Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 587 - Agricultural Products and Seeds
STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS GENERALLY
Section 587.238 - Eligibility of varieties for certification
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 587.238
Current through September 16, 2024
1. A variety is eligible for certification by the Department only if it has been approved as meriting certification by at least one certifying agency or by an appropriate national variety review board.
2. Before a variety will be considered for certification, the originator, developer, owner or agent must request certification and provide the following information:
(a) The name of the variety,
which must be the established name if the variety has been previously
marketed.
(b) A statement of the
variety's origin and the breeding procedure used in its development.
(c) A detailed description of the
morphological, physiological and other important characteristics of plants and
seed, including variants, that distinguish it from other varieties.
(d) Evidence of performance, including
comparative yield data, insect and disease resistance and other factors
supporting the identity of the variety.
(e) A statement on the plans and procedures
for the maintenance of classes of stock seed, including the number of
generations through which the variety may be multiplied.
(f) A statement delineating the geographic
area of adaptation of the variety.
(g) A description of the manner in which the
variety is constituted if the particular cycle of reproduction or
multiplication is specified.
(h)
Any additional restriction on the variety specified by the breeder with respect
to geographic area of seed production, age of stand and other factors affecting
genetic purity.
(i) A sample of
seed representative of the variety as marketed. The size of the sample is that
required for a submitted sample in the current issue of the Rules for
Testing Seeds published by the Association of Official Seed Analysts
and available at cost from the Department.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Agriculture, eff. 6-11-80; A 12-3-90
NRS 587.077, 587.083
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