SCHEDULE 4REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED, CERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST AND SECOND GENERATIONS AND COMMERCIAL SEED
PART II
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE SEEDS
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The seeds shall comply with the following standards:—
Kind | Minimum germination (% by number of pure seeds or pure pellets)a | Maximum hard seed content (% by number of pure seeds or pure pellets) | Minimum analytical purity (% by weight) | Maximum total content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All categories | All categories | All categories | Basic seed | Certified Seed, Certified Seed of the Firstand Second Generations | Commercial Seed | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
Brown top | 75 | 90 | 0.3 | 2.0 | ||
Red top | 80 | 90 | 0.3 | 2.0 | ||
Other Agrostis spp | 75 | 90 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.0d | |
Tall oatgrass | 80 | 90 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 4.0d | |
Rescue grass | 75 | 97 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ||
Alaska brome-grass | 75 | 97 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ||
Sheep’s fescue | 75 | 85 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.0d | |
Poa spp. other than Poa pratensis | 75 | 85 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.0e | |
Birdsfoot trefoil | 75b | 40 | 95 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
Narrow-leaved lupin (Blue lupin) | 75b | 20 | 98c | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Other lupins | 80b | 20 | 98c | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5e |
Trefoil | 80b | 20 | 97 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
Alsike clover | 80b | 20 | 97 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
Vetches | 85b | 20 | 98c | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0e |
Swede | 80 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ||
Fodder kale | 75 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ||
Fodder radish | 80 | 97 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ||
Field pea | 80 | 98 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
Field bean | 85b | 5 | 98 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
a All fresh and healthy seeds which do not germinate after pre-treatment shall be considered as seeds which have germinated. | ||||||
b Up to the maximum content indicated in column (3), hard seeds present shall be considered as seeds capable of germination. | ||||||
c For Commercial Seeds 97%. | ||||||
d No Commercial Seed except under licence. | ||||||
e The Standard for Commercial Seed applies to the kinds of seed listed in the definition of commercial seed:—Regulation 3(3). Footnote 4 applies to the remaining kinds. | ||||||
Kind | Minimum germination (% by number of pure seeds or pure pellets)a | Maximum hard seed content (% by number of pure seeds or pure pellets) | Minimum analytical purity (% by weight) | Maximum total content of seeds of other plant species (% by weight) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic Seed and Certified Seed | Basic Seed and Certified Seed | Basic Seed and Certified Seed (minimum standard) | Certified Seed (Higher Voluntary Standard) | Basic seed | Certified Seed (minimum standard) | Certified Seed (Higher Voluntary Standard) | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
Perennial ryegrass | 80 | 96 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Italian ryegrass | 75 | 96 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Hybrid ryegrass | 75 | 96 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Cocksfoot | 80 | 90 | 90 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Timothy | 80 | 96 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Meadow fescue | 80 | 95 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Smooth-stalked meadowgrass | 75 | 85 | 90 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
Red fescue | 75 | 90 | 95 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Festulolium | 75 | 96 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Tall fescue | 80 | 95 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
Red clover | 80b | 20 | 97 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
White clover | 80b | 40 | 97 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Sainfoin | 20c | 95c | 98 | 0.3 | 2.5c | 1.5 | |
Lucerne | 80b | 40 | 97 | 98 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
a All fresh and healthy seeds which do not germinate after pre-treatment shall be considered as seeds which have germinated. | |||||||
b Up to the maximum content indicated in column (3), hard seeds present shall be considered as seeds capable of germination. | |||||||
c Including Commercial Seed. | |||||||