WAC 16-302-685. Small grains standards for seed certification

(1) Land, isolation, and field standards for small grains (barley, oat, rye, triticale, and wheat) seed certification are: land, isolation, and field standards class land standards minimum years isolation standards minimum feet off-type maximum head ratio other crop maximum head ratio wild oat maximum plants/acre Foundation 2 (a) 50 same genus (b) 3 different genus None found None found (c), (d) None found Registered 1 (a) 10 same genus 3 different genus (b) 1/148,000 1/148,000 (c) 5 Certified 1 (a) 10 same genus 3 different genus (b) 1/49,000 1/49,000 (c) 5 class land standards minimum years isolation standards minimum feet off-type maximum head ratio other crop maximum head ratio wild oat maximum plants/acre Foundation 2 (a) 50 same genus (b) 3 different genus None found None found (c), (d) None found Registered 1 (a) 10 same genus 3 different genus (b) 1/148,000 1/148,000 (c) 5 Certified 1 (a) 10 same genus 3 different genus (b) 1/49,000 1/49,000 (c) 5 (a) Waived if the previous crop is grown from an equal or higher Certified class of seed of the same variety. (b) Each rye field for certification must be isolated by three feet from fields producing a Certified class of the same variety, and by 660 feet from other rye fields. Each triticale field for certification must be isolated by three feet from fields producing a Certified class of the same variety, and by 300 feet from other triticale, rye and wheat fields for Foundation and Registered class, and 10 feet for Certified class, unless otherwise stated by the plant breeder. (c) Refers to other small grains, except that no rye or triticale is permitted in barley, oat, or wheat; and no vetch is permitted in barley, oat, rye, triticale, or wheat. (d) Only one reinspection is allowed for Foundation fields when triticale is found in the first inspection. Additional inspections are allowed if the field is downgraded to the Registered or Certified class. (a) Waived if the previous crop is grown from an equal or higher Certified class of seed of the same variety. (b) Each rye field for certification must be isolated by three feet from fields producing a Certified class of the same variety, and by 660 feet from other rye fields. Each triticale field for certification must be isolated by three feet from fields producing a Certified class of the same variety, and by 300 feet from other triticale, rye and wheat fields for Foundation and Registered class, and 10 feet for Certified class, unless otherwise stated by the plant breeder. (c) Refers to other small grains, except that no rye or triticale is permitted in barley, oat, or wheat; and no vetch is permitted in barley, oat, rye, triticale, or wheat. (d) Only one reinspection is allowed for Foundation fields when triticale is found in the first inspection. Additional inspections are allowed if the field is downgraded to the Registered or Certified class. (2) Small grains - Seed standards: For Clearfield and CoAXium varieties: For all classes - Each lot must pass bioassay or PCR as defined by the trait owner. Class Foundation Registered Certified Pure seed % (minimum) 98.00 98.00 98.00 Inert % (maximum) 2.00 2.00 2.00 Off-type (a) % (maximum) None found 2/lb 4/lb Other small grain excluding triticale and rye (a) (maximum) None found 2/lb 3/lb Triticale allowed in wheat and rye None found None found 1/1000 grams Triticale allowed in oats and barley None found None found 1/lb Other crop (b) % (maximum) None found 0.03 0.05 Weed seed % (maximum) 0.01 0.01 0.03 Objectionable weed seed (c) (maximum) None found None found None found Wild oat (maximum) None found None found 1/lb Viability (e) % (minimum) 85.00 85.00 85.00 Class Foundation Registered Certified Pure seed % (minimum) 98.00 98.00 98.00 Inert % (maximum) 2.00 2.00 2.00 Off-type (a) % (maximum) None found 2/lb 4/lb Other small grain excluding triticale and rye (a) (maximum) None found 2/lb 3/lb Triticale allowed in wheat and rye None found None found 1/1000 grams Triticale allowed in oats and barley None found None found 1/lb Other crop (b) % (maximum) None found 0.03 0.05 Weed seed % (maximum) 0.01 0.01 0.03 Objectionable weed seed (c) (maximum) None found None found None found Wild oat (maximum) None found None found 1/lb Viability (e) % (minimum) 85.00 85.00 85.00 (a) The combination of other small grain and off-type must not exceed two per pound (2/lb) for Registered class, and four per pound (4/lb) for Certified class. The tolerance for rye is none found in barley, oat, triticale, or wheat. (b) Excluding off-type and other small grain. No vetch is allowed in small grain seed. (c) Excluding wild oat. (d) A certification certificate is issued upon receipt of either an official AOSA tetrazolium or germination test which meets minimum Washington viability standards. NOTE: State and federal seed laws require seed be labeled based on a germination test. (a) The combination of other small grain and off-type must not exceed two per pound (2/lb) for Registered class, and four per pound (4/lb) for Certified class. The tolerance for rye is none found in barley, oat, triticale, or wheat. (b) Excluding off-type and other small grain. No vetch is allowed in small grain seed. (c) Excluding wild oat. (d) A certification certificate is issued upon receipt of either an official AOSA tetrazolium or germination test which meets minimum Washington viability standards. NOTE: State and federal seed laws require seed be labeled based on a germination test. Note: For all classes the purity analysis is based on 100 grams examined. For Registered and Certified classes, noxious weed, vetch, off-type, and other small grain determinations are based on 500 grams. For Foundation class, noxious weed, vetch, off-type, and other small grain determinations are based on 1000 grams examined. Note: For all classes the purity analysis is based on 100 grams examined. For Registered and Certified classes, noxious weed, vetch, off-type, and other small grain determinations are based on 500 grams. For Foundation class, noxious weed, vetch, off-type, and other small grain determinations are based on 1000 grams examined.