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Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - CORN-COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.89 - Inspection and mixture requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Before the pollination period the plot or
					 fields in which the hybrid is being produced shall be inspected at least once
					 for purity as to plant type and isolation. Off-type plants shall be destroyed
					 before they shed pollen. A field that, after pollen shedding begins, contains
					 more than .2% of off-type plants, or more than 2% of plants of doubtful type
					 may not be eligible for certification.
(b) During the pollination period, the plot
					 or field shall be inspected by the certifying agency as many times as deemed
					 necessary. Inspection shall be made without giving previous notice to the
					 grower.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - CORN-COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.91 - Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Each lot shall
					 show the hybrid number, the name of the seedsman and the words "For
					 Certification" printed in letters not smaller than 3/8 inch on a tag attached
					 to the drying bin.
(b) After the
					 hybrid corn has been shelled, each bin, lot or bag shall carry a tag carrying
					 the information indicated in subsection (a). Tags shall remain on each bin, lot
					 or bag until the corn is graded and ready for distribution.
(c) Shelled or graded seed may be marked by a
					 lot number or code if the identity of each lot is established to the
					 satisfaction of the inspector before the certification tags are attached; the
					 same lot number or code shall be printed on the certification tags.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - CORN-COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.92 - Processing of uncertified hybrids

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Uncertified hybrids may be processed in the same
						processing plant with certified hybrids, provided that such uncertified hybrids
						shall bear the statement: "Not For Certification," printed in letters not
						smaller than 3/8 inch on a tag attached to the drying bin, bags or containers
						in which the seed is being processed. The tags shall remain on the uncertified
						hybrids until seed is tagged for shipment or removed from the processing
						plant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - CORN-COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.93 - Ear inspection

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Ear inspection may be made after the seed is harvested,
						dried, culled and ear picked (ready for shelling). If found to contain more
						than .1% off-type ears or any kernels pollinated by other color corn, the lot
						of seed shall not be considered satisfactory for certification and shall be
						reworked and reinspected before shelling.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter D - CORN-COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.94 - Seed standards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Seeds shall be dried to 14% moisture or less. They may
						contain not more than .1% off-color or off-type kernels, or not more than 2%
						kernels of doubtful type. The following specifications apply:
Factor
Standard
Pure seed
99% (min.)
Other crop seed, including other
								  varieties
0.5% (max.)
Inert matter
1.0% (max.)
Weed seed
none
Germination
90% (min.)
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.151 - Identity

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A single cross shall consist of the first generation of a
						hybrid between two certified inbred lines.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.152 - Substitution of fertility-restoring line

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A fertility-restoring line may be substituted for its
						normal counterpart in a Foundation single cross, provided that the restoring
						line has been back-crossed for no less than five generations to its normal
						counterpart and the pollen restoring line is the same in other characteristics
						as its normal counterpart.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.153 - Substitution of male sterile line

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A male sterile line (cytoplasmic) may be substituted for
						its fertile counterpart as one parent of a Foundation single cross, provided
						that the male sterile line has been back crossed for no less than five
						generations to its fertile counterpart and the male sterile line is the same in
						other characteristics as its fertile counterpart.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.154 - Seed shortages; substitution of seed

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In cases of serious shortages of seed stock, second
						generation seed may be accepted for certification as Foundation hybrids, with
						the specific approval of the Pennsylvania Agriculture Experiment Station. The
						second generation seed may be produced by one of the following methods:
(1) As the result of hand-pollination among
					 pollen parent plants in an isolated plot or field in which a certified
					 commercial hybrid is being produced.
(2) As a result of hand-pollination among
					 pollen parent plants in a breeding nursery.
(3) From an isolated field devoted to
					 increase single crosses which were properly inspected and approved.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.161 - Land requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Single cross plots should not be planted on land that has
						grown corn the preceding season.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.162 - Isolation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Single
					 crossing plots of field corn which are not hand-bagged shall be made in a plot
					 isolated at least 660 feet from other corn, and 1,320 feet from corn of other
					 color and sweet or popcorn.
(b) If
					 sweet corn or popcorn plots are found within 1,320 feet distance of a single
					 crossing plot of field corn, the grower shall be immediately notified, and he
					 shall have the sweet corn or popcorn plots completely destroyed or detasseled
					 before silks emerge on the female seed parent.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.163 - Inspection requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Tassels shall be removed so that no more than .5% of the
						plants in the seed parent rows shed pollen on any one inspection, or not more
						than .75% as the total of any three inspections, have shed pollen while more
						than 3% of the seed parent plants have receptive silks.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.164 - Mixture requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Apparent mixtures shall be properly rogued from the
						pollen (male) parent before the seed (female) parent silks. The seed parent
						shall be carefully rogued throughout the growing and harvesting season. To be
						acceptable, plots shall show less than .1% off-type plants shedding pollen, in
						the pollen parent row, or a total of 2% of doubtful plants during any one
						inspection.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › STAND REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.171 - Planting ratio

