Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified |
Land Requirement | 5 yrs.1 | 5 yrs.1 | 3 yrs.1 | 2 yrs.2 |
Isolation | 1,320 ft. | 1,320 ft. | 660 ft. | 330 ft. |
Other Varieties and/or Species that can be differentiated from the variety being certified | None | None | None | None |
Other Crops (inseparable) | 10 Plants per Acre | 10 Plants per Acre | 50 Plants per Acre | 100 Plants per Acre |
1 A foundation and/or registered field may produce only two successive seed crops following seeding except that each may be reclassified to the next lower class after being harvested for seed for two years. A stand will not be eligible to produce any class of seed after four successive seed crops. 2 A certified field on which a stand of perennial plants is maintained may produce a maximum of four successive seed crops following seeding. |
Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified |
Pure Seed | 99.00% | 98.00% | 98.00% | 98.00% |
Inert Matter | 1.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% |
Other Crops | None | None | 45 seed/lb. | 100 seed/lb. |
Other Varieties | None | None | None | 10 seed/lb. |
Other Kinds | None | None | 45 seed/lb. | 90 seed/lb. |
Sweet Clover | None | None | 45 seed/lb. | 80 seed/lb. |
Other Clovers | None | None | None | None |
Noxious Weeds: Bracted plantain Buckhorn plantain | None | None | None | None |
Other Weeds | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.14% |
Wild Carrot | None | None | None | None |
Germination | None | 85.00% | 85.00% | 85.00% |
La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-703