LEWIS FLAX SEED

                                    CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS

 

 

  I. BASIC RULES

 

                  The UCIA General Seed Certification Requirements and Standards are basic and with the following constitute the requirements and standards for lewis flax seed certification.    

 

 II. SEED PRODUCTION

 

     A.  APPLICATIONS

 

          1.   Dates and fees for applications are as listed in the General Requirements and Standards.

 

     B.   SEED ELIGIBILITY

 

          Lewis flax varieties currently certified in Utah are listed in Prefix A.  Note the seed classes eligible to plant for certification.

 

     C.   LAND REQUIREMENTS

 

                                    1.             Foundation, Registered, and Certified seed must be produced on land which has not grown or been seeded to the same species during five, four, and three years, respectively, prior to the year of proposed planting.

 

                                    2.             Land must be free from volunteer plants of the same species.

 

                               3.            Isolation:

 

                                                      a.             Minimum distances from a different variety or fields of the same variety that do not meet the varietal purity requirements for certification are as follows:

 

                                    Fields less        Fields more

 Seed classes             than 5 acres     than 5 acres

                 

 Foundation                  1200 ft.         1200 ft.

 Registered                   600 ft.           300 ft.

 Certified                       300 ft.           150 ft.

 

                                                      b.             For a different class of the same variety, only a distinct separation (fenceline, roadway, etc.) is necessary.

 

     D.   FIELD INSPECTION

 

                                1.   A seedling inspection will be made by a UCIA representative during the first season of growth.

 

                                    2.             At least one field inspection prior to harvest (during the blossoming period) will be made each year that certified seed is to be harvested.  This inspection will be made before 10:00 a.m., when consistency of petal color is most easily evaluated.

 

     E.   FIELD STANDARDS

                           

                            Maximum permitted in each class

          1.                Factor                       Found.     Regist.      Cert.   

               Other varieties and          0.02%       0.05%      0.01%

                 off-types

 

               Sweet clover-plants          None        None      10/acre

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                                    2.             Volunteer plants may be cause for rejection or reclassification of a seed field.

 

                                    3.             The life of the stand may be as long as 5 years (4 harvests) as long as field and seed standards are met.

 

     F.   HARVEST

 

                                    1.             Identity and purity of seed lots must be maintained during threshing, transporting, and storage.  Prior approval of harvesting procedures by a UCIA representative must be obtained.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. CONDITIONING,_SAMPLING,_AND_LABELING

 

     A.   SEED SAMPLING -- A representative sample of 8 oz. of each seed lot shall be drawn for seed analysis by a UCIA representative after the seed has been conditioned by an approved cleaning facility.

 

     B.   SEED STANDARDS

 

Seed Factors                                          Foundation   Registered   Certif­ied

 

Pure Seed (min.)                                                  98.0%         98.0%        98.0%

Inert Matter (max.)                                                 2.0%           2.0%          2.0%

Other Crop Seeds (max.)                                 0.5%            0.l%          0.2%

  Sweet Clover seeds (max.)                        None          None         None

Weed Seeds, non-regulated

  weeds (max.)                                                      0.l%          0.2%         0.2%

Weed Seeds, regulated

  weeds (max.)

    Noxious and Restricted                       None          None         None

    Objectionable (max.)                           None        9 per lb     18 per lb

Total Germination (min.)                           80%           80%          80%

 

 

      C.  TAGS AND SEALS

 

          Each bag sold or distributed as certified seed must be packed in new bags and bear the official tag attached with a seal to each container.