I.
Land Requirements
Certified
seed must be produced on land which did not produce any other variety of okra
or an uncertified crop of the same variety the previous year.
It is recommended that okra for certified seed production be grown on
land free of nematodes.
II.
Field
Inspection
Field
inspection will be made after some of the pods have assumed their mature size.
III.
Field Standards
A.
General
1.
Unit of Certification
The
unit of certification shall be a field.
2.
Isolation
To
be eligible for certification, an okra seed field must be isolated from fields
of any other variety or fields of the same variety that do not meet the
variety purity requirements for certification as follows:
|
Class |
Feet |
|
Foundation |
1,320 |
|
Registered |
1,320 |
|
Certified |
825 |
B. Specific Requirements
|
Factor |
Maximum
permitted in each class |
||
|
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
|
|
Other
varieties (definite):Variety |
None |
1:2,500 |
1:1,250 |
|
Other varieties (doubtful):Variety |
None |
1:750 |
1:500 |
|
Inseparable
noxious weeds ¹ |
None |
None |
None |
1Noxious
weeds producing seed that are similar to okra seed in size and specific
gravity so that they cannot be cleaned from the seed by the regular method of
cleaning.
IV.
Referee Sample
A
representative one-pound sample of 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) |
99.0% |
99.0% |
98.0% |
|
Inert matter
(maximum) |
1.0% |
1.0% |
2.0% |
|
Weed
seed (maximum) |
None |
None |
3
per lb. |
|
Prohibited weed
(maximum) ¹ |
None |
None |
None |
|
Other
kinds ³ |
None |
0.01% |
0.02% |
|
Other varieties
(maximum) |
None |
0.2% |
0.5% |
|
Total
germination and hard seed (minimum) |
N.S.
² |
65.0% |
65.0% |
1See
Section XLI P.
2No standards
3Other kinds shall not exceed 2 seeds per lb. in Registered; 3 per lb. in
Certified.