Current through December 10, 2024
Seed samples submitted to the State Seed Testing Laboratory should comply with the following:
1. Identification of samples a. Send samples in a substantial container properly packed to arrive intact. b. Send to: Bureau of Plant Industry State Seed Testing Laboratory
Stone Boulevard; R. H. McCarty Building
P. O. Box 5207
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
c. Information accompanying the samples should state the following: i. Test desired, such as "purity analysis only," "germination test only," "Noxious weed seed determination" or "complete analysis."ii. Kind and variety of seed.iii. Lot number or other identification mark.iv. Name of treatment material, if seeds have been treated.v. Complete mailing address of person or firm submitting samples.2. Size of samples. The following minimum weights are established for samples of seed submitted to the State Seed Testing Laboratory for analysis. a. White clover, bermudagrass, or seed of similar size...1/8 lb.b. Alfalfa, lespedeza, or seed of similar size...1/4 lb.c. Ryegrass, fescue, browntop millet, foxtail millet, or seed of similar size...1/4 lb.d. Pearl millet, proso millet, or seed of similar size...1/2 lb.e. Grain sorghum, sudangrass, or seed of similar size...1 lb.f. Corn, oats, cotton, soybeans, or seed of similar size...2 lbs.g. Vegetable seed samples shall consist of at least 1,000 seeds.2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-12-104
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-17.