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Single crossing plots shall be planted in a ratio not to
						exceed two seed parent rows to one pollen parent row. Plots may not be less
						than .5 acre.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › STAND REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.172 - Pollen-shedding plants

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
There shall be 1,000 pollen plants per acre capable of
						shedding pollen during the pollination period. If the stand of plants is
						reduced below this ratio, any seed accepted for certification shall be produced
						on hand-pollination plants.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › STAND REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.173 - Destruction of noncertified plants

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Portions of single-cross plots not meeting certification
						requirements shall be destroyed before field inspection is completed if the
						balance of the plot is to qualify for certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.181 - Seed house inspection

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Ear
					 inspection shall be made after the seed is harvested, dried, culled, ear picked
					 (ready for shelling). If found to contain more than .1% off-type ears, or any
					 kernels pollinated by other corn, the lot of seed may not be considered
					 satisfactory for certification and shall have to be reworked and reinspected
					 before shelling.
(b) Lots of seed
					 found shelled before ear inspection shall be disqualified for
					 certification.
(c) If the lot is
					 approved upon ear inspection, it may then be shelled and graded in preparation
					 for final certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter F - CORN-SINGLE CROSSES › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.182 - Drying, purity and germination

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Seed of single-crosses shall be harvested and dried to
						14% moisture or less as soon as possible after the corn is mature with a
						minimum purity of 99% and a germination of 90% or more.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - DEERTONGUE GRASS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.192 - Certification requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Only one variety of a species may be grown per farm for
						certification. The minimum acreage per field shall be 3
						acres.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - DEERTONGUE GRASS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.193 - Equipment care

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Combines, threshers and cleaners shall be thoroughly
						cleaned, inside and out, and inspected before use on any grass
						crop.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - DEERTONGUE GRASS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.194 - Areas of adaptation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Where an area of adaptation for the production of seed of
						a specific variety is defined, Foundation seed production may be limited to
						that area. Certified seed may be produced outside the area of adaptation for
						seed production. Areas of adaptation shall be designated by the originator of
						the variety.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - DEERTONGUE GRASS › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.201 - Land requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
					 field, to be eligible for the production of certified seed, may not have grown
					 or been seeded to the same species during the previous 3 years except to
					 Foundation or Certified seed of the same variety.
(b) An animal manure may not be applied
					 during the period of the stand.
(c)
					 The field shall be free from volunteer plants of the species being
					 seeded.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - DEERTONGUE GRASS › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.202 - Isolation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
For a seed field to be eligible for production of
						Certified seed it shall be isolated from other strains of the same species
						which flower at the same time, by a minimum of 330 feet.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter G - DEERTONGUE GRASS › SEED STANDARDS-DEERTONGUE GRASS › Section 115.211 - Seed standards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following seed standards apply:
Certified Class
Pure Seed (minimum)
97%
Other crop seed
2%
*Weed seeds
1%
Inert matter (maximum)
3%
Germination (minimum)
70%
* A maximum of nine restricted noxious weed seeds per
						pound is allowed.
The provisions of this § 115.211 amended under
						  3
						  Pa.C.S. §
														§
														7111 and
						  7117.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.221 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The term, "legume crops," as used in this subchapter,
						refers to legumes, such as crownvetch and flatpea.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.222 - Requirements for certification

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Only one variety of a species may be grown per farm for
						certification. The minimum acreage per field shall be 3
						acres.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.223 - Equipment requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Combines, threshers or cleaners shall be thoroughly
						cleaned, inside and out, and inspected before use on any forage crop
						seed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 115.224 - Areas of adaption

