Section 16-302-660 - Field pea standards for seed certification(1) The land, isolation, and field standards for field pea seed certification are: | Class | LandMinimumYears | IsolationMinimumFeet | Off-type Maximum Plants/acre | Field OtherCrop Maximum Plants/acre |
| Foundation | 3 (a) | 25 (b) | None found | None found (c) |
| Registered | 2 (a) | 10 (b) | 10 | None found (c) |
| Certified | 2 (a) | 10 (b) | 20 | None found (c) |
(a) Peas also require 10 years land history with no production of Austrian winter pea for all classes.(b) Reduce to three feet from fields producing a certified class of the same variety. In addition, each field pea field for certification must be isolated by three feet from small grain fields. To prevent mechanical field mixing of swathed field pea seed crop, the planting of small grain between field pea fields, except for the three feet of isolation, is recommended.(c) No Austrian winter pea or rye is permitted. For Austrian winter peas, no rye is permitted. (2) Seed certification standards for field pea are: | Class | Off-type Maximum % | Pure Seed Minimum % | Inert Maximum % | Other Crop Maximum % | Weed Maximum % | Germination Minimum % |
| Foundation | None found | 99.00 | 1.00 | None found | None found | 85 |
| Registered | None found | 99.00 | 1.00 | None found | 0.25 (b) | 85 |
| Certified | 0.03 | 99.00 | 1.00 | 0.10 (a) | 0.25 (b) | 85 |
(a) No Austrian winter pea or rye is permitted. For Austrian winter peas, no rye is permitted.(b) Objectionable weed seed maximum: 1 seed per lb. registered class, 2 seeds per lb. certified class.Wash. Admin. Code § 16-302-660
Amended by WSR 14-20-050, Filed 9/25/2014, effective 10/26/2014Amended by WSR 18-10-055, Filed 4/27/2018, effective 5/28/2018Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-24-077, § 16-302-660, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.