SEED CERTIFICATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33584/rps.5.1998.3333Abstract
The provision of good seed is an essential requirement for a healthy primary production industry. Without good seed, pastures and crops can be low producing, livestock production less than optimal and land not utilised to advantage. An effective Seed Industry needs: * Plant Breeders to produce suitable cultivars for the differing requirements in various parts of New Zealand. * An authority to supervise the multiplication of the seed produced by the breeder. * Skilled and efficient farmers to grow the seed. * Modern cleaning plants capable of removing impurities from the harvested seed. * An efficient seed trade to expedite the flow of seed from producer to consumer (NZ and overseas). * A means of ensuring that contaminated seed does not spread undesirable weeds through NZ. * Plant Quarantine regulations which can effectively prevent the entry of diseases, insects and undesirable species. * A prompt and accurate seed testing service. Seed certification is a means of achieving all these.
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