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Where an area of adaptation for the production of seed of
						a specific variety is defined, Foundation seed production may be limited to
						that area. Certified seed may be produced outside the area of adaptation for
						seed production. Areas of adaptation shall be designated by the originator of
						the variety.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.231 - Land requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
					 Crownvetch and flatpea to be certified in either class, shall be seeded on land
					 on which no plants of the species have ever been planted, insofar as it is
					 possible to ascertain.
(b) Animal
					 manure may not be applied during the production period of the stand.
(c) The land shall be free from volunteer
					 plants of the species being seeded.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.232 - Isolation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) For a
					 seed field to be eligible for production of Foundation or Certified seed it
					 shall be isolated from other strains of the same species which flower at the
					 same time, in accordance with the following requirements:
Class
Fields Less Than Five Acres
								  (feet)
Fields More Than Five
								  Acres (feet)
Foundation
1320
1320
Certified
330
165
Between different seed classes of same
								  variety
165
165
(b) Flatpea-Isolation of 660 feet from other
					 varieties of Lathyrus Sylvestrus or other species of Lathyrus or Vicia. 1320
					 feet for production of foundation seed.
(c) Isolation from fields and fence rows
					 inside of the minimum distances may be accomplished by mowing these fields and
					 fence rows before flowering starts in the fields entered for
					 certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.233 - Number of seed harvest years

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The production of Foundation or Certified seed of
						crownvetch and flatpea shall have no time limit as long as requirements for
						stand and volunteer plants are maintained.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.234 - Stand requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Not
					 less than 80% of the original stand shall be permitted.
(b) For Penngift crownvetch and Lathco
					 flatpea the sequence of generations shall be Breeder seed, Foundation seed and
					 Certified seed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.235 - Objectionable plants

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The finding of dodder (
Cuscuta spp.
) in
						a field shall be a cause for rejection for certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.244 - Crownvetch

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following
					 seed standards shall apply to crownvetch:
Factor
Standards for Each Class
foundation
certified
Pure seed
97% (min.)
96% (min.)
Total other crop seeds, including other
								  varieties
.10% (max.)
.5% (max.)
Total weed seeds
.10% (max.)
.20%
								  (max.)
Germination
35% (min.)
35%
								  (min.)
Total germination and hard seed
70%
								  (min.)
70% (min.)
(b) Seed may contain a maximum of nine
					 restricted noxious weed seeds per pound.
(c) Percentages of total germination and hard
					 seeds shall be noted separately.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter H - LEGUME CROP › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.245 - Flatpea

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following
					 seed standards apply to flatpea:
Factor
Certified
Pure seed
99%
Total other crop seed incl. other
								  varieties
.20% (max.)
Total weed seeds
.20% (max.)
Germination
35% (min.)
Total germination and hard seed
70%
								  (min.)
(b) Seed may contain a maximum of nine
					 restricted noxious weed seeds per pound.
(c) Percentages of total germination and hard
					 seeds shall be noted separately.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 115.271 - Seed source

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Seed potatoes grown in this Commonwealth will be limited
						to 8 generations. Foundation G7 is the minimum acceptable source to produce
						Certified G8. When out-of-State source is used, tags shall indicate generation.
						Signed documentation will be accepted in lieu of tag. Plantlets and mini-tubers
						entered shall come from an authorized source. Inspections of plantlets shall be
						made at the discretion of the certification office.
The provisions of this § 115.271 amended under
						  3
						  Pa.C.S. §
														§
														7111 and
						  7117.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 115.272 - Field, greenhouse or laboratory conditions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Field conditions
. The
					 previous crop shall be other than potatoes. Potatoes showing a stand of less
					 than 80% may be refused certification. When fields are rogued, the diseased
					 plants and tubers shall be removed from the field.
(b)
Greenhouse conditions.
The following requirements shall be met prior to the introduction of Prenuclear
					 seed potatoes to a greenhouse, and, if applicable, at all times that Prenuclear
					 potatoes are present in the greenhouse:
(1)
					 The greenhouse shall be cleaned and thoroughly disinfected.
(2) The interior of the greenhouse shall be
					 treated to kill insects.
(3) Weeds
					 shall be killed and removed from the interior of the greenhouse.
(4) Benches, floors, pots and tools shall be
					 sanitized.
(5) The growth medium
					 shall be sterilized.
(6) A foot dip
					 tray shall be situated for use at each entrance. The use of the foot dip tray
					 shall be required of all persons entering the greenhouse.
(7) An adequate amount of protective
					 outerwear shall be in place at each entrance, and use of the protective
					 outerwear shall be required of persons entering the greenhouse.
(8) Inspection, sampling and testing of
					 potato plants and potato plant materials shall be conducted prior to the
					 introduction of the plants or plant materials into the greenhouse. The plants
					 and plant materials shall be free of Erwinia caratovora pv. caratovora, Erwinia
					 caratovora pv. atroseptica, Clavibacter michiganense subsp. sepedonicum
					 (synonym: Corynebacterium sepedonicum), potato spindle tuber viroid, potato
					 leafroll virus and potato viruses A, M, S, X and Y.
(9) Access to the greenhouse shall be limited
					 to trained personnel and escorted visitors.
(10) Smoking is not allowed within the
					 greenhouse.
(11) Benches and
					 containers shall be labeled or tagged with variety and seed lot
					 information.
(12) Prior to entering
					 the greenhouse, and between work with different seed lots within the
					 greenhouse, persons shall wash, disinfect and rinse their hands.
(13) The greenhouse shall be free of holes,
					 cracks or other portals of entry for insects and debris.
(14) A dead-air space shall exist between the
					 outdoors and any entrance to the greenhouse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 115.273 - Minimum acreage

