Glossary Item
Definition of nursery stock : nursery stock
Effective 10 August 2018Preferred Term: nursery stock
Other Terms:
- Nursery stock
Definition:
Nursery stock is defined as all propagative plant material, other than seeds, imported for purposes of propagation.
It may include: budwood, bulbils, bulbs, corms, cuttings, grafting wood, leaves, pips, plants, rhizomes, roots, seedlings, slips, stems, tissue cultures, tubers and any other tissue imported for purposes of propagation.
It does not include propagative plant material imported for purposes other than propagation.
The only exception to the above are germinated palm seeds, other than coconuts. Provided they have been propagated in an inert medium and have sprouts no more than 2.5 cm long, and the leaves have not expanded, they may be treated as seeds and released after inspection.