N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 98.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 98.1 - Application and amplification of general certification standards

(a) The general seed certification standards are basic and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for certification of birdsfoot trefoil.

(b) Section 96.3 of the general standards is amplified as follows to apply specifically to birdsfoot trefoil seed: Classes and sources of certified seed:

(1) The region of adaptation of Empire and Viking birdsfoot trefoil shall be New York State and all other States and portions thereof located between the Canadian boundary and the 40th parallel except in the extreme west where the southern boundary shall be the California-Oregon State line.

(2) When a variety is grown outside its designated region of adaptation, certification shall be limited to one generation. The class thus produced shall be the certified class.

(3) When the Empire and Viking varieties of birdsfoot trefoil are grown within the region of adaptation, certification shall be limited to three generations of increase from breeder seed. The three generations shall be foundation, registered and certified. Certified seed shall not be eligible as planting stock for the growing of certified seed.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 98.1