Plant Protection Ordinance (Elimination of Bacterial Cancer in Tomatoes), 1963. Country/Territory Israel Document type Regulation Date 1963 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Dinim, Vol. 7, p. 4245. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Pests/diseases Plant protection Planting material/seeds Disinfection/disinfestation Vegetables/legumes Packaging/labelling Plant production Geographical area Asia, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract This Ordinance gives definitions and sets rules for the disinfection of tomato seeds against bacterial cancer produced by “Coryne Bacterium Michiganense”. Disinfection is defined as the soaking of a seed for 25 minutes in water with a fixed temperature of 55 C or the soaking of a seed for a period of one hour in water with temperature ranging between 50 C and 54 C. A seed producer shall not pass, in any possible way, the possession of seeds unless seeds have been disinfected and marked. Marking shall be carried out with the application of a tag reporting the following words: “These seeds have been thermally disinfected”. Full text Hebrew References - Legislation Implements Plant Protection Law, 1956. Legislation | Israel | 1956 (1982) Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Pesticides, Policy/planning, Institution, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX