South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION
Article 14 - SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
Section 27-1000 - Peanut Seed Certification Standards
Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024
I. Application of General Certification Standards
The General Certification Standards, Clemson University Regulation 27-190, are basic and applicable and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for certification of peanut seed.
II. Land Requirements.
A crop of peanuts will not be eligible for certification if planted on land which grew peanuts either of the previous two years unless the preceding peanut crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety.
III. Field Inspection.
A field inspection shall be made before harvest.
IV. Field Standards.
The unit of certification shall be a field or a portion of a field.
An isolation of a minimum of ten feet is required for all classes of certified seed from other varieties or from peanuts grown from uncertified seed of the same variety shall be required.
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Maximum Permitted in Each Class |
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Factor |
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
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Other varieties* |
1:1000 |
1:500 |
1:200 |
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*Other varieties shall be considered to include off-type plants that can be differentiated from the variety that is being inspected. |
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V. Seed Standards
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Standards for Each Class |
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Factor |
Foundation |
Registered |
Certified |
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Pure seed (min.) |
N.S. |
97.00% |
97.00% |
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*Inert Matter (max.) |
N.S. |
3.00% |
3.00% |
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**Weed Seeds (max.) |
0.01% |
0.01% |
0.01% |
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Objectionable or Noxious |
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Weed Seeds |
None |
None |
None |
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Other Crop Seeds |
0.11% |
.21% |
.52% |
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***Other Kinds (max.) |
0.01% |
.01% |
.02% |
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Other Varieties (max.) |
0.10% |
.20% |
.50% |
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Germination & Hard Seed (min.) |
N.S. |
70.00% |
70.00% |
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**Total weed seeds shall not exceed 5 per lb. |
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***Other kinds shall not exceed 2 per lb. for Foundation and Registered, and 3 per lb. for Certified. |
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VI. Size of Lots
For the purpose of issuing certification tags the standard lot size for peanuts shall be a maximum of 500 bags or 25,000 lbs.
VII. Size of Official Sample
A 2 lb. sample of peanuts is required for official purity and germination tests by the S. C. State Department of Agriculture.
VIII. Certified peanuts cannot be stored in the same building with other peanuts unless they are properly identified.
IX. Conditioning Seed
Certified seed peanuts shall be handled through approved conditioning plants by a certifying state agency. Certified peanut seed should be treated with a recommended fungicide for the control of seedborne organisms. The rate of application and material used for treatment of the sample shall be the same for the lot.
X. Carry Over
Certified Seed peanuts cannot be carried over a year and sold as certified seed.
