La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-791

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-791 - Tomato Seed Certification Standards (Formerly Section 213)

A. Inspections

1. At least two field inspections shall be made.

2. One inspection shall be made when crop is at or near full fruit.

B. Field Standards

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Land Requirement	2 yrs.	2 yrs.	2 yrs.
Isolation	200 ft.	100 ft.	30 ft.
Other Varieties and Off-type Plants	None	0.05%	0.10%
Tomato Mosaic Virus	0.20%	0.20%	0.50%
Bacterial Spot	0.50%	1.00%	1.00%
Bacterial Speck	0.50%	1.00%	1.00%
Bacterial Canker	None	None	0.10%
Early Blight	0.50%	1.00%	1.00%
Phytophthora Foot Rot	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Septoria Foliage Blight	0.50%	1.00%	1.00%
Nailhead Spot	0.50%	1.00%	1.00%
Phoma Rot	0.50%	1.00%	1.00%
Fusarium Wilt	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Late Blight	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%

C. Management. Fields designated for production of any certified class of seed shall have no fruits removed for marketing purposes.

D. Seed Standards

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure Seed	99.00%	98.00%	98.00%
Inert Matter	1.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Other Crops	None	None	0.01%
Other Varieties	None	0.10%	0.20%
Noxious Weeds	None	None	None
Other Weeds	None	0.01%	0.03%
Germination	75.00%	75.00%	75.00%

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-791

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Seed Commission, LR 14:604 (September 1988), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2733 (October 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.