N.J. Admin. Code § 2:16-3.12

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 2:16-3.12 - Minimum seed standards for Interagency Certification of turfgrass seed

(a) For turfgrass mixtures intended for use in New Jersey certified sod, the following shall apply:

1. Component lots shall be those designated as Sod Quality by the state of origin; the minimum seed standards for the components shall be those found in N.J.A.C. 2:16 7.16(a).

2. Varieties and mixtures of varieties shall be approved by Cook College, Rutgers, the State University as stated in N.J.A.C. 2:16-7.1 5(a).

3. It is the responsibility of the conditioner to inform the Department that the mixture is to comply with the New Jersey certified sod standards.

4. The seed analysis tag shall bear the statement "Eligible for New Jersey Certified Sod."

(b) For certified mixtures made for sod growers, other than those in (a) above, the components used shall be sod quality.

(c) The components for all other mixtures shall comply with the following seed standards:

Max.	Max. n1
Min.	Oth.	Min.	Other	Max.
Kind	Pur.	Var.	Germ	Crop	weed
Kentucky Bluegrass	96%	2%	80%	.25%	.2%
Red Fescues	97%	2%	85%	.25%	.2%
(F. rubra vars.)
Hard Fescues	97%	2%	85%	.25%	.2%
Tall Fescue	97%	2%	85%	.25%	.2%
Perennial Ryegrass	97%	2%	85%	.50%	.2%
Bentgrass	96%	3%	80%	.25%	.2%
Rough Bluegrass	96%	2%	80%	.25%	.2%
n1 Up to 18 seeds per pound is the maximum amount of the
following species:
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua), big bluegrass (Poa ampla), Rough
bluegrass (Poa trivialis), Meadow fescue (Festuca elatior), Tall
fescue (F. arundinacea), Ryegrass Lolium spp.), Bentgrass
(Agrostis spp.), Timothy (Phleum pratense), Smooth Brome (Bromus
incrmis), Wild oat (Avena fatua) Foxtail (Setaria spp.), Panicum
spp., Nutsedge (Cyperus spp.), Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon),
Velvetgrass (Holcus lanatus).
Up to 90 seeds per pound is the maximum amount permitted of the
following objectionable weed seeds: Dock and Sorrel (Rumex spp.),
Plantain (Plantago spp.), Black medic (Medicago lupulina),
Chickweeds (Cerastium spp. and Stellaria spp.), Field Pennycress
(Thlaspi arvense), Wild carrot (Daucus carota), Speedwell
(Veronica spp.), Spurge (Euphorbia spp.), Wood sorrel (Oxalis
stricta), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Clover (Trifolium spp.)

(d) In an emergency, and at the discretion of the Department, seed lots failing to meet these standards for other than genetic reasons may be used for interagency certified mixtures. Use of such lots shall be made only when the Department determines that there exists a serious shortage of seed meeting these standards.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:16-3.12

Recodified from 2:16-3.13 and amended by R.1996 d.44, effective 1/16/1996.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 4043(a), 28 New Jersey Register 257(a).