CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE SEEDS CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE SEEDS
| Kind | Weight of sample for determination of foreign seeds by number grams | Maximum permitted content of seed impurities (by number or as a percentage by weight) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avena fatua A. ludovicianaandA. Sterilis(Wild Oat) or Cuscuta spp. (Dodder) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rumexspp. (Docks and Sorrels) excluding R. acetosella(Sheep’s sorrel) and R. maritimus (Golden dock) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Allopecurus myosuroides(Blackgrass) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Agropyron repens(couch) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Melilotus(Sweetclovers) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum content of any one other plant species | Other Requirements | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic Seed | Certified Seed | Basic Seed | Certified Seed | Basic Seed | Certified Seed | Basic Seed | Certified Seed | Basic Seed | Certified Seed | Basic Seed | Certified Seed | |||||||
| Minimum Standard and Higher Voluntary Standard | Minimum Standard | Higher Voluntary Standard | Minimum Standard | Higher Voluntary Standard | Minimum Standard | Higher Voluntary Standard | Minimum Standard and Higher Voluntary Standard | Minimum Standard | Higher Voluntary Standard | |||||||||
| No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | % | No. | No. | % | No. | No. | % | No. | % | % | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) |
a For Certified Seed minimum standard, 1 seed of dodder in a sample of the size specified in column (2) shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of the same weight is free from dodder. | ||||||||||||||||||
b The presence of a maximum of 80 seeds of Poa spp. in a sample of the size specified in column (2) shall not be regarded as an impurity. | ||||||||||||||||||
c There shall be no more than 0.4% by weight of annual meadowgrass. | ||||||||||||||||||
d In Basic Seed awned ryegrass seeds shall not exceed 5 seeds in a sample of the size specified in column (2) of seeds of a variety known not to produce seeds with awns. In Certified Seed awned ryegrass seeds shall not exceed 1% by weight in seeds of a variety known not to produce seeds with awns. | ||||||||||||||||||
e There shall be no more than 0.3% by weight ofAgrostisspp. | ||||||||||||||||||
f There shall be no more than 0.3% by weight of ryegrasses. | ||||||||||||||||||
g There shall be no more than 0.3% by weight of rough-stalked meadowgrass. | ||||||||||||||||||
h For Certified Seed, Higher Voluntary Standard of red fescue, there shall be no more than a total of 4 seeds of ryegrass, cocksfoot and meadow fescue in a sample of the size specified in column 2. | ||||||||||||||||||
j One seed of Melilotusspp. in a sample of the size specified in column (2) shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of twice that size is free of Melilotusspp. | ||||||||||||||||||
k Including Commercial Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||
l In Certified Seed a maximum of 0.8% by weight of seeds of other meadowgrasses shall not be regarded as an impurity. | ||||||||||||||||||
m In Certified Seed a maximum of 0.4% by weight of seeds of other meadowgrasses shall not be regarded as an impurity. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Perennial ryegrass | 60 | 0 | 0f1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | — | — | 20f2 | 1.0 | 0.5f3,f4 | f5 |
| Italian ryegrass | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5, | |
| Hybrid ryegrass | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5, | |
| Cocksfoot | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Timothy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5f6 | |
| Meadow fescue | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5f7, | |
| Smooth-stalked Meadowgrass | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 1.0f8 | 0.5f9 | |
| Red fescue | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5 | f10 |
| Festulolium | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 0.3 | — | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 1.0 | — | |
| Tall fescue | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5, | |
| Red clover | 50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 0f11 | 0.3 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| White clover | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0.3 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Sainfoin Seed/fruit | 400/600 | 0 | 0f12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0.3 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Lucerne | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0.3 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
a
For Certified Seed minimum standard, 1 seed of dodder in a sample of the size specified in column (2) shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of the same weight is free from dodder.
- f2
b
The presence of a maximum of 80 seeds of Poa spp. in a sample of the size specified in column (2) shall not be regarded as an impurity.
- f3
c
There shall be no more than 0.4% by weight of annual meadowgrass.
- f4
g
There shall be no more than 0.3% by weight of rough-stalked meadowgrass.
- f5
d
In Basic Seed awned ryegrass seeds shall not exceed 5 seeds in a sample of the size specified in column (2) of seeds of a variety known not to produce seeds with awns. In Certified Seed awned ryegrass seeds shall not exceed 1% by weight in seeds of a variety known not to produce seeds with awns.
- f6
e
There shall be no more than 0.3% by weight ofAgrostisspp.
- f7
f
There shall be no more than 0.3% by weight of ryegrasses.
- f8
l
In Certified Seed a maximum of 0.8% by weight of seeds of other meadowgrasses shall not be regarded as an impurity.
- f9
m
In Certified Seed a maximum of 0.4% by weight of seeds of other meadowgrasses shall not be regarded as an impurity.
- f10
h
For Certified Seed, Higher Voluntary Standard of red fescue, there shall be no more than a total of 4 seeds of ryegrass, cocksfoot and meadow fescue in a sample of the size specified in column 2.
- f11
j
One seed of Melilotusspp. in a sample of the size specified in column (2) shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of twice that size is free of Melilotusspp.
- f12
k
Including Commercial Seed.