General requirements for plants
Arkansas Code § 2-16-207; Arkansas Code § 2-16-308; Arkansas Code § 2-21-106
- (a) Growers may sell foundation, registered, or certified stock as certified plants.
(b)
- (1) An official certificate will accompany each sale of certified blackberry plants or stock.
- (2) This certificate will list the viruses indexed and other details.
- (3) Each container/plant will be labeled with variety and certification information.
(c)
- (1) A complete record of the number of certified blackberry plant/stock sales will be maintained and made available to the official certifying agency.
(2) The record will include:
- (A) Class;
- (B) Cultivar;
- (C) Date of shipment; and
- (D) Number of plants or stock shipped.
(d) General inspection standards for plants:
- (1) Apparently free of biotic and abiotic diseases, insects, and other pests;
- (2) True-to-variety characteristics;
- (3) Good leaf color and plant size;
- (4) Satisfactory plant size to meet the expectations of the customer; and
- (5) Plants will not be shipped with noncertified plants.