$10,000.01 or more | $500 | |
$10,000 | $5,000.01 | $200 |
$ 5,000 | $2,500.01 | $100 |
$ 2,500 or less | $50 |
Seed Type | Testing Fee | Minimum Sample Size | Days Required for Germination | ||
Purity | Germination | Purity and Germination | |||
Alfalfa | $12 | $12 | $24 | 5 oz. | 7 |
Bahia Grass | $15 | $15 | $30 | 5 oz. | 28 |
Barley | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 7 |
Bean, Velvet | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2lb. | 14 |
Bermuda Grass | $15 | $15 | $30 | 2 oz. | 21 |
Blue Grass | $15 | $15 | $30 | 2 oz. | 28 |
Carpet Grass | $15 | $15 | $30 | 2 oz. | 21 |
Clovers | $12 | $12 | $24 | 5 oz. | 21 |
Cotton | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 12 |
Cowpeas | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 8 |
Corn, Field | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 7 |
Corn, Pop | $12 | $12 | $24 | 8 oz. | 7 |
Crotalaria | $12 | $12 | $24 | 6 oz. | 10 |
Dallis Grass | $15 | $15 | $30 | 5 oz. | 21 |
Fescues | $15 | $15 | $30 | 5 oz. | 21 |
Lespedezas | $12 | $12 | $24 | 5 oz. | 28 |
Lupine | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 10 |
Millets | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 lb. | 14 |
Oats | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 10 |
Orchard Grass | $15 | $15 | $30 | 5 oz. | 21 |
Peanut | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 10 |
Peas, Field | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 lb. | 8 |
Redtop | $15 | $15 | $30 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Rescue Grass | $15 | $15 | $30 | 1 lb. | 28 |
Rice | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 14 |
Rye | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 10 |
Ryegrass | $15 | $15 | $30 | 5 oz. | 14 |
Sesame | $12 | $12 | $24 | 5 oz. | 6 |
Sorghum | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 lb. | 10 |
Soybean | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 8 |
Sudan Grass | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 lb. | 10 |
Timothy | $15 | $15 | $30 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Vetches | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 14 |
Wheat | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 lb. | 10 |
Seed Type | Testing Fee | Minimum Sample Size | Days Required for Germination | ||
Purity | Germination | Purity and Germination | |||
Asparagus | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 21 |
Beans, except Lima | $12 | $12 | $24 | 6 oz. | 8 |
Beans, Lima | $12 | $12 | $24 | 8 oz. | 9 |
Beans, Runner | $12 | $12 | $24 | 6 oz. | 9 |
Beets | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 14 |
Broccoli | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Brussels Sprouts | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Cabbage | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Carrots | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 21 |
Cauliflower | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Celery or | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 21 |
Chicory | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 14 |
Citron | $12 | $12 | $24 | 3 oz. | 14 |
Collards | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Corn | $12 | $12 | $24 | 4 oz. | 7 |
Cowpeas, Crowder | $12 | $12 | $24 | 8 oz. | 8 |
Cress, Garden | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 10 |
Cress, Water | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 14 |
Cucumber | $12 | $12 | $24 | 3 oz. | 7 |
Dandelion | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 21 |
Eggplant | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 14 |
Endive | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 14 |
Kale | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Kohlrabi | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Leek | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 14 |
Lettuce | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 7 |
Muskmelon | $12 | $12 | $24 | 3 oz. | 10 |
Mustard | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 7 |
Okra | $12 | $12 | $24 | 4 oz. | 14 |
Onion | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 10 |
Parsley | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 28 |
Parsnip | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 28 |
Peas | $12 | $12 | $24 | 6 oz. | 8 |
Pepper | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 14 |
Pumpkin | $12 | $12 | $24 | 4 oz. | 7 |
Radish | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 6 |
Rutabaga | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 14 |
Salsify | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 10 |
Sorrel | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 14 |
Soybean | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 lb. | 8 |
Spinach, N. Zealand | $12 | $12 | $24 | 4 oz. | 28 |
Squash | $12 | $12 | $24 | 4 oz. | 7 |
Swiss Chard | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 14 |
Tomato | $12 | $12 | $24 | 1 oz. | 14 |
Turnip | $12 | $12 | $24 | 2 oz. | 7 |
Watermelon | $12 | $12 | $24 | 4 oz. | 14 |
Flowers | $15 | $15 | $30 | 400 seed |
NOTE: The number of days for a germination test does not include the number of days required to get the sample to the office and a report back through the mail.
Test Type | Testing Fee | Minimum Sample Size |
Accelerated Aging (Vigor) | $15 | 2 pounds |
Cool Test (Cotton) | $15 | 2 pounds |
Round Up Ready | $15 | 2 pounds |
Seed Count Per LB. | $12 | See chart above |
*Tetrazolium Test (TZ) | $15 | See chart above |
*Tetrazolium Test - This is not an official germination test and may not be used to label seed for germination.
S.C. Code Regs. § 5-482
For all testing services, any seed not listed will be charged according to other seed of a similar size and/or type.