Wash. Admin. Code § 16-302-680

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 16-302-680 - Open pollinated sorghum standards for seed certification

(1) Land, isolation and field standards for open pollinated sorghum seed certification are:

CLASS	LANDSTANDARDSMINIMUMYEARS	ISOLATIONSTANDARDSMINIMUMFEET	FIELD STANDARDS (c)
CLASS	LANDSTANDARDSMINIMUMYEARS	ISOLATIONSTANDARDSMINIMUMFEET	OFF-TYPEMAXIMUMRATIO	OTHER CROPMAXIMUM NOSTANDARD
Foundation	1 (a)	1,000 (b)	None found	-
Registered	1 (a)	1,000 (b)	1 head/50,000	-
Certified	1 (a)	1,000 (b)	1 head/20,000	-

(a) Waived if the previous crop was grown from an equal or higher certified class of seed of the same variety.

(b) Refers to fields of other varieties or same variety which does not meet tolerance of off-types.

(c) Other tolerances for field standards:

JOHNSONGRASS MAXIMUM	HEAD SMUT MAXIMUM	KERNELSMUTMAXIMUM
Foundation	None found	None found	None found
Registered	None found	None found	None found
Certified	None found	1 head/10,000	1 head/2,500

(2) Seed standards for open pollinated sorghum seed certification are:

CLASS	OFF-TYPE MAXIMUM %	PURE SEED MINIMUM %	INERT MAXIMUM %	OTHER CROP MAXIMUM %	WEED MAXIMUM %	GERMINATION MINIMUM %
Foundation	None found	97	3 (b)	None found	0.10	80
Registered	None found	97	3 (b)	0.03	0.10	80
Certified	0.01 (a)	97	3 (b)	0.07 (c)	0.10	80

(a) Or two seeds per pound.

(b) Where two percent or more is cracked.

(c) Or ten seeds per pound.

Wash. Admin. Code § 16-302-680

Amended by WSR 14-20-050, Filed 9/25/2014, effective 10/26/2014

Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-24-077, § 16-302-680, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.