GSPP Accreditation Enables Sakata Seed America To Offer GSPP-Certified Tomato Varieties

Sakata Seed America has announced its Good Seed and Plant Practices (GSPP) certification, as of May 2015. GSPP is an accreditation system based on a process approach (prophylactic measures) to prevent seed and plant transmitted pathogens in tomato seed.

In layman’s terms, the GSPP accreditation process is a lengthy undertaking dedicated to ensuring seed is clean and free of pathogens and disease through a company-audit examining quality management, protocol procedures, and work methods.

Amai, a grape tomato variety from Sakata Seed America, will be offered as both GSPP and non-GSPP, dependent upon customer preference. Photo credit: Sakata Seed America

Amai, a grape tomato variety from Sakata Seed America, will be offered as both GSPP and non-GSPP, dependent upon customer preference.
Photo credit: Sakata Seed America

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GSPP seed provides added benefit to the grower by ensuring that the purchased seed is clean, pure, and unable to spread disease to other crops in their program. GSPP applies to the tomato crop and is mainly concerned with the pathogen, Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Michiganensis, or Cmm.

GSPP accreditation is a voluntary process which recognizes an organization for respecting the rules of GSPP and its ability to be competent to produce and market tomato seed free of Cmm. Accredited companies must have a quality management system, work methods, and information supply that comply with the high GSPP standard.

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“Sakata is committed to providing the market with the quality products they need to be successful. Offering GSPP-certified seed is an extension of that commitment. Now growers that really need GSPP product can get the quality Sakata varieties they want with this added value,” states Rhonda Jones, Sakata’s Logistics and Operations manager.

Sakata Seed America is now authorized to store, treat, process, package, and distribute GSPP certified tomato seed for the NAFTA market. Sakata’s sister company, SVE, based in France, has been GSPP accredited since July 29, 2010.

Moving forward, Sakata will now offer custom

ers the following commercial varieties as GSPP. The list of varieties offering GSPP-certified seed will continue to grow as varieties continue to be developed.

The list includes:

Bellastar indeterminate grape

Oribustar indeterminate grape

Oranjestar indeterminate cherry

Ministar indeterminate grape

Rhianna indeterminate cocktail

Moni indeterminate saladette

Rozestar indeterminate grape

In addition, Amai, a grape tomato variety, will be offered as both GSPP and non-GSPP, dependent upon customer preference.

For more on GSPP and the accreditation process, please visit, http://www.gspp.eu/.

 

Source: Sakata Seed America news release

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