LAC 7:XIII.705
LAC 7:XIII.705. Red Clover Seed Certification Standards
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 7, pt. XIII, § 705
A. Field Standards
Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified
*Land Requirement | 5 yrs. | 3 yrs. | 2 yrs.
Isolation | 1,320 ft. | 660 ft. | 330 ft.
Other Varieties | None | 0.20% | 0.50%
*No stand of red clover will be eligible to produce any class of certified seed after two successive seed crops. These seed crops may be produced in the same or consecutive years.
B. Seed Standards
Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified
Pure Seed | 99.00%
Inert Matter | 1.00%
Other Varieties | None | 0.10% | 0.25% | 1.00%
Other Crops | None | 18 seed/lb. | 90 seed/lb. | 180 seed/lb.
Noxious Weeds: Dock, Cheat, Darnel, Johnsongrass, Wild Mustard | None | 45 seed/lb. | 90 seed/lb. | 100 seed/lb.
Dodder | None
Other Weeds | 0.05% | 0.15% | 0.25%
Germination | None | 85.00%