Regulation 18 Mixtures of seed
United Kingdom
A mixture of seed may only be marketed if the mixture is permitted under the following table.
Permitted mixtures
| Column header | Beet | Cereals | Fodder | Oil and fibre | Vegetable | Seed outside the scope of these Regulations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(i) A mixture of varieties of one species of cereal seed is permitted only if it is effective against the propagation of a harmful organism. All the seed must comply with these Regulations before mixing. | ||||||
(ii) F1A mixture of different varieties of standard seed of the same species must be marketed in a package containing not more than 5kg of seed (in the case of legumes), 500g of seed (in the case of asparagus, beetroot, carrot, chard or spinach beet, gourd, marrow, onion, radish, spinach or turnip) or 100g of seed (in the case of any other species) | ||||||
| Beet | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cereals | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fodder | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oil and fibre | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Vegetable | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 18 substituted (6.1.2012) by The Seed Marketing (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2992), regs. 1, 4