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Growers, other than growers of Prenuclear seed potatoes,
						having less than 10 acres of potatoes may not be eligible for the certification
						service. Less acres will be considered if located in a current seed-producing
						area.
The provisions of this §
													115.273 amended under the The
						  Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. §
														§
														285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929
						  (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. §
														§
														291-297).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.281 - Isolation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Isolation of fields.
Fields entered for certification shall be
					 isolated by a minimum distance of 200 feet from other potato fields that show
					 more disease than is permitted at the final inspection. Certification fields
					 shall be separated from noncertified fields by blank rows or other
					 crops.
(b)
Isolation of
					 greenhouses, laboratories or other facilities used in the production of
					 Prenuclear seed potatoes.
Greenhouses, laboratories or other
					 facilities used in the production of Prenuclear seed potatoes shall be isolated
					 by a minimum distance of 200 feet from any potato field.
The provisions of this §
													115.281 amended under The
						  Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. §
														§
														285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929
						  (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. §
														§
														291-297).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.282 - Diseases

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Potatoes other than Prenuclear seed potatoes
. The Department
					 will inspect fields of potatoes at least twice during the growing season. Other
					 inspections, which may include digging, may be made. A final inspection shall
					 be made at shipping time for grade.
(1) First
					 field inspection will be made as early as possible to make accurate
					 identification of diseases.
(2)
					 Second or later inspections will take place at blossom time and before the
					 vines are killed.
(3) Seed lots
					 will be rejected if found to contain more than the following diseases:
Maximum Percent
						Allowed
Disease
G1
								  & G2
G3
G4-G8
Mosaic
.25
.5
2
Leaf Roll
.25
.5
1
Spindle Tuber
.25
.5
1
Yellow Dwarf
.25
.5
1
Total Virus including Mosaic, Leaf Roll, Spindle
								  Tuber and Yellow Dwarf
.50
1.0
3
Ring Rot
.00
.00
.00
(4) Maximum percentages allowed for diseases
					 other than those listed in paragraph (3) will be determined by the
					 certification office after identification.
(5) Ring rot, also referred to as Clavibacter
					 michiganense subsp. sepedonicum (synonym: Corynebacterium sepedonicum), found
					 at any time in bin or graded stock will be cause for rejection.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.283 - Varietal mixtures

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The maximum percentage of varietal mixture allowed is as
						follows:
Prenuclear
0%
G1
0%
G2
0%
G3
.25%
G4-G8
.25%
The provisions of this §
													115.283 amended under The
						  Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. §
														§
														285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929
						  (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. §
														§
														291-297).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													115.291 (relating to winter
						  test).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.284 - Recordkeeping requirements for certification of Prenuclear seed potatoes

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(a) With respect to
					 each seed lot for which Prenuclear certification is sought, the grower shall
					 maintain complete and accurate records of the following:
(1) The source of the line.
(2) The pertinent field performance
					 characteristics of the plant.
(3)
					 The month and year of initiation into tissue culture.
(4) General propagation
					 information.
(5) Disease testing
					 history.
(6) Insect and disease
					 resistance information.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.285 - Inspection and testing of Prenuclear seed potatoes

