8. It shall be determined, by way of a germination test, whether the seed attains the applicable percentage of germination set out in column 2 of the table below —E+W
Species and category | Minimum germination(% of pure seed) |
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Column 1 | Column 2 |
Basic, C1, C2 and C3 seed of flax | 92 |
Basic CS, CI and C2 seed of hemp | 75 |
Basic, C1 and C2 seed of linseed | 85 |
Basic and CS seed of black mustard, brown mustard, swede rape and turnip rape | 85 |
Basic and CS seed of white mustard | 85 |
Basic, C1 and C2 seed of soya bean | 80 |
Basic and CS seed of sunflower | 85 |