La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-793

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

Section XIII-793 - Watermelon Seed Certification Standards (Formerly Section 217)

A. Field Inspection

1. The initial inspection will be made before the first blooms are open. At this time, volunteer plants and citron must be removed from the field to be certified and the isolation zone by the grower.

2. The second inspection will be made when the melons are ready to harvest. The presence of any citron plants within 2,640 feet of a unit entered for foundation or registered classes or within 1,320 feet of a unit entered for certified class will disqualify the unit for certification.

B. Field Standards

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Land Requirement	1 yr.	1 yr.	1 yr.
Isolation	2,640 ft.	2,640 ft.	1,320 ft.
At Harvest Time:
Citron	None	None	None
White Heart Fruits	None	2.00%	5.00%
Total Off-Type Plants or Varietal Mixtures	None	None	2 Plants per Acre
*Plants Free from Fusarium Wilt	93.00%	93.00%	90.00%
Plants Free from Anthracnose	95.00%	95.00%	90.00%
*Applies to wilt-resistant varieties only

C. Seed Standards

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure Seed	98.00%	98.00%	98.00%
Inert Matter	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Other Crops	None	2 seed/lb.	5 seed/lb.
Other Varieties	None	None	4 seed/lb.
Citron	None	None	None
Weed Seeds	None	None	0.05%
Germination	80.00%	80.00%	80.00%

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-793

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:588 (November 1982), amended LR 9:197 (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 39:2733 (October 2013).

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