# The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005, Paragraph 9: Standards for varietal purity

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The crop shall have sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity and in particular the number of plants of the crop species which are recognisable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed–
In Crops to Produce
Basic Seed
Seed of a Certified Generation
(a) In the case of all grasses except smooth stalked meadowgrass
One plant in 30 square metres
One plant in 10 square metres
(b) In the case of all legumes except field peas & field beans and in the case of fodder radish
One plant in 30 square metres
One plant in 10 square metres
(c) In the case of smooth stalked meadowgrass
(i) apomictic uniclonal varieties
One plant in 20 square metres
Six plants in 10 square metres
(ii) all varieties except apomictic uniclonal varieties
One plant in 20 square metres
Four plants in 10 square metres
Plants of other species, the seeds of which are difficult to distinguish from the crop seeds in a laboratory test, shall be at a low level and in particular the number of plants of a ryegrass species or festulolium, other than the crop species itself, shall not exceed–
In Crops to Produce
Basic Seed
Certified Seed
In the case of perennial, Italian & hybrid ryegrass and festulolium
One plant in 50 square metres
One plant in 10 square metres

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/329/schedule/4/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fodder-plant-seed-scotland-regulations-2005/schedule-4/paragraph-9
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