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Applications Due August 1
The general seed certification standards are basic and together
with the following specific standards constitute the standards
for the certification of lespedeza in Missouri.
Seed Source
- Foundation
seed shall be obtained from the increase of Breeder seed
produced by Missouri Foundation Seeds or the sponsoring
agency.
- Registered
seed is produced by sowing Foundation seed. A field sown
with Foundation seed is eligible to produce Registered seed
for two successive seed crop years, including the year of
establishment.
- Certified
seed is produced by sowing Foundation or Registered seed.
If Foundation seed is sown, seed produced by naturally reseeding
crops in the four years immediately following the seeding
year is eligible for Certified seed. When Registered seed
is sown, seed produced during the seeding year and the first
reseeding year is eligible for Certified seed. No more than
one season shall elapse between the production of certified
seed crops. Fields planted with Certified seed are not eligible
for certification.
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Land
Requirements
A variety
will not be eligible for certification if planted on land
where lespedeza, other than a crop eligible for certification
and of the same variety, has the opportunity to mature seed
during he previous five years for the Foundation class and
three years for the Registered or Certified classes. Such
land must have been in cultivation for two years (Foundation)
and one year (Registered and Certified) prior to planting.
The land must be free of volunteer plants of lespedeza during
the year immediately prior to establishment. No manure or
other contaminating material shall be applied during the year
prior to seeding and during the establishment and productive
life of the stand.
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Field
Standards
- Isolation Minimum distances from a different variety,
or the same variety not under certification, must be at
least ten feet. If the adjoining field has been broadcast,
the distance must be a minimum of thirty feet. The isolation
between classes of the same variety under certification
may be reduced up to 25% of the distances otherwise required.
- Field Inspection
- Seed fields shall be inspected at least once prior
to harvest, preferably at flowering when varietal purity
can best be determined.
- If a field is harvested prior to field inspection,
it automatically becomes ineligible for certification.
- Specific Requirements
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Maximum permitted ratio of plants |
|
F
|
R
|
C
|
| Other
Varieties* |
1:1000
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1:35000
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1:7000
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| Other crop |
0.05%
|
0.10%
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0.25%
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| Objectionable
Weeds |
none
|
none
|
none
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| *includes
other species of lespedeza |
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Seed
Standards
| Factor |
Standards for each class |
| |
F
|
R
|
C
|
| Pure
Seed (min) |
98.00%
|
98.00%
|
98.00%
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| Inert
Matter (max) |
2.00
%
|
2.00%
|
2.00
%
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| Other
Crop Seed* (max) |
0.20%
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0.50%
|
1.50%
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Other varieties (max)
|
0.10%
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0.25%
|
0.50%
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Other kinds (max)
|
0.25%
|
0.50%
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0.75%
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| Weed
Seed (max) |
0.25%
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0.50%
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0.75%
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| Noxious
weeds** |
9/lb.
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27/lb.
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45/lb.
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| Prohibited
weeds*** |
none
|
none
|
none
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* Including other species of lespedeza
** Missouri State Noxious Weed List
*** Missouri State Prohibited Noxious Weed List
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