SEED CRTIFICATION STANDARDS

SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

A. Fields Standards
a. General requirements
Isolation
Seed fields should be isolated from the contaminants as shown in the table given below:
Contaminants Minimum Distance (meters)
Mother Root production stage
Seed production stage
Foundation Certified
Foundation Certified
Fields of other varieties 5
 5
 3000
 1000
Fields of the same variety not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification and fields of the Swiss chard and Spanish beet 5
 5
 3000
 1000
Fields of garden beet, sugar beet etc.
 5
 5
 3000
 1000

b. Specific Requirements
Factor
Maximum permitted (per cent)
Foundation Certified
*Roots of other varieties not conforming to Varietal Characteristics 0.10
 0.20
** Off types 0.10
 0.20
Objectionable weed plants --
 --
Diseased plants 0.1
 0.50
* Maximum permitted a second inspection at mother root production stage.
** Maximum permitted at and after flowering at second production stage.
B. Seed Standards
Factor
Standards for each class
Foundation Certified
Pure seed (minimum) % 96
 96
Inert matter (maximum) % 4
 4
Other crop seeds (maximum) Number/ kg 5
 10
Weed seeds (maximum) Number/ kg 5
 10
Germination (minimum) % 60
 60
Moisture (maximum) % 9
 9
For vapour proof containers (maximum)% 8
 8



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