Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry
Chapter 113 - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION
ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTIFICATION
Section 113.13 - Certification of new varieties
Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 113.13
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) To request certification for a variety not included in § 113.12 (relating to current eligibility list), the owner of the seed shall submit the following information to the certification office not later than December 1 for a spring-planted crop and not later than June 1 for a fall-planted crop:
(1) Name of the crop 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.
(9) A
sample of seed representative of the variety as marked.
(b) In lieu of the procedure set forth in subsection (a), a variety successfully submitted to the proper Variety Review Board or to the United States Variety Protection Office will also be considered for certification.
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