II. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PURITY OF CULTIVAR IN LABORATORY
TESTING
A. MAXIMUM NUMBER (PER CENT) SEEDS OF FOREIGN CULTIVARS
Species
Certification Classes
B
C1 C2-C3
A
D
CEREALS:
Barley.........................................
Maize..........................................
Rice ............................................
Sorghum.....................................
Wheat .........................................
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.0
0.3
0.3
1.0
1.0
1.5
0.5
1.0
2
2
2
1
2
PULSES:
Broad bean .................................
Cow pea .....................................
Pea..............................................
Soyabean ....................................
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.0
0.2
1
1
2
1
OIL CROPS:
Groundnut ..................................
Sunflower...................................
0.1
1.0
0.1
1.0
0.2
2.0
0.2
2.0
3
NOTES:
Even though the minimum requirements for certification have been fulfilled the
certification of a seed lot shall be refused or permitted in a lower class if:
(a) the seed to a great extent (more than 15%) is mixed with ergots or infected with
seed-borne diseases and insects;
(b) because of mould or musty smell the seed cannot be considered to stand storage without
loss in germination capacity;
(c) after considerating the cultivar and the year's crop growth the seed is of unsatisfactory
quality with regard to cleaning, scarifying or grading.
C. CONTROL GROWING
Species
Foreign cultivars including off-types,
maximum permitted percentage by number
A
B
C1
C2-C3
CEREALS:
Barley............................................
Finger millet..................................
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.8
0.1
2.0
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