New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter III - Plant Industry › Subchapter A - Inspection and Sale of Seeds (Article 9, Agriculture and Markets Law) › Part 96 - General Seed Certification Standards › Section 96.1 - Definition of terms

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Definitions pertaining to specific crops are included in
					 the specific certification standards for that crop. Definitions not included in
					 this section and specific crop standards not found in this Title may be found
					 in the Seed Certification Handbook, 2007 edition, published by the Association
					 of Official Seed Certifying Agencies. The document is available from the
					 Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, 1601 52nd Avenue, Suite #1,
					 Moline, IL 61265. It is available for public inspection and copying in the
					 office of the Director of Plant Industry, New York Department of Agriculture
					 and Markets, 10B Airline Drive, Albany, NY 12235, or in the office of the
					 Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231.
(a) Variety. The term variety means a
				  subdivision of a kind which is distinct, uniform, and stable; "distinct" in the
				  sense that the variety can be differentiated by one or more identifiable
				  morphological, physiological, or other characteristics from all other varieties
				  of public knowledge; "uniform" in the sense that variations in essential and
				  distinctive characteristics are describable; and "stable" in the sense that the
				  variety will remain unchanged to a reasonable degree of reliability in its
				  essential and distinctive characteristics and its uniformity when reproduced or
				  reconstituted as required by the different categories of varieties.
(b) Other varieties. The term other varieties
				  shall be considered to include plants or seed of the same kind that can be
				  differentiated from the variety that is being inspected but shall not include
				  variations which are environmental or characteristic of the variety as defined
				  by the breeder.
(c) Off-type. The
				  term off-type means a plant or seed which deviates in one or more
				  characteristics from that which has been described in accordance with section
				  96.2(a)(3) 
				  of this Part as being usual for the strain or variety.
(d) Inbred line. The term inbred line means a
				  relatively true-breeding strain resulting from at least five successive
				  generations of controlled self- fertilization or of backcrossing to a recurrent
				  parent with selection, or its equivalent, for specific
				  characteristics.
(e) Single cross.
				  The term single cross means the first general hybrid between two inbred
				  lines.
(f) Foundation single cross.
				  The term foundation single cross means a single cross used in the production of
				  a double cross, a three-way, or a top-cross.
(g) Double cross. The term double cross means
				  the first generation hybrid between two single crosses.
(h) Top cross. The term top cross means the
				  first generation hybrid of a cross between an inbred line and an
				  open-pollinated variety or the first generation hybrid between a single cross
				  and an open-pollinated variety.
(i)
				  Three-way cross. The term three-way cross means a first generation hybrid
				  between a single cross and an inbred line.
(j) Open-pollination. The term
				  open-pollination means pollination that occurs naturally as opposed to
				  controlled pollination, such as by detasselling, cytoplasmic male sterility,
				  self-incompatibility or similar processes.
(k) Lot of seed. The term lot of seed means a
				  definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number, every portion or bag of
				  which is uniform, within permitted tolerances, for the factors which appear in
				  the labeling.
(l) In bulk. The term
				  in bulk shall mean seed when loose either in vehicles of transportation or in
				  storage, and not seed in bags or other containers.
(m) Department. The term department means the
				  Department of Agriculture and Markets.