# The Seed Marketing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Schedule 1: Seed to which these Regulations apply

Extent: N.I.

Plants to which the Regulations apply
Common name (for guidance only)
Beet
Beta vulgaris L.
sugar beet, fodder beet (including mangel)
Cereals
Avena nuda L.
small naked oat, hulless oat
Avena sativa L. (includes A.byzantina K. Koch)
oats and red oat
Hordeum vulgare L.
barley
Secale cereale L.
rye
Triticum aestivum L.
wheat
Triticum durum Desf.
durum wheat
Triticum spelta L.
spelt wheat
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus – hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale
triticale
Zea mays L. (partim)
maize (except popcorn and sweetcorn)
Fodder Plants
Fine grasses:
Agrostis canina L.
velvet bent
Agrostis capillaris L.
brown top
Agrostis gigantea Roth
red top
Agrostis stolonifera L.
creeping bent grass
Festuca filiformis Pourr.
fine leaved sheep's fescue
Festuca ovina L.
sheep's fescue
Festuca rubra L.
red fescue, Chewings fescue
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina
hard fescue
Poa annua L.
annual meadowgrass
Poa nemoralis L.
wood meadowgrass
Poa pratensis L.
smooth-stalked meadowgrass
Poa trivialis L.
rough-stalked meadowgrass
xFestulolium Asch. & Graebn. – hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium
festulolium
Fodder grasses:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv.ex J. Presl & C. Presl
tall oatgrass
Bromus catharticus Vahl.
rescue grass
Bromus sitchensis Trin.
Alaska brome-grass
Dactylis glomerata L.
cocksfoot
Festuca arundinacea Schreber
tall fescue
Festuca pratensis Huds.
meadow fescue
Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Italian ryegrass including Westerwold ryegrass
Lolium perenne L.
perennial ryegrass
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn
hybrid ryegrass
Phleum nodosum L.
small timothy
Phleum pratense L.
timothy
Small seeded legumes:
Lotus corniculatus L.
birdsfoot trefoil
Medicago lupulina L.
trefoil, black medick
Medicago sativa L.
lucerne
Medicago x varia T. Martyn
sand lucerne
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
sainfoin
Trifolium hybridum L.
alsike clover
Trifolium pratense L.
red clover
Trifolium repens L.
white clover
Large seeded legumes
Lupinus albus L.
white lupin
Lupinus angustifolius L.
narrow leaved lupin (previously known as blue lupin)
Lupinus luteus L.
yellow lupin
Pisum sativum L. (partim)
field pea
Vicia faba L. (partim)
field bean
Vicia pannonica Crantz
Hungarian vetch
Vicia sativa L.
common vetch
Vicia villosa Roth
hairy vetch
Crucifers
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb.
swede
Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC). Alef. var medullosa Thell. + var. viridis L.
fodder kale
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers.
fodder radish
Oil and Fibre plants
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.
brown mustard
Brassica napus (L.) (partim)
swede rape (including plants commonly known as fodder rape and oilseed rape)
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
black mustard
Brassica rapa L. var. silvestris (Lam.) Briggs
turnip rape
Cannabis sativa L.
hemp
Glycine max (L.) Merr.
soya bean
Helianthus annuus L.
sunflower
Linum usitatissimum L.
flax, linseed
Sinapis alba L.
white mustard
Vegetables
Allium cepa L.
—Cepa Group
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Onion, Echalion
Allium porrum L.
—all varieties
Leek
Apium graveolens L.
—Celery Group
—Celeriac Group
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Asparagus Officinalis L.
—all varieties
Asparagus
Beta vulgaris L.
—Garden Beet Group
—Leaf Beet Group
–
Beetroot including Cheltenham beet
Spinach beet or Chard
Brassica oleracea L.
—Kale Group
—Cauliflower Group
—Capitata Group
—Brussel Sprouts Group
—Kohlrabi Group
—Savoy Cabbage Group
—Broccoli Group
—Palm Kale Group
—Tronchuda Group
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–
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Red cabbage and White cabbage
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–
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Calabrese type and Sprouting type
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Portuguese cabbage
Brassica rapa L.
—Chinese Cabbage Group
—Vegetable Turnip Group
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Cichorium endivia L.
—all varieties
Endive
Cichorium intybus L.
—Leaf Chicory Group
–
Large-leaved chicory or Italian chicory
Cucumis melo L.
—all varieties
Melon
Cucumis sativus L.
—Cucumber Group
—Gherkin Group
–
–
–
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
—all varieties
Gourd
Cucurbita pepo L.
—all varieties
Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash)
Daucus carota L.
—all varieties
Carrot and Fodder Carrot
Lactuca sativa L.
—all varieties
Lettuce
Solanum lycopersicum L.
—all varieties
Tomato
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill
—Leaf Parsley Group
—Root Parsley Group
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–
–
Phaseolus coccineus L.
—all varieties
Runner bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L.
—Dwarf French Bean Group
—Climbing French Bean Group
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–
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Pisum sativum L.
—Round Pea Group
—Wrinkled Pea Group
—Sugar Pea Group
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Raphanus sativus L.
—Radish Group
—Black Radish Group
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Spinacia oleracea L.
—all varieties
Spinach
Vicia faba L.
—all varieties
Broad bean
Zea mays L.
—Sweet Corn Group
—Popcorn group
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–
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Any hybrid of the vegetable species or Groups listed above

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/244/schedule/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/seed-marketing-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-1
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