I.
Land Requirements
Soybeans
shall be grown on land on which the previous crop was of another kind, or
planted with a class of certified seed of the same variety or with a variety
of a contrasting pubescence or hilum color.
II.
Field Inspection
At
least one field inspection shall be made prior to harvest preferably after the
leaves have dropped.
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
Soybean
fields intended for certification shall be separated from any other variety or
uncertified field of the same variety by a distance adequate to prevent
mechanical mixture.
B.
Specific Requirements
|
Factor |
Maximum permitted in each class |
||
|
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
|
|
Other varieties:Variety |
1:1000 |
1:1000 |
1:500 |
|
Objectionable
weeds ¹ |
None |
None |
None |
1Seeds of which
cannot be readily separated from soybeans.
A
two-pound sample of the seed as it is offered for sale shall be submitted to
the Association for laboratory analysis.
V.
Seed Standards
|
Factor |
Standards for each class |
||
|
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
|
|
Pure seed (minimum) |
98.00% |
98.00% |
98.00% |
|
Inert
matter (maximum) |
2.00% |
2.00% |
2.00% |
|
Weed seed (maximum) |
None |
None |
3
per lb |
|
Prohibited
weeds (maximum)¹ |
None |
None |
None |
|
Other kinds (maximum)2 |
0.10% |
0.10% |
0.10% |
|
Other
varieties (maximum)3 |
0.10% |
0.10% |
0.20% |
|
Germination |
80.00% |
80.00% |
80.00% |
1See
Section XLI P, also, horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) and silverleaf
nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium), moonflower (Calonyction
muricatum), balloonvine (Cardiosperm halicacabum), cocklebur (Xanthium
spp.), and morningglory (Ipomoea spp.).
2Not
to exceed 3 per pound in any class. Corn
or sunflower seed Foundation and Registered – none; Certified – 1 per
pound.
3Off-colored
beans due to environmental factors shall not be considered other varieties.