CSGA-Accredited Plot Grower

In Canada, plot production is the responsibility of, and is restricted to, CSGA-Accredited Plot Growers. Plot production is usually the first multiplication of Breeder seed for most annual crop kinds. Breeder seed is carefully multiplied by CSGA-Accredited Plot Growers to maintain varietal purity to provide enough parent seed to produce enough Foundation, Registered and Certified seed of the variety. Plot production must follow strict standards and requirements specific to plot production. EARNING CRITERIA To obtain the CSGA-Accredited Plot Grower designation, a grower must: i. Complete the CSGA Learn Plot Probation Program, make an application to CSGA to begin plot probation production and successfully complete two years of production of probation plots -or- ii. Make application to CSGA to begin probation plot production and successfully complete three years of production of probation plots To meet eligibility requirements to begin probation plot production, a grower must have experience producing certified seed in at least three of the previous five years. This requirement can be reduced with a recommendation from a CSGA-Accredited Plot Grower, a CSGA-Recognized Plant Breeder, or the voluntary completion of the CSGA Learn Plot Probation Program.