Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XIII - Seeds
Chapter 7 - Certification of Specific Crops/Varieties
Subchapter A - Grasses and Clovers
Section XIII-703 - Louisiana White; Louisiana White S 1, Ladino and Other White Clover Seed Certification Standards (Formerly Section 161)
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Field Standards
|
Factor |
Breeder |
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
|
Land Requirement |
5 yrs.1 |
5 yrs.1 |
3 yrs.1 |
2 yrs.2 |
|
Isolation |
1,320 ft. |
1,320 ft. |
660 ft. |
330 ft. |
|
Other Varieties and/or Species that can be differentiated from the variety being certified |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Other Crops (inseparable) |
10 Plants per Acre |
10 Plants per Acre |
50 Plants per Acre |
100 Plants per Acre |
|
1 A foundation and/or registered field may produce only two successive seed crops following seeding except that each may be reclassified to the next lower class after being harvested for seed for two years. A stand will not be eligible to produce any class of seed after four successive seed crops. 2 A certified field on which a stand of perennial plants is maintained may produce a maximum of four successive seed crops following seeding. |
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B. Seed Standards
|
Factor |
Breeder |
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
|
Pure Seed |
99.00% |
98.00% |
98.00% |
98.00% |
|
Inert Matter |
1.00% |
2.00% |
2.00% |
2.00% |
|
Other Crops |
None |
None |
45 seed/lb. |
100 seed/lb. |
|
Other Varieties |
None |
None |
None |
10 seed/lb. |
|
Other Kinds |
None |
None |
45 seed/lb. |
90 seed/lb. |
|
Sweet Clover |
None |
None |
45 seed/lb. |
80 seed/lb. |
|
Other Clovers |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Noxious Weeds: Bracted plantain Buckhorn plantain |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Other Weeds |
0.04% |
0.04% |
0.07% |
0.14% |
|
Wild Carrot |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Germination |
None |
85.00% |
85.00% |
85.00% |
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.
