Republika e Kosovës
Republika Kosova-Republic of Kosovo
Qeveria -Vlada - Government
Ministria e Bujqësisë, Pylltarisë dhe Zhvillimit Rural - Ministarstvo Poljoprivrede, Šumarstva
i Ruralnog Razvoja - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Rural Development
Based on article 93 point 4 of the constitution of republic of Kosovo, article 1.3 point (d) of
UNMIK Regulation no. 2001/19 dated on 13 September 2001 on the Provisional Institution of
Self Government in Kosovo, article 12 and 13 Law no. 2003/5 for seeds, 15 April 2003,
Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development,
Approves the following:
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION No. 26/2008
On the field inspections of white cereals
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter I
Article 1
Purpose
By this Administrative Instruction is defined the procedure that ought to be implemented for the
field inspections of wheat, barley and oaten crop planted for the seed.
Article 2
Definitions
Terms used in this adminsitrative instruction have the following meaning:
MAFRD – Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development;
Seed sector – means sector for seed under Department of Plant Production and Protection
responsible for all issues related to the production, inspection, sampling and trade of all seeds in
Kosovo;
Phytosanitary and seed inspector – authorized officials that do the field inspection of seed;
List of Kosovo Seed – List of seeds varieties allowed for breeding and marketing in Kosovo;
Variety – plant which is under a special botanic classification of the lowest level;
Pre basic seed – seeds which are produced by selector and serves for producing the basic seed;
Base seed – seeds which are produced from or under responsibility of the seed holder from pre
basic seed;
Certified seed of the first generation (C1) – seeds which are produced directly from the seed
base;
Certified seed of the second generation (C2) – seeds that are produced directly from the
certified seed of the first generation (C1);
Field inspection of seed – means control with the purpose of definition of the identity and purity
of varieties for the increase seed;
Quadrants – surfaces 1 m wide and 20m long in which the inspector shall carry out the detail
inspection of a variety;
Post control field – planted plots by the authorized institute and represent the seed contingent;
Form for the field inspection of white cereals No. 3 – means a special form that the inspector
should complete during the plant surfaces inspection for the increase of seed.
Article 3
Categories of inspection seeds
Categories of planted seeds that are subject to the field inspections are as following: Pre base
seed PB, Base seed BS, Seed of the first generation C1 and second generation C2.
Article 4
Inspection
Planted surfaces for the production of seed are inspected for defining:
a) certain field location;
b) certification of planted seed and indication of label numbers;
c) identification of the variety;
d) identification and indication of the compounds of the other varieties of type;
e) contamination of the crop in the eager oaten and account;
f) isolation;
g) crops situation – damages from the training, weeds and diseases;
h) Extension account.
CHAPTER II
NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF THE INSPECTIONS BASED ON CATEGORIES OF
THE SEED
Article 5
Planted surfaces for the production of pre base seed and base seed (PB, BS)
All varieties that are in the List of Seeds of Kosovo plant for the seed production PB and BS
shall be carried out two – three field inspections by the officials of the Certified Authority and
the Phytosanitary Inspectors and of the Seed one.
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Article 6
Planted surfaces for the production of the Certified Seed the First Generation (C1)
6.1 Planted surfaces for the production of seed C1 to be inspected by the officials of the Certified
Authority and Phytosanitary Inspectors and of the Seed one.
6.2 At least ought to be done two inspections, but in certain cases upon the request of party may
be done also three inspections.
6.3 The first inspection is done immediately after the fully showing of the crop as in this time all
the characteristics of the varieties are more visible and the secondly depending on development
of the crop and climatic conditions.
Article 7
Surfaces for the production of Certified Seed of the Second Generation (C2)
7.1 Planted surfaces for the production of C2 must be inspected by the officials of the Certified
Authority and the Phytosanitary Inspectors and of the Seed. Normally it should be done just one
inspection for the crop C2, but due to the problems that may be presented, it is recommended to
be done two inspections in cases when:
a) In the preliminary year in the same country is cultivated another type of cereal;
b) Where the Inspector considers that the risk is threatening by eager oaten that will be
presented after the first inspection is done;
c) If the surface doesn’t reach to complete the standards in the first inspection and after
being done the recommendations by the first inspection. The Inspector may not
recommend any action, if the crop fails by the purity variety in the first inspection.
