New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 16 - CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 2 - SEED AND SOD, GENERAL CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
Section 2:16-2.7 - Eligibility requirements for certification of crop varieties

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:16-2.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) All varieties that are approved by the Department are eligible for certification.

(b) All varieties that are certified by any other agency which is a member of, or recognized by, the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies may be considered for certification at the request of a grower.

(c) For varieties not approved by other certifying agencies, the breeder or sponsoring institution or organization shall describe and document in the application for certification submitted to the Department those characteristics of the variety which give it distinctness and merit by supplying the following information.

1. The name of the variety;

2. A statement concerning the variety's origin and the breeding procedure used in its development;

3. A detailed description of the morphological, physiological and other characteristics of the plants and seed that distinguish it from other varieties;

4. Evidence supporting the identity of the variety, such as comparative yield data, insect and disease resistance, or other factors supporting the identity of the variety;

5. A statement delineating the geographic area or areas of adaptation of the variety;

6. A statement of the plans and procedures for the maintenance of seed classes, including the number of generations through which the variety may be multiplied;

7. A description of the manner in which the variety is constituted when a particular cycle of reproduction or multiplication is specified;

8. Any additional restrictions on the variety specified by the breeder with respect to geographic area of seed production, age of stand or other factors affecting genetic purity; and

9. A sample of the variety as marked.

(d) The information required in (c) above shall be submitted to the Department for consideration. Upon the approval of the Department, the variety shall be accepted for certification.

(e) At the time a variety is accepted for certification, a sample of seed of the generation or generations requested by the Department shall be submitted by the sponsor. These samples shall be retained to provide appropriate control samples against which all future releases of stock seed will be tested to establish varietal characteristics.

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