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SEED CERTIFICATION IN FINGER MILLET
SEED CERTIFICATION IN FINGER MILLET (Elusine caracana L.)
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 finger millet seed.
II. Land Requirements Land to be used for seed production of finger millet shall be free of volunteer plants.
III. Field inspection a minimum of two inspections shall be made, first during flowering and the second at maturity and prior to harvesting.
IV. Field Standards
A. General Requirements
1. Isolation Seed fields of finger millet 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) |
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|
Foundation |
Certified |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Fields of other varieties |
3 |
3 |
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Fields of the same variety not conforming to varietal purity requirements for certification |
3 |
3 |
B. Specific Requirements
|
Factor |
Maximum Permitted (%)* |
|
|
Foundation |
Certified |
|
|
Off types |
0.050 |
0.10 |
*Maximum permitted at final inspection.
V. Seed Standards
|
Factor |
Foundation |
Certified |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
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Pure seed (minimum) |
97.0% |
97.0% |
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Inert matter (maximum) |
3.0% |
3.0% |
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Other crop seeds (maximum) |
10/kg |
20/kg |
|
Weed seeds (maximum) |
10/kg |
20/kg |
|
Germination (minimum) |
75.0% |
75.0% |
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Moisture (maximum) |
12.0% |
12.0% |
|
For vapor-proof containers (maximum) |
8.0% |
8.0% |