Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD
Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES
Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops
Section 2VAC10-10-110 - Cowpea certification standards
Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 10-10-110
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. General standards. The general standards as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply to cowpeas.
B. Land requirements. The crop shall not be grown on land on which cowpeas, soybeans, field peas or beans were grown the previous year except when a crop of the same variety was grown from the same or a higher class of seed.
C. Field standards.
1. At least one field inspection
shall be made after the plants are mature enough to determine the color of the
pods and peas and condition of the seed. Plants of other varieties and off-type
plants shall be removed from the field prior to the inspection.
2. All cowpea fields being grown for
certification shall be separated from cowpea fields of any other variety by at
least 10 feet. Cowpeas that are to be certified shall not be stored in the same
building with other cowpeas unless bagged and each bag is identified.
3. Specific.
| Factor | Foundation | Maximum Permitted Registered | Certified |
| Other Varieties | 1:100,000 (.001%) | 1:10,000 (.01%) | 1:5,000 (.02%) |
| Other Crops (inseparable) | None | 1:10,000 (.01%) | 1:5,000 (.02%) |
| Objectionable Weeds | None | None | None |
D. Seed standards.
| Standards for Each Class | |||
| Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified |
| Pure Seed (minimum) | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% |
| Inert Matter (maximum) | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| *Other Crop Seed (maximum) | .01% | .10% | .25% |
| Weed Seed (maximum) | None | .10% | .10% |
| Objectionable Weeds | None | None | None |
| Weevil-damaged Seed (maximum) | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| **Germination (minimum) | N.S. | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| *Includes off-type seed and seed of other distinguishable varieties. | |||
| **N. S. - No standard. | |||
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
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