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(a) Inspections of each seed lot for which
					 Prenuclear certification is sought shall be conducted as follows:
(1) As a requisite to Prenuclear status, the
					 grower of the seed potatoes shall, at his own expense, annually inspect and
					 test the tissue culture-grown materials for which certification is sought for
					 trueness-to-variety and freedom from Erwinia caratovora pv. caratovora, Erwinia
					 caratovora pv. atroseptica, Clavibacter michiganense subsp. sepedonicum
					 (synonym: Corynebacterium sepedonicum), potato spindle tuber viroid, potato
					 leafroll virus and potato viruses A, M, S, X and Y.
(2) The Department will annually inspect
					 laboratory facilities used for the propagation of Prenuclear seed potatoes to
					 verify compliance with §
												115.272 (relating to field,
					 greenhouse or laboratory conditions).
(3) The Department will annually inspect
					 greenhouse facilities used for the propagation of tissue culture materials for
					 compliance with § 115.272. This inspection will include sampling and
					 testing of water and growth medium for the presence of Erwinia caratovora pv.
					 caratovora and Erwinia caratovora pv. atroseptica.
(4) The Department will inspect the
					 greenhouse crop between 3 and 4 weeks after planting. The inspector may sample
					 any seed lot and may reject any seed lot showing signs of insect or disease
					 pests which could compromise the quality of the seed potato or present a risk
					 to the potato industry.
(5) The
					 Department will inspect the greenhouse crop when plants are at peak foliar
					 growth. Visual inspection for varietal trueness and the presence of insect or
					 disease pests will be performed. Samples will be taken and tested for the
					 presence of potato leafroll virus and potato viruses A, M, S, X and
					 Y.
(6) At or near harvest of a
					 greenhouse crop, the Department will collect random samples from each seed lot,
					 and test the samples for the presence of Erwinia caratovora pv. caratovora or
					 Erwinia caratovora pv. atroseptica or Clavibacter michiganense subsp.
					 sepedonicum (synonym: Corynebacterium sepedonicum).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.286 - Complaints by users of certified Prenuclear seed potatoes

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The grower of seed potatoes which have been certified as
						Prenuclear seed potatoes shall forward to the Department complaints registered
						by users of the certified Prenuclear materials.
The provisions of this §
													115.286 issued under The
						  Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. §
														§
														285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929
						  (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. §
														§
														291-297).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › FIELD STANDARDS › Section 115.287 - Violations

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The Department may refuse, suspend or cancel Prenuclear
						certification with respect to a seed lot if one or more of the following
						applies:
(1) The applicable
					 requirements of this chapter have not been complied with.
(2) The subject plants are found to be
					 off-type, infected with one of the pathogens described in §
											115.285 (relating to inspection and
					 testing of Prenuclear seed potatoes) or infested with virus vectors.
(3) The status of plants produced and offered
					 for certification under this chapter is knowingly misrepresented.
(4) The identity, propagation history or
					 pathogen-testing history of the subject plants is incomplete, ambiguous or
					 otherwise inadequate.
The provisions of this §
													115.287 issued under The
						  Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. §
														§
														285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929
						  (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. §
														§
														291-297).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.291 - Winter test

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(a) Seed to be
					 certified shall have a representative sample of the lot submitted for a test in
					 which the representative sample is grown and examined for diseases prior to the
					 growing of the remainder of the seed lot. This test may be known as a Florida
					 Test, if conducted through the New York Seed Improvement Coop., Inc., a winter
					 test, a grow-out test or some other designation.
(b) Seed will be rejected if a test described
					 in subsection (a) shows disease to be in excess of the foliage inspection
					 described in §
											115.282 (relating to diseases).
					 Varietal mixture may not exceed the maximums in §
											115.283 (relating to varietal
					 mixtures).
(c) It is the
					 responsibility of the grower to have the test described in subsection (a) made.
					 The Florida Test is available through the New York Seed Improvement Coop. Inc.,
					 Ithaca, New York 14850. Payment is required when samples are
					 submitted.
(d) Subsections (a)-(c)
					 do not apply to Prenuclear seed potatoes. The Department may require a Florida
					 Test, or similar test, for particular lots of Prenuclear seed potatoes if virus
					 vectors are detected during the later stages of growth in the greenhouse or
					 laboratory. If this testing is required by the Department as a condition of the
					 Prenuclear certification, the cost of the testing shall be borne by the
					 applicant.
The provisions of this §
													115.291 amended under The
						  Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. §
														§
														285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929
						  (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. §
														§
														291-297).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													115.285 (relating to inspection and
						  testing of Prenuclear seed
						  potatoes).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.292 - Storage

