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The Cereal Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005

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PART IISCONDITIONS RELATING TO BASIC SEED, CERTIFIED SEED, CERTIFIED SEED OF THE FIRST GENERATION AND CERTIFIED SEED OF THE SECOND GENERATION

Standards for varietal purityS

13.—(1) The seed shall possess sufficient varietal identity and varietal purity or, in the case of an inbred line, sufficient identity and purity as regards its characteristics.

(2) For the seed of hybrid varieties, the requirement for sufficient identity and purity shall also apply to the characteristics of the components.

(3) In particular, seed of the species, category and level specified in columns 1 and 2 of the following table shall possess at least the percentage of minimum varietal purity specified in the corresponding entry in column 3 of the table–

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Species and categoryLevel (where appropriate)Percentage of minimum varietal purity

(a)Barley, durum wheat, oats, spelt wheat and wheat except hybrids in each case–

(i)Basic Seed

HVS99.95%
Minimum99.90%

(ii)Certified Seed of the First Generation

HVS99.90%
Minimum99.70%

(iii)Certified Seed of the Second Generation

HVS99.70%
Minimum99.00%

(b)Hybrids of barley, durum wheat, oats, self pollinating varieties of triticale, spelt wheat and wheat–

(i)Certified Seed

90.00%

(c)Self pollinating varieties of triticale–

(i)Basic Seed

99.70%

(ii)Certified Seed of the First Generation

99.00%

(iii)Certified Seed of the Second Generation

98.00%

(4) For the purposes of sub paragraph (3)(a) and (b), the minimum varietal purity of seed shall be examined mainly in official field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions specified in paragraph 3 of Part I of this Schedule.

(5) For the purposes of sub paragraph (3)(c), the minimum varietal purity of the seed shall be examined in official post-control tests on an appropriate proportion of samples.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 13 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Production of Certified Seed of hybrids of maizeS

14.—(1) Where a female male-sterile component and a male component which does not restore male fertility have been used for the production of Certified Seed of hybrids of maize, the seed produced–

(a)by mixing the seed lots in a proportion appropriate to the variety where, on the one hand a female male sterile component has been used and, on the other, a female male fertile component has been used; or

(b)by growing the female male sterile component and the female male fertile component in a proportion appropriate to the variety.

(2) In the case of seed produced in the manner specified in sub paragraph (1)(b) the proportion of the female male sterile and female male fertile components shall be examined in field inspections carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 of Part I of this Schedule.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 4 para. 14 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Standards for varietal purity for hybrid varieties of ryeS

15.  In the case of seed of a hybrid variety of rye, the seed shall not be certified as Certified Seed unless due account has been taken of the results of official post control tests on samples of Basic Seed taken in accordance with regulation 15(1) and carried out during the growing season of the seed for which an application has been made for certification as Certified Seed to ascertain whether the Basic Seed has met the requirements for Basic Seed specified in these Regulations in respect of varietal identity as regards the characteristics of the components, including male sterility and in respect of the minimum varietal purity.

Commencement Information

I3Sch. 4 para. 15 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Standards of germination, analytical purity and content of seed of other plant speciesS

16.—(1) The seed shall conform to the standards or other conditions as regards germination, analytical purity and the content of seeds of other plant species specified in the following table–

Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 6 of paragraph 26(2) of Part II of Schedule 5
Species and categoryGermination (% of pure seed)Analytical purity (% by weight)Other plant species (inc. seeds of the species specified in columns 8 to 15)Other cereal speciesAll species other than cerealsAvena fatua, A. ludoviciana, A sterilis, Lolium temulentumAgropyron repens; or Agrostemma githago; or Bromus sterilis; or Raphanus raphanistrumErgot (pieces)
Min StdHVSMin StdHVSMin StdHVSMin StdHVSMin StdHVSMin StdHVSMin StdHVSMin StdHVS
1234567891011121314151617
(a)

A second seed shall not be regarded as an impurity if a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of other cereals species.

(b)

The presence of one seed of Avena fatua, A. ludoviciana, A. sterilis or Lolium temulentum in a sample of the prescribed weight shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of these species.

(c)

In the case of varieties of Avena sativa which are officially classified as of the “naked oat” type the minimum germination standard is 75% . In such a case the official label shall be endorsed “minimum germination capacity 75%”.

(d)

In HVS Basic Seed the nil standard shall apply in respect of Agrostemma githago and Raphanus raphanistrum.

