LAC 7:XIII.749. Rice Seed Certification Standards

A. Isolation Requirements 1. Fields offered for certification must be clearly separated from other fields by a ditch, levee, roadway, fence, or barren strip a minimum of 10 feet if the adjoining crop is the same variety and class. 2. In addition to the preceding regulations, the following isolation distances will pertain if the adjoining crop is a different class or different variety. Number of Feet from Same Variety/Different Class Planted by Ground | Air Drill | Broadcast | Right Angle | Parallel 10 | 1,320 | 10 Number of Feet from Other Varieties/All Classes Planted by Ground | Air Drill | Broadcast | Right Angle | Parallel 20 | 100 | 1,320 | 100 3. Any part of the applicant's field or fields which are closer than these distances must be harvested prior to final inspection or plowed up. Failure to comply with this requirement will disqualify the entire field. B. Field Standards Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified Land Requirement Conventional Varieties | 1 yr. Hybrid Varieties | 5 years Other Varieties | None | 10 Plants per Acre | 25 Plants per Acre *Harmful Diseases | None Noxious Weeds: Red Rice (including Black Hull Rice) | None | 1 Plant per 10 Acres Spearhead | None | 2 Plants per Acre Indian Jointvetch | None | 4 Plants per Acre *Diseases seriously affecting quality of seed and transmissible by planting stock. C. Seed Standards Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified Pure Seed | 98.00% Inert Matter | 2.00% Other Crops, including Other Varieties | None | 2 seed/lb. Off-Color Grains, if of similar size, quality and maturity | None | 5 seed/lb. | 10 seed/lb. | 20 seed/lb. Noxious Weeds: Red Rice (including Black Hull Rice) | None | None** Spearhead, Indian Jointvetch and Mexican Weed | None Other Weeds | 0.05% | 0.10% Germination | 80.00% **Four pounds shall be hulled from each lot to determine red rice content.