of Agriculture as virus-certified material;
(F) Nursery stock bearing the
Fruit Tree Budwood Virus Certificate shall meet the following requirements:
1. The source of budwood for the top variety
and interstems shall be Registered Scion Block Trees or Registered Parent Trees
as set forth in subsections (2)(A) and (B);
2. The nursery stock shall be grown in blocks
separated from noncertified trees of the same genus by at least ten feet
(10');
3. In any new plantings of
nursery stock under this certification established after these rules go into
effect, whenever there is more than one (1) variety in a nursery row there
shall be a separation of at least five feet (5') between varieties;
4. The nursery stock shall be inspected
visually at least once a year by the Missouri Department of
Agriculture;
5. Samples of nursery
stock may be indexed at the discretion of the Missouri Department of
Agriculture;
6. The nursery shall
provide the Missouri Department of Agriculture with charts showing the growing
location and quantity of nursery stock produced under this certification. They
also shall provide copies of virus certificates for nursery stock and
propagating material received from outside Missouri. The nursery's records of
sources of propagating material shall be open for inspection by the Missouri
Department of Agriculture during normal business hours after reasonable notice;
and
7. Nursery stock in the field
and in storage shall be marked in such a manner as to be easily identifiable to
the Missouri Department of Agriculture and nursery personnel as virus-certified
material; and
(G) Nursery
stock or seed bearing the Fruit Tree Understock Virus Certificate shall meet
the following requirements:
1. The source of
seed bearing this certificate shall be Registered Seed Source Trees as set
forth in subsection (2)(C). Seedlings bearing this certificate must be grown
from seed of Registered Seed Source Trees as set forth in subsection (2)(C) or
from seed bearing the virus certificate of a certifying body acceptable to the
Missouri Department of Agriculture. Clonal understocks bearing this certificate
must be propagated in Registered Stool Beds as set forth in subsection
(2)(D);
2. Seedlings shall be grown
in blocks separated from noncertified trees of the same genus by ten feet
(10');
3. The nursery stock shall
be inspected visually at least once a year by the Missouri Department of
Agriculture;
4. Samples of nursery
stock or seed bearing the Fruit Tree Understock Virus Certificate may be
indexed at the discretion of the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
5. The nursery shall provide the Missouri
Department of Agriculture with charts showing the growing location and quantity
of nursery stock and seed produced under this certificate. They also shall
provide copies of virus certificates of seed received from outside Missouri.
The records of sources of propagating materials shall be open for inspection by
the Missouri Department of Agriculture; and
6. Nursery stock in the field and in storage
and seed in storage shall be marked in such a manner as to be easily
identifiable to the Missouri Department of Agriculture as virus-certified
material.
(3)
Grape virus disease certification of nursery stock is optional and is provided
for under this section. Grapevines advertised or sold with reference to freedom
from virus and virus-like diseases and propagating material for virus-certified
grapevines shall meet one (1) of the following classifications:
(A) Foundation blocks shall be registered
with the Missouri Department of Agriculture. These will serve as source
material for the propagation of registered stock blocks and virus-certified
nursery stock and may be located at cooperating nurseries or other locations
approved by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and shall meet the following
requirements:
1. Propagating wood for
foundation blocks shall be from material which has been tested for and found to
be apparently free from the following viruses: fanleaf degeneration, leaf-roll,
corky bark, American grape decline (peach rosette-mosaic virus), fleck,
stem-pitting, tobacco ringspot virus, and tomato ringspot virus;
2. Foundation block vines shall be tested at
appropriate intervals by the Missouri Department of Agriculture for the viruses
listed in paragraph (3)(A)1.;
3.
Foundation blocks shall be at least one hundred feet (100') from land on which
noncertified grapevines have been grown within the past ten (10)
years;
4. All foundation blocks
shall be inspected visually at least twice a year in the spring and in the fall
by the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
5. Any foundation block plants found to be
infected with virus or virus-like diseases shall be removed under the
supervision of the Missouri Department of Agriculture and within ten (10) days
of receipt of notice from the department;
6. The Missouri Department of Agriculture
shall be provided with charts showing the location and variety of each
foundation block plant;
7. The
Missouri Department of Agriculture shall be notified before any grapevines are
added to a foundation block;
8.
Foundation block plants shall be marked in such a manner as to be easily
recognizable to the Missouri Department of Agriculture; and
9. The Missouri Department of Agriculture may
require such treatments or precautionary measures as may be necessary to
protect against infection or infestation with the viruses listed in paragraph
(3)(A)1.;
(B) Registered
Stock Block-Cooperating nurseries shall register stock block plants with the
Missouri Department of Agriculture. These may serve as a source of propagating
material for nursery stock. Plantings of these vines will be known as
Registered Stock Blocks and shall meet the following requirements:
1. Propagating wood for Registered Stock
Blocks shall originate from foundation blocks or from grapevines which meet or
exceed the Missouri requirements for foundation block plants;
2. Registered Stock Block plants may be
tested for infection by viruses at any time at the discretion of the Missouri
Department of Agriculture; and
3.
Requirements of paragraphs (3)(A)3.- 9. also shall apply to Registered Stock
Blocks;
(C) Nursery stock
bearing the Grapevine Virus Certificate shall meet the following requirements:
1. The source of propagating wood shall be
registered stock block vines, foundation block vines or propagating wood which
meets the requirements of Registered Stock Block vines;
2. Samples of nursery stock bearing the
Grapevine Virus Certificate may be virus-tested at the discretion of the
Missouri Department of Agriculture;
3. The nursery stock shall be planted at
least one hundred feet (100') from land on which noncertified grapevines have
been grown within the past ten (10) years. This also includes container-grown
stock;
4. The propagating area
shall be disinfected in a manner approved by the Missouri Department of
Agriculture any time it is utilized for the propagation of grape plants that do
not meet the virus-free certification requirements;
5. The nursery stock shall be inspected at
least once a year by the Missouri Department of Agriculture;
6. The nursery shall provide the Missouri
Department of Agriculture with the charts showing the growing location and
quantity of nursery stock produced under this certificate;
7. Nursery stock in propagating areas in the
field and in storage shall be marked in such a manner as to be easily
recognizable to the Missouri Department of Agriculture as virus-certified
material; and
8. Nursery stock
shall remain in the nursery row for no more than two (2) growing seasons;
and
(D) Foundation
container grapevines, grown in greenhouses, which are isolated from
noncertified grapevines, may be registered with the Missouri Department of
Agriculture to serve as propagating material for virus-certified nursery stock
and virus-certified stock plants, and shall meet the following requirements:
1. Propagating wood for foundation container
grapevines shall have been tested and found to be apparently free from the
viruses listed in paragraph (3)(A)1.;
2. Requirements set forth for foundation
blocks in paragraphs (3)(A)3.-9. shall apply to foundation container
grapevines; and
3. Nursery stock
propagated from foundation container grapevines bearing the Grapevine Virus
Certificate shall be no more than four (4) cutting generations removed from
plants which have been tested for and found to be apparently free from the
diseases listed in paragraph (3)(A)1.
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