7.2 Inspector may complete the form of the field inspection No. 3 with the fully details of the
inspections prior the removal by the fields.
CHAPTER III
METHODS OF THE INSPECTION
Article 8
Confirmation of the crop details
8.1 Inspector has the form for the field inspection of the production No. 3 which ought to be
completed by these data:
a) identification number for the crop;
b) name of the applicant;
c) type;
d) variety;
e) category;
f) name of the cultivator and telephone number;
g) reference of the crop;
h) name and number of the field – with the referring to the map, if it is possible;
i) surface of the crop;
j) Referring number and seed quantity of the planting.
8.2 Inspector shall control the cultivation or its representative all these details whether are in the
regulation prior or in the day of inspection, especially:
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a) Quantity of the planting seed in the appropriate surface;
b) Label must be in the visible place – in the field or in the farm;
c) Serial number must be indicated in the form of the inspection in No. 3.
8.3 If the inspector doubt for the location of crop or, if there are changes in other details for the
seed production then the inspector immediately cease the inspection, and informs the applicant
for this obstacle.
8.4 In the lack of the label for the quantity of planted seed, the inspector must not continue the
inspection.
Article 9
Label control
Inspection of surfaces starts with the control of refers number of seed quantity in the label, if the
similarly is not seen in the farm. If it is inseminated more than one contingent of seed should be
registered in the form for the field inspection No. 3. Certificate Authority of Seed with the serial
number of the label and labels in DPPP and the applicant should be informed for any detail
change of the crop.
Article 10
General assessment of the crop surface
10.1 Inspector starts the inspection walking around the surfaces of the crop for certifying, if the
isolation is regular. Isolation standards are specified to the Annex II of this administrative
instruction.
10.2 Along the walking around the field the inspector must:
a) Take at least 100 ears fitfully from the crop surface and to do the examination for
certifying the identity of variety;
b) Approximately does the measure of crop surface;
c) Extension assessment;
d) Identification of places with the concentration of the infection with the other varieties;
e) Does the identification of number of eager oaten for hectare.
10.3 After the accomplishment of walking around the field, the inspector must complete
quadrates in the forms of the inspection field No. 3 intended for the isolation and extension of
grainy ear. For defining any problem is being found the inspector must draw the scheme of the
plot.
Article 11
Detail assessment of the crop
11.1 For more detailed assessment of the crop ought to be done the inspection in some quadrants
in the surface of crop according to the case. One quadrant is a wide meter and 20 meter long in
the contrary direction of the insemination.
Time of the insemination
1 meter x 20 meters
11.2 Actions that ought to do the inspectors in any quadrant are as follow:
a) To do the counting of all ears in the first row with plants with a length meter;
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b) To examine the plants ear with a length meter of the row;
c) To register all variety impurity in the quadrant.
11.3 In the surfaces up to 10 hectare must be inspected at least 10 quadrants in the growth of
planting surface is growth also the number of inspected quadrants – according to the article 20 of
this administrative instruction.
11.4 Quadrants are spread in the whole of surface in fitfully way.
Spread of the quadrants in the crop surface
quadrant
Article 12
Quadrant examination
Inspector must in the measure with steps the length of 20 meters, then to be return back using the
sticks from 1 meter for preserving the length of 1 meter. This activity shall be carried in any
quadrant.
Article 13
Variety purity assessment
All varieties impurity found during the inspection should be registers in the form by a short
description as well as to do the counting of found ears. If nothing was found then in the proper
quadrant is indicated ‘O’ or ‘ – ‘ but mustn’t to be left the empty place.
Article 14
Assessment with a length meter of the row
14.1 In a length meter of the row the inspector shall:
a) Count grainy fertile ears for counting the population of the crop;
b) To do the detail control of the variety seeing nearly the ear of any plant.
