LAC 7:XIII.725. Vetch Seed Certification Standards

A. Classes of Vetch Seed 1. Non-Reseeding Varieties. Recognized certified seed classes shall be breeder, foundation, registered and certified vetch seed. 2. Hard-Seeded Varieties. Whenever a field of hard-seeded vetch has been established to produce either breeder, foundation, registered or certified seed, the same certified seed class can be produced from that field as long as it remains in production and meets minimum seed certification standards. B. Field Inspection. Field inspection shall be made at flowering time or before harvest when off-types and varietal mixtures can best be identified. C. Field Standards Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified Land Requirement | 5 yrs. | 3 yrs. | 2 yrs. Isolation Self-Pollinating Varieties Cross-Pollinating Varieties | 10 ft. Isolation Self-Pollinating Varieties Cross-Pollinating Varieties | 400 ft. Other Varieties and Off-Types | 1 per 1,000 | 1 per 400 | 1 per 100 Other Crops | 1 per 4,000 | 1 per 2,000 | 1 per 400 Noxious Weeds (inseparable) | None D. Seed Standards Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified Pure Seed | 98.00% Inert Matter | 2.00% Total Other Crops | 0.35% | 0.75% | 1.50% Other Varieties | 0.10% | 0.25% | 1.00% Noxious Weeds | None Other Weeds | 0.10% | 0.25% Germination | 80.00%