If so, steps must be taken before planting to ensure proper certification and State Seed Law requirements have been met. Certified seed must be grown from Foundation or Registered seed, fields must be inspected, and the seed must meet minimum germination standards. Under these conditions, the co-op has become a seed dealer and must be licensed under the North Carolina State Seed Law. List of varieties and their eligibility and requirements for sale. The total amount saved for farmer use and the amount sold cannot exceed the quantity needed to plant your own holdings.
Many growers feel that the bigger the peanut seed, the better.
Others feel that smaller seed germinate faster and are, therefore, better. For peanut seed germination to begin, seed moisture must be around 40 to 50 percent. A large seed weighing 1 gram must take up about 0.5 ml. of water to begin the germination process. A smaller seed weighing 0.7 grams will only need to take up 0.3 ml. of water. Larger seed will take longer to germinate than a smaller seed, perhaps 24 hours longer if moisture at planting is not limiting.