Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XIII - Seeds
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed
Section XIII-139 - Tolerances (Formerly Section 105)
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the tolerances published in the latest rules and regulations for testing seed by the Association of Official Seed Analysts shall be applicable in the administration of the Louisiana Seed Law.
B. Germination Tolerances. The following tolerances, which are recognized by the Federal Seed Act, 7 USC 1551 - 1611, are adopted and are applicable to the percentage of germination and also to the sum of the germination plus the hard seed. Maximum tolerance values for comparing two 400-seed germination tests of the same or different submitted samples tested in the same or different laboratories.
|
Average Percent Germination |
Tolerance* |
|
|
A |
B |
C |
|
99 |
2 |
2 |
|
97 - 98 |
3 - 4 |
3 |
|
94 - 96 |
5 - 7 |
4 |
|
91 - 93 |
8 - 10 |
5 |
|
87 - 90 |
11 - 14 |
6 |
|
82 - 86 |
15 - 19 |
7 |
|
76 - 81 |
20 - 25 |
8 |
|
70 - 75 |
26 - 31 |
9 |
|
60 - 69 |
32 - 41 |
10 |
|
51 - 59 |
42 - 50 |
11 |
*When only 200 seeds of mixtures are tested, 2 percent shall be added to the above germination tolerances.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.
