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Applications Due July 15
The
general seed certification standards are basic and together
with the following specific standards constitute the standards
for the certification for Vegetatively Propagated Pasture
Grass in Missouri.
Seed Source
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Foundation seed shall be obtained from the increase of Breeder
seed produced by Missouri Foundation Seeds or the sponsoring
agency.
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Only those fields planted with Foundation or Registered
sprigs of Vegetatively Propagated Pasture Grass will be
eligible for certification.
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A grower of Registered sprigs may increase his acreage from
his own production, provided the increase is adjacent and
planted on land under his control. Note - size of increase
not to exceed ten (10) acres.
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Land
Requirements
A
field to be eligible for the production of Foundation, Registered
or Certified must have been thoroughly inspected prior to
planting to verify the absence of other Bermudagrass and noxious
weeds.
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Field Standards
- Isolation
- A field to be eligible for the production of Registered
or Certified planting stock of any of these Bermudas
must be isolated from any other strain of the same species
by a strip at least 10 feet wide to preclude any possibility
of mixing planting material during the digging operation.
- Field Inspection
- Prior to Inspection - a field must be rogued and/or
sprayed sufficiently during the growing season to remove
any mixture of Bermudagrass or other perennial grasses
and noxious weeds.
- Time of Inspection - an inspection must be made during
the growing season at a time when there is sufficient
growth to make the identification of other Bermudas,
other perennial grasses and noxious weeds.
- General
- Restrictions on number of varieties per farm - when
Registered or Certified planting stock is being produced,
no other variety or strain of the same species shall
be grown for planting stock production except by special
permission from the certifying agency.
- Unit of Certification - the entire acreage standing
at the time of inspection as a unit from a map showing
the exact size and permanent location of the field.
- Production from different stock sources must be maintained
in separate fields
- Specific Requirement
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Maximum permitted
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Factor
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F
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R
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C
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| Other Varieties |
1/acre
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2/acre
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5/acre
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| Other Crops* |
0/acre
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0/acre
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10/acre
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| Prohibited weeds |
none
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none
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none
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| Other living plants |
**
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***
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****
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* Shall consist of all other
Bermuda grasses that can be differentiated from the variety
that is being inspected.
** Not to exceed one plant per 100 square feet
*** Not to exceed one plant per 200 square feet
**** Not to exceed one plant per 400 square feet |
Should other varieties, other crops and/or noxious/objectionable
weeds be found in excess of the standard during field inspection,
roguing and eradication by spot spraying will be permitted to bring
the field into compliance with the standards.
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Instructions and Procedures
- Harvesting and Shipping
- 1. All planting, mowing, harvesting and loading equipment must be
thoroughly cleaned prior to entering the production field.
- 2. An official numbered certificate or tag will accompany each shipment
of certified sprigs, plugs or sod.
- 3. A complete record of the amount of certified sales will be maintained
and made available to MCIA. This record shall include class, kind and variety,
field number, harvest date and amount of certified material shipped (sq/ft, cu/ft,
bushels, etc)
- Revised 3/1/04
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