SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

A. Field Standards
a. General requirement
Isolation


Contaminants
 Mother bulb production stage (meter)
Foundation Seed Certified Seed
Field of other varieties 5
 5
Field of same variety 5
 5

b. Specific requirements
Factors
Maximum permitted limits (%)
Foundation Seed Certified Seed
Bulbs not confirming to varietal characters 0.10
 0.20
Off types 0.10
 0.20

B. Seed Standards

Factors

Standards
Foundation Seed Certified Seed
Pure seed (minimum ) % 98
 98
Inert Matter (maximum ) % 2
 2
Weed seeds (maximum) Number/ kg 5
 10
Germination (minimum) % 70
 70
Moisture (maximum) % 8
 8
For vapour Proof containers (maximum) % 6
 6

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