S.C. Code Regs. § § 27-198

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 27-198 - Okra Certification Standards

I. Application of General Certification Standards

The General Certification Standards, Clemson University Regulation Regulation 27-190, are basic and applicable.

II. Land Requirements

Okra shall not be eligible for certification if planted on land where okra was grown the previous year unless the preceding crop was planted with certified seed of the same variety of an equal or higher seed class.

III. Field Inspection

A field inspection shall be made at such time the characteristics of the variety being inspected can best be distinguished from those of another variety.

IV. Field Standards

A. General

1. Unit of Certification

A field shall be the unit of certification.

2. Isolation

To be eligible for certification a seed field must be isolated from fields of any other variety or fields of the same variety that do not meet the varietal purity requirements for certification as follows:

Class	Feet
Foundation	1,320
Registered	1,320
Certified	825

B. Specific

Maximum Permitted--Ratio of Plants
Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Other varieties
-definite	None	1:14000	1:7000
-doubtful	None	1:4800	1:2400

V. Seed Standards

Standards for each class
Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum) ........................	N. S.	98.00%	98.00%
Inert matter (maximum) .....................	N. S.	2.00%	2.00%
[FN*] Weed seeds (maximum) .................	0.05%	0.05%	0.10%
[FN**]Objectionable or noxious weed seeds (maximum) ......................	None	None	None
Total other crop seeds (maximum) ...........	None	0.02%	0.07%
Other varieties (maximum) ..............	None	0.01%	0.05%
[FN***]Other kinds (maximum) ...............	None	0.01%	0.02%
Germination and hard seed (minimum) ........	N. S.	70.00%	70.00%
[FN*] Total weed seeds shall not exceed 5 seeds per lb., in Foundation and Registered; 10 per lb. in Certified.
[FN**] Objectionable weed seeds shall include weed seeds inseparable in processing.
[FN***] Other kinds shall not exceed 2 seeds per lb. in Registered; 3 per lb. in Certified.
N. S.--No Standards

VI. Size of Lots

For the purpose of issuing Certification tags the standard lot size for okra shall be a maximum of 200 bags or 10,000 lbs.

VII. Size of Official Sample

A 4 oz. sample of okra is required for official purity and germination tests by the S.C. State Department of Agriculture.

S.C. Code Regs. § 27-198

Amended by State Register Volume 8, Issue No. 12, eff December 28, 1984.