FIELD INSPECTION

• What is field inspection?

1. It is the checking of seed growers field by

seed inspectors to assess off-type plants,
other varieties, weeds, other crop plants, and
diseases present in the field.
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• What is field inspection?

2. It is designed to maintain the genetic purity

and ensure elimination of undesirable pollen,
volunteers and off-types.
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• Objectives :
In general, the objectives of field inspection
are to check the following :

1. Seed origin and identity of the variety

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• Objectives :
In general, the objectives of field inspection
are to check the following :

2. Cropping history of the seed field

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• Objectives :
In general, the objectives of field inspection
are to check the following :

3. Crop and cultivation condition

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• Objectives . . .

4. Isolation
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• Objectives . . .

5. Freedom from other cultivars and off-types

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• Objectives . . .

6. Freedom from impurities (other crops &

weeds)
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• Objectives . . .

7. Freedom from seed borne diseases

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When to Make Field Inspection?
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1. Preliminary Inspection is conducted 15-20

days after transplanting.
2. Final Inspection is conducted when the crop is
fully headed.
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When to Make Field Inspection:
A. During the vegetative or pre-
flowering stage
1) Verify if the seed planted to raise the seed
crop is from an approved source.
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When to Make Field Inspection:
A. During the vegetative or pre-
flowering stage

2) Confirm the actual areas planted and compare

it with the area applied for seed certification.
BPI Form No. 2 PD Crop Year _______________
No. ____________________

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION

Date ___________________

Applicant’s Name ________________________________________________________

Address ________________________________________________________________
Crop __________________Variety __________________ Area Planted _____________
Identification of seed planted ________________________________________________
(Seed Class) (Lot No.) (Lab. No.)
Date Planted _____________________________________________________________
All tags must be submitted to the Seed Inspector. One tag must accompany
this application.
Previous Crop Planted __________________________

FIELD LOCATIONS:
Sitio _______________________________________________
Barangay ___________________________________________
Municipality _________________________________________
Province ____________________________________________
I understand that:

1. My field will not be accepted for seed certification if it does not meet the
standard for field certification.
2. It is my responsibility to notify the Seed Inspector for field inspection at
least twenty ( 20 ) days before harvesting.
3. I must not move my produced from the farm without notifying the Seed
Inspector.
4. The government is not obliged to purchase my certified seeds but still be
given priority during state of calamity.

Applicant __________________________
(Signature)

Seed Inspector: _______________________

(Signature)
Copy furnished:
1st Copy- Director’s (Production Div.)
2nd Copy- NSQCS
3rd Copy- Seed Inspector
4th Copy- Seed Grower
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3) Verify the removal of off-types on the basis of

vegetative characters.
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7) Guide the grower in following recommended

cultural management practices.
8) Review with the grower the standard prescribed
for the seed crop at various stages and at
various inspections.
9) Determine presence of seed borne infection in
the crop.
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B. During the flowering stage:
• In this phase, the flower or spikelets of the
panicle have opened, the stigma is receptive and
anther is shedding pollen.
• A seed crop with 50% or more of the plants is
flowering can be considered to be in the flowering
stage.
1. Check the removal and occurrence of off-types,
objectionable weeds and inseparable other
crop plants.
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2) Determine the presence of seed borne
infection in the crop.

C. During the post flowering stage.

• The receptivity of the stigma and the pollen
shedding of the anthers have ended, and the
fertilized ovule starts into a seed.
• This include both milk stage and dough stage.
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1) Confirm that the growers had continued

thorough roguing after the inspection during
flowering.

2) Explain to the seed grower the permissibility of

removal and re-inspection for the certain
factors in the field and to fix a date for the
inspection.
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D. During the pre-harvest stage.

• In this phase, seed becomes harder and reaches

or approaches physiological maturity.
• The seed is fully formed, but is high in moisture
content and must dry further to permit easy
harvesting and threshing and for safe pre-
processing stage.
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1) Confirm the correctness of factors which might
not have been apparent at the post-flowering
stage.

2) Instruct the grower on the correct method of

harvesting seed crop.

