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 97 - Small Grain Seed Certification Standards
Section 97.5 - Seed standards
Universal Citation: 1 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 97.5
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) General provisions.
| Class of seed | |||
|
Factor |
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
| Pure seed (minimum) ....... | 99.00% | 99.00% | 99.00% |
| Inert matter (maximum) | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Weed seeds (maximum) ....... | 2 per lb. | 5 per lb. | 0.03% |
| Objectionable weed seeds ....... | none | none | none |
| Other crops, excluding other varieties (maximum) ....... | 2 per lb. | 5 per lb. | 10 per lb. |
| Other small grains of same growing season (maximum) ....... | none | 1 per lb. | 5 per lb. |
| Other distinguishable varieties (maximum) ....... | none | 2 per lb. | 10 per lb. |
| Germination (minimum): | |||
| Wheat, oats, barley, triticale, spelt | 80% | 85% | 85% |
| Rye | 80% | 80% | 80% |
(b) Additional provisions.
(1) The
maximum number of all weed seeds in the certified class of seed shall not
exceed 15 seeds per pound of grain in oats or barley, and 10 per pound in rye,
spelt, triticale, and wheat.
(2)
Weeds considered as objectionable are quackgrass (Elytrigia
repens), charlock (wild mustard) (Brassica kaber),
and other wild Brassica species; Canada thistle (Cirsium
arvense), corn cockle (Agrostemma githago), dodder
(Cuscuta spp.), bindweed (Convolvulus
arvensis), horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), wild
onion (Allium spp.), wild radish (Raphanus
raphanistrum), Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens),
bedstraw (Galium spp.) and leafy spurge (Euphorbia
esula).
(3) All certified
small grain seed shall be free of vetch (Vicia spp.).
Certified winter barley and wheat seed shall also be free of rye
seeds.
(4) Variations which are
typical of the variety shall not be included as other varieties.
(5) Fatuoid oats will be scored as pure
seed.
(6) In the fluorescence test
of oats, the following tolerances for off-types will be permitted. Foundation
class - 9 seeds for pound; registered class - 18 seeds per pound; certified
class - 36 seeds per pound.
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