NAC587.339. Minimum standards for classes of rapeseed.

     1. A field of rapeseed must meet the following standards for purity and germination of seed.

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)...............................	99.00%	99.00%	99.00%
Other crop (maximum)............................	0.01%	0.01%	0.25%
Weed seed (maximum)............................	0.01%	0.01%	0.25%
Noxious weed seed (maximum)..............	none	none	none
Objectionable weed seed      (maximum number of seed)................	1	1	2
Inert matter (maximum)..........................	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Germination (minimum)..........................	85.00%	85.00%	85.00%

As used in this subsection, “objectionable weed seed” includes the maximum number of seed permitted of Brassica spp., Sinapis arvensis or Raphanus raphanistrum, singly or collectively, in the amount of seed examined for noxious weed seed.

     2. Erucic acid and glucosinolate content must be within the tolerances described by the plant breeder for each variety.

     3. All seed lots must be assayed and shown to be 99.99 percent free from Phoma lingam.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 12-3-90; A by R174-99, 3-13-2000)