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 2VAC10-10-160 - Soybean certification standards
Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 10-10-160
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. General standards. The general standards as adopted in this chapter are basic and together with the following standards constitute the standards for soybeans.
B. Land requirements. The crop shall not be grown on land on which soybeans were grown the previous year, unless that crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety.
C. Field standards.
1. Field inspection. At least one field
inspection, preferably after the leaves have dropped, shall be made by an
inspector of the certifying agency.
2. Isolation. Fields of soybeans shall be
separated from any other variety or uncertified seed of the same variety by a
distance of 20 feet or 10 border rows of the inspected crop shall not be
harvested for seed.
3. Specific.
| Field Inspection | |||
| Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified |
| Other Varieties | 1:10,000 (0.01%) | 1:1000 (0.1%) | 1:400 (0.25%) |
| Corn and/or Sunflower Plants Bearing Seeds | None | None | 2 plants/acre |
| Total Objectionable Weeds | Trace morning glory | Trace morning glory | Trace morning glory |
D. Seed standards
| Standard for Each Class | |||
| Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified |
| Pure Seed (minimum) | 99.0% | 99.0% | 98.5% |
| Inert Matter (maximum) | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| *Weed Seeds (maximum) | .01% | .01% | .02% |
| Objectionable Weed Seed (maximum) | None | None | None |
| Other Crops | None | None | .01% |
| **Other Varieties | .01% | .1% | .25% |
| Germination (minimum) | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| *Total weed seed shall not exceed 10 per pound. | |||
| **Off-colored beans due to environmental factor shall not be considered other varieties. Other varieties shall be considered to include off-type seeds that can be differentiated from the variety that is being analyzed. | |||
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
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