La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-749
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XIII-749 - Rice Seed Certification StandardsA. Isolation Requirements 1. Fields offered for certification must be clearly separated from other fields by a ditch, levee, roadway, fence, or barren strip a minimum of 10 feet if the adjoining crop is the same variety and class.2. In addition to the preceding regulations, the following isolation distances will pertain if the adjoining crop is a different class or different variety. Number of Feet from Same Variety/Different Class Planted by |
Ground | Air |
Drill | Broadcast | Right Angle | Parallel |
10 | 10 | 1,320 | 10 |
Number of Feet from Other Varieties/All Classes Planted by |
Ground | Air |
Drill | Broadcast | Right Angle | Parallel |
20 | 100 | 1,320 | 100 |
3. Any part of the applicant's field or fields which are closer than these distances must be harvested prior to final inspection or plowed up. Failure to comply with this requirement will disqualify the entire field.B. Field Standards Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified |
Land Requirement | | | | |
Conventional Varieties | 1 yr. | 1 yr. | 1 yr. | 1 yr. |
Hybrid Varieties | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |
Other Varieties | None | None | 10 Plants per Acre | 25 Plants per Acre |
*Harmful Diseases | None | None | None | None |
Noxious Weeds: Red Rice (including Black Hull Rice) | None | None | None | 1 Plant per 10 Acres |
Spearhead | None | None | None | 2 Plants per Acre |
Indian Jointvetch | None | None | 4 Plants per Acre | 4 Plants per Acre |
* Diseases seriously affecting quality of seed and transmissible by planting stock. |
C. Seed Standards Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified |
Pure Seed | 98.00% | 98.00% | 98.00% | 98.00% |
Inert Matter | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% |
Other Crops, including Other Varieties | None | None | None | 2 seed/lb. |
Off-Color Grains, if of similar size, quality and maturity | None | 5 seed/lb. | 10 seed/lb. | 20 seed/lb. |
Noxious Weeds: Red Rice (including Black Hull Rice) | None | None | None | None** |
Spearhead, Indian Jointvetch and Mexican Weed | None | None | None | None |
Other Weeds | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.05% | 0.10% |
Germination | | 80.00% | 80.00% | 80.00% |
**Four pounds shall be hulled from each lot to determine red rice content. |
La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-749
Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:576 (November 1982), amended LR 9:201 (April 1983), LR 9:754 (November 1983), LR 10:495 (July 1984), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), LR 13:157 (March 1987), LR 13:233 (April 1987), LR 14:606 (September 1988), LR 14:694 (October 1988), LR 15:613 (August 1989), LR 19:888 (July 1993), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2724 (October 2013), Repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 42212 (2/1/2016), Amended LR 441855 (10/1/2018).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.