PART II E+WConditions to be examined by seed testing
6. In the case of basic seed of a component of a hybrid variety of swede rape, the varietal purity of that seed may be assessed by a biochemical method where the official post-control of samples of the basic seed has not been carried out in accordance with paragraph 10.E+W
7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the seed shall conform to the following standards or other conditions as regards analytical purity and content of seeds of other plant species —E+W
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1Hemp seed shall be free from Orobonche spp. However the presence of one seed of Orobonche spp. in a sample of 100 grams shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of 200 grams is free from any such seeds. | |||||||||
| Species and Category | Minimum Analytical purity (% by weight) | Maximum content of seed of other plant species (percentage by weight) | Maximum content by number of seeds of other plant species in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of the table in Schedule 7 | ||||||
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| All other plant species (including seeds of the species specified in columns 5 to 10) | Wild oat (Avena fatua, Avena sterilis and Avena ludoviciana) | Dodder (Cuscuta spp.) | Wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum | Docks (Rum ex spp. other than R. acetosella) | Blackgrass (Alopecurus myosuroides) | Lolium remotum | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Black mustard, brown mustard, white mustard, swede rape and turnip rape— | |||||||||
(a)basic seed | 98 | 0.3 | Not applicable | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
(b)CS seed | 98 | 0.3 | Not applicable | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Flax-basic, C1, C2 and C3 seed | 99 | Not applicable | 15 | 0 | 0 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 4 | 2 |
| Hemp-basic, CS, C1 and C2 seed 1 | 98 | Not applicable | 30 | 0 | 0 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Linseed-basic, C1 and C2 seed | 99 | Not applicable | 15 | 0 | 0 | Not applicable | Not applicable | 4 | 2 |
| Soya bean-basic, C1 and C2 seed | 98 | Not | 5 | 0 | 0 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Sunflower-basic and CS seed | 98 | Not applicable | 5 | 0 | 0 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
(2) The presence of one seed of dodder (Cuscuta spp.) in a sample of —
(a)brown mustard;
(b)black mustard;
(c)flax;
(d)linseed;
(e)swede rape;
(f)turnip rape; or
(g)white mustard;
shall not be regarded as an impurity where a second sample of the same weight is free from any seeds of dodder.
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) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
9.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in any sample of seed of the species specified in column 1 of the following table harmful organisms of the type specified in columns 2, 3 and 4 of the table shall not exceed the number specified in the relevant corresponding entry of the table —E+W
| Species | Harmful organisms | ||
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| Maximum percentage by number of seeds contaminated by harmful organisms (total per column) | |||
| Botrytis | Alternaria spp., Ascochyta linicola (syn. Phoma linicola), Collectotrichum lini, Fusarium spp. | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (maximum number of sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia in a sample of the weight specified in column 4 of the table in Schedule 7) | |
| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) | Column (4) |
| Flax | 5 | 5 | Not applicable |
| Hemp | 5 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Linseed | 5 | 5 | Not applicable |
| Sunflower | 5 | Not applicable | 10 |
| Swede rape | Not applicable | Not applicable | 10 |
| Turnip rape | Not applicable | Not applicable | 5 |
| White mustard | Not applicable | Not applicable | 5 |
(2) In the case of flax, the maximum percentage by number of seeds contaminated by Ascochyta linicola (syn Phoma linicola) shall not exceed 1%.
(3) In the case of seed of soya bean —
(a)the maximum number of sub-samples within a sample of 5,000 seeds minimum per lot sub-divided into 5 sub-samples which have been found to be contaminated by Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea shall not exceed 4;
(b)the maximum number of seeds contaminated by Diaporthe phaseolorum shall not exceed 15%; and
(c)the percentage by weight of inert matter shall not exceed 0.3%.