Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XIII - Seeds
Chapter 7 - Certification of Specific Crops/Varieties
Subchapter C - Fruits and Vegetables
Section XIII-793 - Watermelon Seed Certification Standards (Formerly Section 217)

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XIII-793

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

A. Field Inspection

1. The initial inspection will be made before the first blooms are open. At this time, volunteer plants and citron must be removed from the field to be certified and the isolation zone by the grower.

2. The second inspection will be made when the melons are ready to harvest. The presence of any citron plants within 2,640 feet of a unit entered for foundation or registered classes or within 1,320 feet of a unit entered for certified class will disqualify the unit for certification.

B. Field Standards

Factor

Foundation

Registered

Certified

Land Requirement

1 yr.

1 yr.

1 yr.

Isolation

2,640 ft.

2,640 ft.

1,320 ft.

At Harvest Time:

Citron

None

None

None

White Heart Fruits

None

2.00%

5.00%

Total Off-Type Plants or Varietal Mixtures

None

None

2 Plants per Acre

*Plants Free from Fusarium Wilt

93.00%

93.00%

90.00%

Plants Free from Anthracnose

95.00%

95.00%

90.00%

*Applies to wilt-resistant varieties only

C. Seed Standards

Factor

Foundation

Registered

Certified

Pure Seed

98.00%

98.00%

98.00%

Inert Matter

2.00%

2.00%

2.00%

Other Crops

None

2 seed/lb.

5 seed/lb.

Other Varieties

None

None

4 seed/lb.

Citron

None

None

None

Weed Seeds

None

None

0.05%

Germination

80.00%

80.00%

80.00%

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

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