WAC 16-328-083   Strawberry planting stock grades and standards -- Washington No. 1.  Washington No. 1 strawberry planting stock consists of strawberry plants of one variety or plants of similar varietal characteristics which are:

     (1) Fairly fresh.

     (2) Firm.

     (3) Moist.

     (4) Fairly clean.

     (5) Fairly well trimmed runners and petioles.

     (6) Free from damage caused by:

     (a) Sunburn.

     (b) Mold.

     (c) Freezing injury, black roots.

     (d) Broken or split crown, mechanical injury.

     (7) Free from detectable dangerous pests or diseases, including plant parasitic nematodes.

     Strawberry plants in this grade must have at least ten main roots with a minimum length of two and one-half inches, and a minimum crown diameter of one-fourth inch measured at the base of the crown.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. 00-19-034, § 16-328-083, filed 9/12/00, effective 10/13/00; 87-13-016 (Order 1932), § 16-328-083, filed 6/9/87.]