·       THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO ROOT AND TUBERCLE VEGETABLES OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM THE FOLLOWING SPECIES TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER, ROOT AND TUBERCLE VEGETABLES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED:

§  BEETROOT (BETA VULGARIS L. SUBSP. VULGARIS CONDITIVA GROUP)

§  CELERIAC (APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. RAPACEUM (MILL.) GAUDIN)

§  HAMBURG PARSLEY (PETROSELINUM CRISPUM VAR. TUBEROSUM (BERNH.) MART. CROV.)

§  HORSE-RADISH (ARMORACIA RUSTICANA G. GAERTN., B. MEY. ET SCHERB.)

§  KOHLRABI, CABBAGE TURNIP (BRASSICA OLEARACEA VAR. GONGYLODES L.)

§  PARSNIP (PASTINACA SATIVA L. SUBSP. SATIVA)

§  RADISH (RAPHANUS SATIVUS L. RADICULA GROUP)

§  RADISH (RAPHANUS SATIVUS CHINENSIS GROUP AND LONGIPINNATUS GROUP)

§  SALSIFY (TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS L. SUBSP. PORRIFOLIUS)

§  SCORZONERA (SCORZONERA HISPANICA L.)

§  SWEDE (BRASSICA NAPUS L. NAPOBRASSICA GROUP)

§  TURNIP (BRASSICA RAPA L. RAPA GROUP)

§  TURNIP-ROOTED CHERVIL OR BULBOUS CHERVIL (CHAEROPHYLLUM BULBOSUM L.)

§  ROOT CHICORY (CICHORIUM INTYBUS L. SATIVUM GROUP).

·       CELERIAC (APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. RAPACEUM (MILL.) GAUDIN) IS GROWN FOR TUBER. CELERY (APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE) IS GROWN FOR LEAVES AND IS A DIFFERENT VARIETY WHICH DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE STANDARD.

ILLUSTRATION NO.

NAME OF ILLUSTRATION

1

BEETROOT

2

HAMBURG PARSLEY, PARSNIP

3

CELERIAC, HORSE-RADISH, KOHLRABI, CABBAGE TURNIP

4

RADISH

5

TURNIP, SCORZONERA

6

SWEDE, TURNIP-ROOTED CHERVIL OR BULBOUS CHERVIL

QUALITY

SIZING

TOLERANCES

PRESENTATION

MARKING