3) Give instruction to the grower on processing

and handling arrangements.
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E. During harvest
In this phase, the seed is physiologically
mature and is sufficiently dry to permit safe and
easy harvesting and threshing.
1) Verify that the crop from the area rejected due
to inadequate roguing has been separately and
completely harvested and removed from the
field.
2) Give instruction to the grower on processing
and handling arrangements.
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SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION
1. Off-Type - Plant of the same crop species as the
seed crop but deviating from the seed crop in the
expression of morphological characteristics such
as:
• Plant height
• Sheath color
• Presence or absence of awn,
• Flag leaf angle
• Maturity
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2.   Objectionable Weeds
• These are plants found in the seed field.
• The seeds are so similar to the crop seed that
they are difficult to separate economically by
mechanical means.
• An objectionable weed bears seed when the seed
crop matures
• It can possibly cause mechanical admixtures
during harvesting and threshing.
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3. Insect Pests and Diseases
• During field inspections, the inspector must look
for sources of contamination inside the seed field.
• Observe also in the adjacent field the presence
of pests which can affect the seed crop.
• Seed fields that are damaged by insect pests and
diseases by more than 50% shall not be eligible
for certification.
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Roguing –
• One of the measures to be considered to
maintain the quality and genetic purity of seed.
• It is the removal of contaminating factors such
as off – types, objectionable weeds, inseparable
other crops and diseased plants.
• If off – type plants are not eliminated, there will
be contamination of seed lot which is difficult to
re-purify later on.
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• Rogue off – types and other varieties as soon as
they are recognized.
• Taller plants are easily distinguished in the
fields where shorter varieties are used.
• Short volunteers among tall plants are hard to
detect.
• Color of plant parts are also useful in
distinguishing crop varieties.
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 Rogue frequently from heading until harvest
since most mixtures or off – types are readily
detected at this stage.
 Off – types can either be taller or shorter,
mature earlier or later or have different panicle
characteristics. Size and shape of grains also
differ and are awn or awnless. Red rice is also
easily detected at this stage.
 
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 Before harvest, go over the field again and
remove plants which are apparently different
from the variety type with immature or over
mature panicles.

 Border areas of adjacent fields of different

varieties should not be harvested for seed,
because of the danger from mechanical mixture
and natural crossing.
 Discard one meter border plants between
varieties.
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FIELD INSPECTION
• How to Field Inspect Seed Fields :
1. The minimum number of inspection for each
crop should be conducted at the prescribed
stages.
2. The inspector should ensure that he is
directed by the grower to the correct seed
field.
3. Inspection, generally should be done without
prior notice.
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4. The grower should accompany the inspector
during the inspection.
5. The grower should show all factors observed in
the field, which will be recorded in the
inspection report.
6. If 1/3 or more of a seed crop is so heavily lodged,
the seed should be recommended for rejection
unless the inspector has the opinion that the
crop will stand-up before maturity.
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7. The inspector should move in the seed field
in such a manner that the sun is either
towards his side or back.
8. Squat or bend during inspection, if plants
are short, so that the eye level observations
can be made at the top heights of the plants.
9. During inspection, the principles of
randomization should always be observed.
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10. Counting should not be localized to a
portion or a few portions of a field, but should
be randomly distributed all over the field so
that the counts are representative of the
entire field.

11. Observations maybe directly recorded on

the field inspection report or initially recorded
in a notebook.
Suggested travel patterns for
field inspection
Observation of 75% of the field
Observation of 60% of the field
(“Crescent” travel pattern)
Observation of 85% of the field
Clockwise travel Pattern
At random (Zigzag)
Observation of 60%-70% of the
field (Cross pattern)
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 RECORDING AND REPORTING
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Generally, field inspection report forms
are used in field inspection, either
preliminary or final report. They are serially
numbered and in quadruplicate and copies
are provided to different sections.
1) Original or white – Seed Grower
2) Pink copy – Head office / Manila
3) Blue copy – Seed Inspector
4) Yellow copy –National Seed Quality Control
Services Region/Satellite
Thank You….