I.
Land Requirements
The
land shall not have produced mungbeans other than certified seed of the same
variety the previous year.
II.
Field Inspection
Seed
fields shall be inspected at least once prior to harvest, preferably after
pods are well developed.
III.
Field Standards
A.
General
1.
Unit of Certification
The unit of certification shall be a field, but a portion of a field
may be approved provided the discarded portion can be harvested separately and
is eliminated from certification.
2.
Isolation
Mungbean fields intended for certification shall be separated from
other mungbeans in such a manner as to prevent mechanical mixture.
B.
Specific Requirements
|
Factor |
Maximum
permitted in each class |
||
|
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
|
|
Other
varieties:Variety |
None |
1:10,000 |
1:1,000 |
|
Other crops
(inseparable) |
None |
1:10,000 |
1:1,000 |
|
Disease
(total) |
1.00% |
2.00% |
5.00% |
|
Bacterial blight
(pod infection) |
1.00% |
2.00% |
5.00% |
|
Mosaic |
0.50% |
1.00% |
2.00% |
|
Anthracnose |
0.30% |
0.50% |
1.00% |
IV.
Referee Sample
A
representative sample of at least two-pounds of the seed as it is to be sold
shall be submitted to the Association for laboratory analysis.
|
Factor |
Standards
for each class |
||
|
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
|
|
Pure
seed (minimum) |
95.0% |
98.0% |
98.0% |
|
Inert matter
(maximum) |
5.0% |
2.0% |
2.0% |
|
Weed
seed (maximum) |
None |
0.05% |
0.1% |
|
Prohibited weeds
(maximum)¹ |
None |
0.1% |
None |
|
Other
kinds including other varieties
(maximum) |
None |
0.1% |
0.2% |
|
Other varieties
(maximum) |
None |
0.05% |
0.1% |
|
Total
germination and hard seed (minimum) |
N.S.² |
85.0% |
85.0% |
1See
Section XLI P.
2No
Standards.