La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XIII-703 - Louisiana White; Louisiana White S 1, Ladino and Other White Clover Seed Certification Standards (Formerly Section 161)
A. Field Standards

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.

B. Seed Standards

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

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:569 (November 1982), amended LR 9:198 (April 1983), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2715 (October 2013).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.