La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-141

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XIII-141 - Germination Standards for Vegetable Seed
A. Germination standards for vegetable seed shall be the same as those published under USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Federal Seed Act Regulations Part 201. Minimum germination, which shall also include hard seed, of vegetable or garden seed shall be as follows.

Seed Kind

Percent

Artichoke

60

Asparagus

70

Asparagus bean

75

Bean, garden

70

Bean, lima

70

Bean, runner

75

Beet

65

Broadbean

75

Broccoli

75

Brussels sprouts

70

Burdock, great

60

Cabbage

75

Cabbage, tronchuda

70

Cardoon

60

Carrot

55

Cauliflower

75

Celeriac

55

Celery

55

Chard, Swiss

65

Chicory

65

Chinese cabbage

75

Chives

50

Citron

65

Collards

80

Corn, sweet

75

Cornsalad

70

Cowpea

75

Cress, garden

75

Cress, upland

60

Cress, water

40

Cucumber

80

Dandelion

60

Dill

60

Eggplant

60

Endive

70

Kale

75

Kale, Chinese

75

Kale, Siberian

75

Kohlrabi

75

Leek

60

Lettuce

80

Melon

75

Mustard, India

75

Mustard, spinach

75

Okra

50

Onion

70

Onion, Welsh

70

Pak-choi

75

Parsley

60

Parsnip

60

Pea

80

Pepper

55

Pumpkin

75

Radish

75

Rhubarb

60

Rutabaga

75

Sage

60

Salsify

75

Savory, summer

55

Sorrel

65

Soybean

75

Spinach

60

Spinach, New Zealand

40

Squash

75

Tomato

75

Tomato, husk

50

Turnip

80

Watermelon

70

B. The minimum germination standard for all other vegetable and garden seed, for which a standard has not been established, shall be 50 percent.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-141

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 4:104 (April 1978), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2707 (October 2013), Repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 431897 (10/1/2017), Amended LR 441852 (10/1/2018).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.