N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 100.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 100.4 - Field standards

(a)General.

(1) A seed field shall be considered the unit for certification. A strip at least five feet in width and which is mowed, uncropped, or planted to some crop other than the kind in question shall constitute a field boundary.

(2) Isolation requirement.

All fields used for the production of foundation, registered, or certified seed must be isolated from other strains of the same species in accordance with the distance listed below:

Foundation	Registered	Certified
All cross pollinated species (Broomegrass, Timothy, etc.) .......	80 rods	40 rods	20 rods

(b)Specific requirements.

Maximum permitted in each class
Foundation	Registered	Certified
Other varieties 1 .......	none	0.25%	0.50%

(c)Eligible sources of seed.

Certified seed of grasses shall not be planted for the growing of certified seed. Foundation seed shall be planted for the growing of registered seed and either foundation or registered seed shall be planted for the growing of certified seed.

Footnotes

1 Other varieties shall be considered to include offtype plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 100.4