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(a) Seed potatoes
					 may not be stored where it is known or suspected that potatoes infected with
					 bacterial ring rot were previously stored, unless the storage areas are
					 properly cleaned and disinfected by means and methods satisfactory to the
					 inspector.
(b) When a variety of
					 potatoes in storage are found infected with ring rot, all of this variety grown
					 on a given farm from the particular seed source involved shall be rejected.
					 Equipment used in handling diseased lots shall be thoroughly cleaned and
					 disinfected before it may be used for grading certified seed.
(c) No seed for recertification may be sold
					 for 2 crop years from a farm where ring rot has been found.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter J - POTATO › SEED STANDARDS › Section 115.293 - Eligibility factors for tags

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(a) To
					 be eligible to produce and tag generation 1 through 7 for recertification, the
					 entire farm production shall be in the Certification Program.
(b) If the disease reading is too high for
					 generation being produced, seed may be tagged the generation to match
					 reading.
(c) Certification tags
					 will be issued at shipping time. Tubers, including Prenuclear class tubers,
					 shall meet Pennsylvania Certified Grade which is comparable to U. S. Grade No.
					 1 Seed Potatoes. Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations 51.3000-51.3006
					 (relating to United States Standards for Seed Potatoes) describes the
					 applicable criteria which shall be met for tubers to be eligible for a Blue or
					 White Tag. Exception will be made for tubers less than 1 1/2 inch in diameter
					 (known as "B" 's) if size is noted on Blue or White Tag. Tubers, other than
					 Prenuclear class tubers, that meet all certification requirements except grade
					 or size, or both, are eligible for a Green Tag, subject to a Buyer-Seller
					 agreement. Green tagged seed is not eligible for recertification.
The provisions of this §
													115.293 amended under The
						  Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. §
														§
														285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929
						  (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. §
														§
														291-297); amended under
						  3
						  Pa.C.S. §
														§
														7111 and
						  7117.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter K - SMALL GRAIN › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 115.301 - Definition

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The term, "small grain," when used in this subchapter,
						refers to winter barley, spring barley, spring oats, winter wheat and rye for
						seed purposes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter K - SMALL GRAIN › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 115.303 - Field inspections

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Field inspections shall be made after the crop is fully
						headed and at least two weeks prior to harvest.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter K - SMALL GRAIN › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 115.304 - Isolation

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(a) When more than
					 one variety of small grain is grown for certified seed, except rye, on the same
					 farm, the grain shall be separated by a fence row, a roadway or a strip of
					 ground which is mowed, uncropped or planted, to a crop other than small
					 grain.
(b) Rye fields producing
					 certified seed shall be isolated at least 660 feet from rye fields of another
					 variety.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter K - SMALL GRAIN › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 115.305 - Field standards

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(a) The
					 following standards apply to small grain fields:
Factor
Percent Tolerances
foundation
registered
certified
Varietal Mixture
.01
								  (1:10,000)
.02 (1:5,000)
.03 (1:3,000)
Inseparable other crops
.01
								  (1:10,000)
.01 (1:10,000)
.02 (1:5,000)
Objectionable
								  plants
none
none
none
Seed-borne diseases: Loose Smut
.1
								  (1:1,000)
.2 (1:500)
.33 (1:300)
(b) The term "other varieties" means those
					 plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected. It does not
					 include those variations characteristic of the variety.
(c) The term "inseparable other crops" means
					 those plants which produce seed that cannot be removed by the usual methods of
					 conditioning such as rye in winter wheat.
(d) The term "objectionable plants" means
					 wild onion, wild garlic and corn cockle.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter K - SMALL GRAIN › GENERAL STANDARDS › Section 115.306 - Seed standards

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(a) The
					 following seed standards shall apply to small grains:
Factor
foundation
Tolerances
								  registered
certified
Pure seed
none
99%
								  (min.)
99% (min.)
Varietal mixture
1 seed (max. per
								  lb.)
2 seeds (max. per lb.)
10 seeds (max. per lb.)
Other crops
1 seed (max. per
								  lb.)
1 seed (max. per lb.)
5 seeds (max. per lb.)
Weed seeds
5 seeds (max. per
								  lb.)
5 seeds (max. per lb.)
10 seeds (max. per lb.)
Germination:
Wheat and Barley
none
90%
								  (min.)
90% (min.)
Oats
none
85% (min.)
85%
								  (min.)
Rye
none
80% (min.)
80%
								  (min.)
(b) In the fluorescence test of oats, the
					 following tolerances for off-types will be permitted:
Foundation class-9 seeds per pound
Registered class-18 seeds per pound
Certified class-36 seeds per pound
(c) Seed may not contain prohibited or
					 restricted noxious weed seeds.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter L - SOD › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 115.311 - Purpose

