The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005

Regulation 24(2)

SCHEDULE 7 LIMITS OF VARIATION

GERMINATION

Minimum percentage of germination (expressed as an integer)	Limit of variation Per cent
99–100	2
97–98	3
94–96	4
91–93	5
87–90	6
82–86	7
76–81	8
69–75	9
65–68	10

ANALYTICAL PURITY – (a) grasses

Minimum percentage of analytical purity (expressed to one decimal point)	Limit of variation Per cent
99.9–100	0.2
99.7–99.8	0.4
99.5–99.6	0.5
99.3–99.4	0.6
99.0–99.2	0.7
98.8–98.9	0.8
98.3–98.7	0.9
98.0–98.2	1.0
97.5–97.9	1.1
97.0–97.4	1.2
96.5–96.9	1.3
96.0–96.4	1.4
95.0–95.9	1.5
94.0–94.9	1.6
93.0–93.9	1.7
92.0–92.9	1.9
91.0–91.9	2.0
90.0–90.9	2.1
88.0–89.9	2.2
86.0–87.9	2.4
84.0–85.9	2.5
82.0–83.9	2.6
80.0–81.9	2.8

ANALYTICAL PURITY – (b) legumes and crucifers

Minimum percentage of analytical purity (expressed to one decimal point)	Limit of variation Per cent
99.9–100	0.2
99.8	0.3
99.6–99.7	0.4
99.3–99.5	0.5
99.0–99.2	0.6
98.5–98.9	0.7
98.3–98.4	0.8
97.5–98.2	0.9
97.0–97.4	1.0
96.5–96.9	1.1
95.5–96.4	1.2
95.0–95.4	1.3
94.0–94.9	1.4
93.0–93.9	1.5
92.0–92.9	1.6
91.0–91.9	1.7
90.0–90.9	1.8

CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES IN GRASSES

Maximum percentage of seeds of other species (expressed to one decimal point)	Limit of variation Per cent
0.0	0.2
0.1	0.3
0.2	0.4
0.3–0.4	0.5
0.5–0.6	0.6
0.7–0.9	0.7
1.0–1.2	0.8
1.3–1.7	0.9
1.8–1.9	1.0
2.0–2.4	1.1
2.5–2.9	1.2
3.0–3.4	1.3
3.5–3.9	1.4
4.0–4.9	1.5
5.0	1.6

CONTENT OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES OR VARIETIES IN LEGUMES AND CRUCIFERS

Maximum percentage of seeds of other species (expressed to one decimal point)	Limit of variation Per cent
per cent	per cent
0.0	0.1
0.1–0.2	0.3
0.3–0.4	0.4
0.5–0.6	0.5
0.7–0.9	0.6
1.0–1.4	0.7
1.5–1.7	0.8
1.8–2.4	0.9
2.5–2.9	1.0
3.0–3.4	1.1
3.5–4.4	1.2
4.5–4.9	1.3
5.0–5.9	1.4
6.0–6.9	1.5
7.0–7.9	1.6
8.0–8.9	1.7
9.0–9.9	1.8
10.0	1.9

NUMBER OF SEEDS OF OTHER SPECIES

Maximum number of seeds of other species	Limit of variation Number
Number	Number
0	1
1	3
2	4
3–4	5
5–6	6
7–8	7
9–11	8
12–14	9
15–17	10
18–21	11
22–25	12
26–29	13
30–34	14
35–40	15
41–45	16
46–51	17
52–57	18
58–64	19
65–71	20
72–79	21
80–87	22
88–95	23
96–100	24