New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter III - Plant Industry
Subchapter A - Inspection and Sale of Seeds (Article 9, Agriculture and Markets Law)
Part 111 - General Tree Seed Certification Standards
Standards
Section 111.4 - Categories of certified seed
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
Four categories of seed shall be recognized in tree seed certification and are defined as follows:
(a) Superior seed. Seed produced from progeny tested parentage where the performance of the progeny has been determined by tests approved by the certifying agency.
(b) Selected seed. Seed produced from seed orchards or trees prior to completion of progeny tests. The parent trees concerned will have been chosen by very rigorous selection methods.
(c) Standard seed. Seed produced from seed production areas where undesirable trees have been removed but for which no progeny testing is required.
(d) Source seed. Seed certified under the provisions stated in section 111.14 of the tree seed certification standards as described below.
