La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-705

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-705 - Red Clover Seed Certification Standards (Formerly Section 163)

A. Field Standards

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
*Land Requirement	5 yrs.	3 yrs.	2 yrs.
Isolation	1,320 ft.	660 ft.	330 ft.
Other Varieties	None	0.20%	0.50%
*No stand of red clover will be eligible to produce any class of certified seed after two successive seed crops. These seed crops may be produced in the same or consecutive years.

B. Seed Standards

Factor	Breeder	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure Seed	99.00%	99.00%	99.00%	99.00%
Inert Matter	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Other Varieties	None	0.10%	0.25%	1.00%
Other Crops	None	18 seed/lb.	90 seed/lb.	180 seed/lb.
Noxious Weeds: Dock, Cheat, Darnel, Johnsongrass, Wild Mustard	None	45 seed/lb.	90 seed/lb.	100 seed/lb.
Dodder	None	None	None	None
Other Weeds	0.05%	0.15%	0.15%	0.25%
Germination	None	85.00%	85.00%	85.00%

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-705

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:570 (November 1982), amended LR 9:199 (April 1983), LR 10:737 (October 1984), 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.