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 116 - Alfalfa Seed Certification Standards
Section 116.1 - Application and amplification of general certification standards
Universal Citation: 1 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 116.1
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) The general seed certification standards, as adopted by the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, are basic and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for the certification of alfalfa seed.
(b) The general standards are amplified as follows to apply specifically to alfalfa seed: Section 96.3 classes and sources of certified seed.
(1) The region of adaptation
for seed production of a given variety shall be that recommended by the
originating plant breeder and, in the United States, meeting the requirements
of the National Certified Alfalfa Variety Review Board.
(2) When a variety is grown within its
designated region of adaptation, certification shall be limited to a maximum of
three generations.
(3) When a
variety is grown outside its designated region of adaptation, certification
shall be limited to one generation.
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