NAC587.274. Minimum standards for classes of alfalfa seed.


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  •      1. Each lot of seed entered for certification must be sampled and meet the minimum standards for the class of seed produced. Samples will be drawn by a representative of the Department pursuant to NAC 587.180 and 587.190, and must meet the following standards:

                Standards for Each Class

    Factor

      Foundation

      Registered

       Certified

    Pure seed (minimum)................................

              99.5%

             99.5%

         99.50%

    Other crop (maximum).............................

                0.1%

               0.1%

           0.25%

    Sweetclover (maximum)...........................

                none

               45/lb

             90/lb

    Weed seed (maximum).............................

                0.1%

               0.2%

           0.25%

    Noxious weed seed (maximum)...............

                none

                none

              none

    Objectionable weed seed (maximum)......

                none

                none

              none

    Inert matter (maximum)...........................

                0.5%

               0.5%

           0.50%

    Germination and hard seed (minimum)....

              80.0%

             85.0%

         85.00%

         2. For the purposes of this section, “objectionable weed seed” includes field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), dodder (Cuscuta spp.) and dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum).

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 5-1-79; A 6-11-80; 12-3-90; R174-99, 3-13-2000)