14.2 Population is necessary for the implementation of standards of the variety’s purity.
14.3 Detail assessment is done for the verification of variety impurities that are very similar with
the plant varieties.
14.4 Depending on the way of planting of the plot change also the method of control and
counting of population.
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Article 15
Direction of insemination
15.1 Just in the first quadrant the inspector does the measure of wideness between rows. The
Inspector indicated this in a certain quadrate for ‘’ planting wideness’’ in the form for the field
inspection No.3. Standards wideness is: 12.1 cm, 15.2 cm and 17.8 cm. These widenesses are
presented in the Annex III in the Population Table.
Direction of insemination
15.2 Expect the wideness of the planting that ought to be measured just once the whole
procedure of the inspection must be repeated at least 10 quadrants in the surface of the crop.
15.3 During the inspection of quadrants must be filling in the form for the field inspection No. 3
in the intended column for this purpose.
CHAPTER IV
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE INSPECTION AND FILLING OF THE FORM FOR
THE FIELD INSPECTION OF CEREALS NO. 3
Article 16
Eager oaten
After the accomplishment of the inspection, the inspector must register number of plants with the
eager oaten in the whole of surface. The result is divided by the number of hectares surfaces of
the crop for gaining number of plants for hectare and indicated in this form. This number should
be compared by the allowed numbers of oaten plants for hectare as specified in the Annex II of
this Administrative Instruction.
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Article 17
Account of the quadrants
17.1 When all quadrants are inspected, the inspector must complete the total for any type that is
not found pure. For the surfaces up to ten quadrants this may be placed direct to the column
indicated “Total with 10 account “. Total of all types of the impurities must be calculated and
inserted in the quadrant with the sign “Total impurities of varieties for 10 hectare”.
17.2 If it is not found any type of the un purities then in the norm must be completed with
“nothing“ or “0” but not be empty.
17.3 In cases when are registered more than 10 quadrants number of the impurities must be
inserted in the column “Under total”. Result then must be re calculated for finding response for
ten quadrants. The way for doing this is specified in the paragraph 17.1 of this article.
Article 18
Account of the crop population
18.1 Account of the population of the crop shall be:
a) Planted together with all calculated ear in the first row of any quadrant and the result
be indicated in the quadrant “Total”, and
b) Divided with the number of quadrants 10 inspected for given the average.
18.2 Based on the average value of the ears and the wideness of the rows using the Table of the
population is accounted the population of the inspected surfaces.
Article 19
Recommendation of the inspectors
19.1 When it is done the inspection of surfaces, the inspector completes the form of the field
inspection No 3 and gives the recommendation in cases when:
a) to provide that the planted crops complete the all standards for the category and level
for which has been enter in the multiplication – isolation is acceptance, purity variety
standards and number of eager oaten plants is lowest than the allow standards the
inspector must indicate in the quadrant for the recommendation;
b) if the surface doesn’t complete all the standards, the inspector must indicate clearly
with sign X in the quadrate “Refused due to”. Form of the report of the field
inspection No. 3 must be completed, indicated data and signed by the inspectors who
carry out the first inspection prior the removal by the field. Recommendations must be
done base don findings in the inspection time. It is not acceptance to leave the
quadrates without being completed in the pending of selection of the problem;
c) if two or many inspectors do the inspection of the crop must that every one of them to
use the form for the field inspection No. 3 special and results to be combined in the
common form at the end of the inspection. All acceptance inspectors must sing the
completed form prior the removal from the field.
19.2 During the recommendations the inspector must consider the following criterions:
a) crop which doesn’t complete the request of the isolation must be refused. It is not
allowed that the cultivar to be instructed to extend or to leave the wideness of the
perimeter of the combine during the harvest. Crop shall be remained refused whilst
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b)
c)
d)
d)
the seed inspector to do the further inspections and to have certified that the isolation
removal is fulfilled;
When the crop doesn’t complete any of the standards and when it may not be cleaned
then ought to complete the quadrate with the sign “failed”;
In cases when the surface is acceptance for some standards but that may be improved
with the extraction of impure, the inspector must indicate this recommendation in the
quadrate “for the trickster”;
Proper indications and the scheme draw are necessary, if another inspector shall do
the second inspection;
Where the crop is refused in the first inspection result by the second inspection shall
cancel that by the first inspection, if the problem that has been now is improved. This
is not applied to the crops that fails to the variety purity that these are less visible in
the second inspection.
