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SEED CERTIFICATION IN PEAS

SEED CERTIFICATION IN PEAS (Field Pea and Garden Pea)

(Pisum sativum L. var. arvense L. Poiri)

I. Application and Amplification of General Seed Certification Standards The General Seed Certification Standards are basic, and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for certification of seed of rapeseed and mustard.

II. Land Requirements Land to be used for seed production of pea shall be free of volunteer plants.

III. Field inspection a minimum of three inspections shall be made, the first before flowering, the second from flowering to fruiting and the third at edible pod stage.

IV. Field Standards

A. General Requirements

1. Isolation Pea seeds shall be isolated from the contaminants shown in column 1 of the Table below by the distances specified in column 2 and 3 of the said Table.

 

Contaminants

Maximum Distance (Meters)

Foundation

Certified

1

2

3

Fields of the other varieties

10

5

Fields of the same variety not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification

  10

  5

 


B. Specific Requirements

Factor

Foundation

Certified

1

2

3

Off types

0.10

0.20

 


*Maximum permitted at the final inspection.

V. Seed Standards