(e)

For hybrids of rye. The presence of five ergots or fragments of ergot in a sample of seed of a hybrid of rye of the prescribed weight shall be deemed to be in conformity with required sample purity standards, where a second sample of the same weight contains not more than four ergots or fragments of ergot.

(f)

In minimum standard seed, the standards shall apply in respect of Agrostemma githago and Raphanus raphanistrum only.

Avena sativa, Hordeum vulgare
Triticum aestivum, T. durum, T. spelta:
– basic seed85859999411 (a)0310(b)01 (f)0 (d)10
– certified seed85(c)n/a98n/a10n/a7n/a7n/a0(b)n/a3 (f)n/a3n/a
– certified seed of the First generation85 (c)85 (c)989910271710(b)03 (f)131
– certified seed of the Second generation85 (c)85 (c)989910473720(b)03 (f)131
Secale cereale
– basic seed85n/a98n/a4n/a1 (a)n/a3n/a0 (b)n/a1 (f)n/a1n/a
– certified seed85n/a98n/a10n/a7n/a7n/a0 (b)n/a3 (f)n/a3 (4(e))n/a
xTriticosecale
– basic seed80n/a98n/a4n/a1 (a)n/a3n/a0 (b)n/a1 (f)n/a1n/a
– certified seed80n/a98n/a10n/a7n/a7n/a0 (b)n/a3 (f)n/a3n/a
– certified seed of the First generation80n/a98n/a10n/a7n/a7n/a0 (b)n/a3 (f)n/a3n/a
– certified seed of the Second generation80n/a98n/a10n/a7n/a7n/a0 (b)n/a3 (f)n/a3n/a
Zea mays
– All categories90n/a98n/a0n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a

(2) Subject to sub paragraphs (3) and (4) it shall be determined, by way of a germination test, whether the seed attains the percentage of germination for the relevant level specified in columns 2 and 3 of the table set out in sub paragraph (1) for the appropriate category of seed.

(3) Sub paragraph (2) shall not apply to seed that has been subjected to a tetrazolium test carried out by the Scottish Ministers or a licensed seed testing station to establish the viability of the seed unless the result of the test casts doubt on whether it will satisfy the applicable germination standard set out in column 2 of the table set out in sub paragraph (1).

(4) Where a tetrazolium test is carried out on seed which does not comply with the Scottish Ministers' requirements for eligibility for tetrazolium testing or where the results of a tetrazolium test do not meet the standards set out in the Scottish Ministers' requirements in respect of such tests, the test will cast doubt on whether the seed will satisfy the applicable germination standards set out in column 2 or 3 of the table set out in sub-paragraph (1).

Commencement Information

I4Sch. 4 para. 16 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Harmful organisms in the seedS

17.  Harmful organisms which reduce the usefulness of the seed shall be at the lowest possible level.

Commencement Information

I5Sch. 4 para. 17 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Standards for loose smut infectionS

18.  In any sample of seed the maximum percentage by number of loose smut infection shall be as follows–

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Category (Barley, durum wheat, spelt wheat and wheat)Level (where appropriate)Maximum percentage by number of loose smut infection

(a)Basic Seed

HVS0.1%
Minimum0.5%

(b)Certified Seed

0.5%

(c)Certified Seed of the First Generation

HVS0.2%
Minimum0.5%

(d)Certified Seed of the Second Generation

HVS0.2%
Minimum0.5%

Seeds produced from a crop which has failed on official examination to meet the standards laid down by this paragraph may nevertheless be eligible for official certification–

(a)if they have been adequately treated by any method approved by the Scottish Ministers for the control of loose smut; or

(b)if an embryo test carried out by an official seed testing station, on the sample submitted for official examination, shows that the seeds met these standards.

Commencement Information

I6Sch. 4 para. 18 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

Moisture contentS

19.—(1) The maximum moisture content of the seed shall not exceed 17% by weight.

(2) The results of any moisture testing which is not carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Scottish Ministers shall be disregarded.

(3) The minimum weight of the sample to be submitted for moisture content testing shall be the minimum weight of a sample specified in column 5 of the table in paragraph 26 of Part II of Schedule 5 and this sample shall be submitted for testing in addition to the submitted sample and in an airtight moisture proof container.

Commencement Information

I7Sch. 4 para. 19 in force at 1.7.2005, see reg. 1(1)

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