Seed standards

A variety identification test is required for A-, B-, and R-lines of wheat. A seed count is required on all hybrids. Standards for Each Class A-, B-, and R-Lines Commercial Hybrid Factor Foundation Certified Pure seed (minimum) 99.0 percent 99.0 percent Total weed seeds (maximum) 0.10 percent 0.10 percent Other varieties * 0.005 percent 0.05 percent Other crop seeds (maximum) 0.01 percent 0.08 percent Inert matter (maximum) ** 1.0 percent 1.0 percent Prohibited noxious weed seeds none none Germination 85.0 percent 85.0 percent *Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but may not include variants that are characteristic of the variety. **Inert matter may not include more than 0.5 percent of material other than seed fragments of the variety under consideration.