La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-761

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

Section XIII-761 - Soybean Seed Certification Standards

A. Field Standards

Factor	Breeder	Foundation	Registered	Certified
* Land Requirement	1 yr.	1 yr.	1 yr.	1 yr.
Isolation		10 ft.	10 ft.	10 ft.
Other Varieties	None	None	3 Plants per Acre	10 Plants per Acre
Noxious Weeds: Purple Moon flower	None	None	2 Plants per Acre	5 Plants per Acre
Balloonvine	None	None	None	None
* Land requirement will be waived if the previous crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety, or of a variety having different plant pubescence or hilum color from the variety to be certified.

B. Seed Standards

Factor	Breeder	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure Seed	98.00%	98.00%	98.00%	98.00%
Inert Matter	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Other Crops	None	2 seed/lb.	2 seed/lb.	5 seed/lb.
Other Varieties	None	2 seed/lb.	2 seed/lb.	5 seed/lb.
Noxious Weeds	None	None	None	None
Other Weeds	0.05%	10 seed/lb.	10 seed/lb.	10 seed/lb.
Germination	None	80.00%	80.00%	80.00%

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-761

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:585 (November 1982), amended LR 9:203 (April 1983), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), LR 15:613 (August 1989), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2729 (October 2013), Amended LR 441855 (10/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.