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-761 - Soybean Seed Certification Standards
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Field Standards
|
Factor |
Breeder |
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
|
* Land Requirement |
1 yr. |
1 yr. |
1 yr. |
1 yr. |
|
Isolation |
10 ft. |
10 ft. |
10 ft. |
|
|
Other Varieties |
None |
None |
3 Plants per Acre |
10 Plants per Acre |
|
Noxious Weeds: Purple Moon flower |
None |
None |
2 Plants per Acre |
5 Plants per Acre |
|
Balloonvine |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
* Land requirement will be waived if the previous crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety, or of a variety having different plant pubescence or hilum color from the variety to be certified. |
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B. 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 |
None |
2 seed/lb. |
2 seed/lb. |
5 seed/lb. |
|
Other Varieties |
None |
2 seed/lb. |
2 seed/lb. |
5 seed/lb. |
|
Noxious Weeds |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Other Weeds |
0.05% |
10 seed/lb. |
10 seed/lb. |
10 seed/lb. |
|
Germination |
None |
80.00% |
80.00% |
80.00% |
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.
