Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XIII - Seeds
Chapter 7 - Certification of Specific Crops/Varieties
Subchapter B - Grain and Row Crop Seeds
Section XIII-749 - Rice Seed Certification Standards

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XIII-749

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Isolation Requirements

1. Fields offered for certification must be clearly separated from other fields by a ditch, levee, roadway, fence, or barren strip a minimum of 10 feet if the adjoining crop is the same variety and class.

2. In addition to the preceding regulations, the following isolation distances will pertain if the adjoining crop is a different class or different variety.

Number of Feet from Same Variety/Different Class Planted by

Ground

Air

Drill

Broadcast

Right Angle

Parallel

10

10

1,320

10

Number of Feet from Other Varieties/All Classes Planted by

Ground

Air

Drill

Broadcast

Right Angle

Parallel

20

100

1,320

100

3. Any part of the applicant's field or fields which are closer than these distances must be harvested prior to final inspection or plowed up. Failure to comply with this requirement will disqualify the entire field.

B. Field Standards

Factor

Breeder

Foundation

Registered

Certified

Land Requirement

Conventional Varieties

1 yr.

1 yr.

1 yr.

1 yr.

Hybrid Varieties

5 years

5 years

5 years

5 years

Other Varieties

None

None

10 Plants per Acre

25 Plants per Acre

*Harmful Diseases

None

None

None

None

Noxious Weeds:

Red Rice

(including Black Hull Rice)

None

None

None

1 Plant per 10 Acres

Spearhead

None

None

None

2 Plants per Acre

Indian Jointvetch

None

None

4 Plants per Acre

4 Plants per Acre

* Diseases seriously affecting quality of seed and transmissible by planting stock.

C. Seed Standards

Factor

Breeder

Foundation

Registered

Certified

Pure Seed

98.00%

98.00%

98.00%

98.00%

Inert Matter

2.00%

2.00%

2.00%

2.00%

Other Crops, including Other Varieties

None

None

None

2 seed/lb.

Off-Color Grains, if of similar size, quality and maturity

None

5 seed/lb.

10 seed/lb.

20 seed/lb.

Noxious Weeds: Red Rice (including Black Hull Rice)

None

None

None

None**

Spearhead, Indian

Jointvetch and Mexican Weed

None

None

None

None

Other Weeds

0.05%

0.05%

0.05%

0.10%

Germination

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

**Four pounds shall be hulled from each lot to determine red rice content.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.

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