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KENYA
not more than 5 plants per 1,000 female pollen shedders (basic and above) or 10 plants per 1,000
female pollen shedders (certified).
[Subsidiary]
FOURTH SCHEDULE—(Contd.)
B. PROCESSING STANDARDS
(r. 12(5))
Crop
Hybrid maize
Open pollinated maize
Wheat
Barley
Oats
Triticale
Potatoes
Screens*
(bottom sleve) (mm)
Screenings
Allowed
7.8
6.75
2.2
2.3
5
5
5
5
LF, LR, MR, MF, HP
LF, LR, MF, MR, HP
—
—
5
5
—
—
—
—
(5 tubers per 50 bag)
Allowed
2.0
2.0
28.0-45.0
46.0-60.0
Grades
* The requirement can be varied depending on variety and general crop performance as may be agreed upon by the Seed
Regulation Committee.
NOTE:
l. Maize
A seed lot shall not be allowed to contain more than 2.5 % of cracked, diseased and shrivelled
seeds.
2. Wheat, Barley, Oats and Triticale
(a) Maximum of 1 seed per litre will be allowed in basic seed lots and 2 seeds per litre for
certified seed lots.
(b) Weed Seeds.—A maximum of 2 seeds per litre will be allowed in basic seed lots and 4
seeds per litre for certified lots. No seed of wild oats, thorn apple or other noxious weeds shall be
allowed.
(c) Damaged Seeds.—
(i) In basic seed lots a maximum of 10% of naked seeds and 10% of cracked seeds in barley
and oats shall be allowed, while for certified seed the maximum will be 5%.
(ii) In basic seed lots a maximum of 10% of all discoloured seeds, e.g. blue pointed seeds
(germ end) and 10% of insect damaged seeds allowed, while for certified seed the maximum will be
5%.
(d) Sprouted Seeds.—In basic seed lots a maximum of 10% short sprouts and 5% long
sprouts will be allowed while a maximum of 5% short sprouts and 2% long sprouts will be allowed
in certified seed lots.
(e) The combination of the factors mentioned in (c) and (d) above shall no exceed 10% for
basic seed and 5% for certified seed.
KE011EN
Plant Variety, Regulations (Ch. 326), 01/01/1975 (1991)
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