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The purpose of sod certification is to maintain and make
						available to the public high quality sod of turfgrass grown and distributed to
						insure genetic identity and purity and a high degree of freedom from weeds,
						injurious insects, diseases and other pests.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter L - SOD › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 115.312 - Prior use of land

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(a) The land on
					 which certified sod is to be established shall have been in the production of
					 cultivated crops or clean fallow for at least one growing season preceding the
					 seeding of the turfgrass for certification.
(b) A field which is in sod production shall
					 be considered for certification only if the preceding crop has been a
					 cultivated turfgrass.
(c) Soil
					 fumigation or other appropriate weed control methods performed in accordance
					 with recommended procedures may be used in preparation of a field in one
					 growing season in place of the requirements of subsections (a) and
					 (b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter L - SOD › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 115.313 - Inspection

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In all cases, inspections of the field shall show
						evidence of freedom from unacceptable weeds and volunteer plants of other
						varieties of species of turfgrasses.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter L - SOD › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 115.314 - Units of certification

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A field or blocks within a field shall be considered the
						unit for certification. If for any reason sections of a field do not meet
						certification requirements, the portion or portions of the field meeting
						certification requirements may be certified.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter L - SOD › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 115.315 - Isolation

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A field or block of sod, to be eligible for
						certification, shall be isolated from adjacent fields with a ten foot barrier,
						or less if approved by the inspector. The barrier shall be fallowed or seeded
						to the same variety of the turfgrass species considered for certification in
						order to prevent contamination of grasses at the margins.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter L - SOD › INSPECTIONS › Section 115.321 - Preplanting

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(a) Certified sod
					 shall be the vegetative increase of certified seed.
(b) Samples of seed shall be obtained by the
					 certification office and checked before planting. Field boundaries shall be
					 designated at the time of the preplanting inspection.
(c) The seed standards for sod quality grass
					 seed are as follows:
Kind
Minimum
								  Purity
Minimum
								  Germination
Maximum Other
								  Crop
Maximum Weed
Kentucky Bluegrass
97%
80%
.1%
.02%
Red Fescue*
98%
90%
.1%
.02%
Chewings Fescue*
98%
90%
.1%
.02%
Hard fescue*
98%
90%
.1%
.02%
Turf-type perennial ryegrass
98%
90%
.1%
.02%
Turf-type tall fescue
98%
90%
.1%
.02%
* Hereafter referred to as fine fescue
(1) Kinds of grasses shall be free of big
					 bluegrass, Canada bluegrass, smooth brome, reed canary grass and clover. A
					 maximum of .02% Canada bluegrass is permitted in Kentucky bluegrass.
(2) A maximum of 2.0% other Kentucky
					 bluegrass varieties is permitted in a named Kentucky bluegrass
					 variety.
(3) Samples shall be free
					 of prohibited noxious weed seeds and undesirable grass seeds.
(4) A sod seed analysis based on the rules of
					 the Association of Official Seed Analysts, c/o Illinois State Seed Laboratory,
					 Post Office Box 4906, 801 Sangamen Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62706 and
					 section
					 3
					 Pa.C.S. §
													7104 (relating to labels and
					 labeling) shall be the basis of determining seed standards.
(5) A maximum of 27 ryegrass seeds per pound
					 will be permitted in tall fescue. Ryegrass seeds are not permitted in other
					 kinds.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter L - SOD › INSPECTIONS › Section 115.322 - Optional inspections

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(a)
					 Inspections during the growing season and immediately before sale of sod shall
					 be made for genetic purity and identity, presence of other perennial grasses,
					 noxious, unacceptable and other objectionable plants, insects, and
					 disease.
(b) A field harvested
					 before inspection shall not be eligible for certification.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION › Subchapter L - SOD › INSPECTIONS › Section 115.323 - Length of validity of inspections

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After fields have met the requirements for certification,
						inspections made prior to June 30 of the current year shall be valid until June
						30; inspections made after June 30 shall be valid until December
						31.