Article 20
Inspection of surfaces larger than ten hectares
20.1 For surfaces, larger than 10 hectares is required by inspectors to control further quadrants
according to the regulation 1 for each 2-supplement hectares up to maximum 20 quadrants.
Counting of ears is required to be in these extra quadrants.
20.2 Rejected numbers are based according to population controlled in 10 quadrants. In cases
when more than 10 quadrants are inspected, the inspector does calculation in the following ways:
a) collect all of the totals of identified impurities and is indicated in the square- “under
total”;
b) each under total is divided with inspected quadrant number and is multiplied to 10 in
order to gain “total in 10 counts” and is indicated in the form;
c) Collect all together to give the final total and is indicated in “total of varietals
impurity for 10 quadrants”. Then the result can be compared with rejected number
on rejected chart.
Article 21
Surfaces with high level of contamination High contamination of varietals purity
21.1 In surfaces in which varietals impurity is very high, the inspector does inspection in two
quadrants. After the inspection of two quadrants, the inspector separates in two parts the result in
order to gain the average of population. Population is calculated in an ordinary way but should
be used the rejected numbers in the column with inscription “2 quadrants” in rejection chart.
21.2 if the found number surpasses the rejected number, the inspector cease the inspection and
appoints the crop failed. If the number is not fulfilled, inspector should continue inspecting until
the rejected number is achieved.
21.3 This is applied only for contamination of variety impurity and should not be used for other
purposes.
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Article 22
Impurities found in the first range but not in quadrant
22.1 If the inspector finds more than one varietals impurity in the first range of quadrant but is
impossible to find the same type of impurity in whole quadrant, the normal procedure of
inspection may not be uncertain .
22.2 Usually the situation comes when the impurity is similar with planted variety and may be
seen only through a careful view of ear.
22.3-contamination level may be counted by comparing the number of impurities found in
quadrants and ears number registered in the first rank. The percentage may be compared with
purity standards of varieties given in Annex III of this administrative instruction in rejection
chart.
22.4 If the inspector has difficulties in finding the impurity in quadrant but which are examined
in counting of ears in first rank of quadrant, recommendation in approval of the crop must be
based on counting of ears in first rank.
Article 23
Non-implementation of this administrative instruction will be sanctioned by punitive as specified
in article 24 of Law No.2003/5 on Seeds date 15 April 2003.
Article 24
Compound parts of this administrative instruction are Annex I, II and III.
Article 25
Entering into force
This administrative instruction will enter into force since its signature day.
Pristine, on _______________2008
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
Minister
Idriz Vehapi
__________
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Annex I
The required equipment for crop inspection
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Form for field inspection No.3 fulfilled with notes from the crop register form No.2
description of the variety that is inspected
rejection chart and population chart
inspection stick divided in 1 meter
Hand lentil (glass size) normally with the size of x 10 and x 20
scissors or knife
copy of report from fields after inspection
pencil or pen
protective clothes suitable to atmospheric conditions
calculator
Report of field after inspection
The institute authorized by MAFRD does the planting of parcels after their inspection with the seed of
contingent that enters in further multiplication. If the parcel planted with the certain contingent of seed in
parcels after inspection, results with varietals impurity, then the institute is obligated to inform and sends
the copy of report to MAFRD with detailed result regarding the number and the type of found purity.
The time necessary for crop inspection
Necessary time for accomplishment of inspection in a surface differs depending on the following: size of
surface climate conditions, crop condition, relief and number of inspectors, which carry out the inspection.
Surfaces in which are faced specific problems either in varietals identification or in varietals purity, it is
required more time for inspection.
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Annex II
Standards of wheat, barley and oat crop
Varietals purity
Minimal standards of varietals purity are:
Crop included in product
minimal varietals purity
PB
BS
C1
C2
99,9%
99,9%
99,7%
99,0%
These standards are applied by using rejection chart and population chart. Inspectors should note
irregular types and should be considered as varietals impurity when the following quadrants are
registered:
- anther in the wheat without anther
- all spelt in wheat
- 2 rows in 6 rows and vise versa
- Genetic mutation in oat
Isolation
Minimum of isolation requests for wheat, barley and oat crop
a) Physical barrier
b) Two meters away from other surfaces with cereals
Wild oak
Standard for wild oak, changes according to categories and type. The data presented in chart 1 are
maximum numbers of plants allowed for hectares.
Maximum number of wild oat per hectare
Crop included
product
PB /B
C1
C2
in Wheat
5
20
20
Barley
Oat
5
10
10
0
0
0
Crop situation
The crop should be well developed, without weeds, to be healthy in order for inspection to be done
properly. Situation and development of the crop in field should be in the level that the inspector to be able
to define the identity and purity of variety.
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Annex III
Population chart – ears / hectares
The subject of Planting wideness
ears
calculations
12.1. cm
15.2 cm
1
82.600
65.800
2
165.300
131.600
3
247.900
197.400
4
330.600
263.200
5
413.200
328.900
6
495.900
394.700
7
578.500
460.500
8
661.200
526.300
9
743.800
592.100
10
826.400
657.900
20
1.652.900
1.315.800
30
2.479.300
1.973.700
40
3.305.800
2.631.600
50
4.132.200
3.289.500
60
4.958.700
3.947.400
70
5.785.100
4.605.300
80
6.611.600
5.263.200
90
7.438.000
5.921.100
100
8.264.500
6.578.900
Abbreviations used are:
17.8 cm
56.200
112.400
168.500
224.700
280.900
337.100
393.300
449.400
505.600
561.800
1.123.600
1.685.400
2.247.200
2.809.000
3.370.800
3.932.600
4.494.400
5.056.200
5.618.000
PB – Pre basic
BS – basic seed
C1 – the first certified generation
C2 – the second certified generation
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Standard
Population
( ears for hectare)
1.500.000
1.800.000
2.100.000
2.400.000
2.700.000
3.000.000
3.300.000
3.600.000
3.900.000
4.200.000
4.500.000
4.800.000
5.100.000
5.400.000
5.700.000
6.000.000
6.300.000
6.600.000
6.900.000
7.200.000
7.500..000
7.800.000
8.100.000
8.400.000
8.700.000
9.000.000
9.300.000
9.600.000
9.900.000
10.200.000
10.500.000
10.800.000
11.100.000
11.400.000
11.700.000
12.000.000
12.300.000
12.600.000
12.900.000
13.200.000
PB and
C1
C2
B
99%
99.70%
99.00%
The rejected number for 10
quadrants
44
116
359
51
135
420
58
155
480
65
175
541
72
195
602
78
214
663
85
234
723
92
254
784
99
273
845
106
293
905
113
313
966
120
332
1027
127
352
1087
134
372
1148
141
392
1209
148
411
1269
155
431
1330
162
451
1391
168
470
1452
175
490
1512
182
510
1573
189
529
1634
196
549
1694
203
569
1755
210
589
1816
217
608
1876
224
628
1937
231
648
1998
238
667
2058
245
687
2119
252
707
2180
258
726
2241
265
746
2301
272
766
2362
279
786
2423
286
805
2483
293
825
2544
300
845
2605
307
864
2665
To be applied in two quadrants, the first one for variety purity in the second generation. Only certified crops
Varietals purity
Refused numbers for two quadrants
Rejection chart
99.00%
2
quadrants
80
93
107
120
134
147
160
174
187
201
214
227
241
254
268
281
294
308
321
335
348
361
375
388
401
415
428
442
455
468
482
495
509
522
535
549
562
576
589
602
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