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Michigan Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 16, 2016) |
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Department AC. Agriculture and Rural Development |
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Pesticide and Plant Pesticide Management Division |
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Chapter Regulation No. 623. Field Seed Certification |
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Part 2. FIELD CROP STANDARDS |
Section 285.623.203. Field beans; field and seed standards.
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Rule 203. (1) Field standards for field bean seed are as follows:
Classes of Seed
Factor Foundation Certified
Other varieties or off-types (maximum) .01% .01%
Inseparable other crops none none Bacterial bean blight--percent
of plants infected (maximum) 0.001% 0.005% Anthracnose or common bean mosaic 0.001%
0.005%
(2) Seed standards for field bean seed are as follows:
Classes of Seed
Factor Foundation Certified Pure seed (minimum) 99.0%
99.0%
Inert matter (maximum) 1.0% 1.0%
Weeds (maximum) none
none
Other crops (maximum) 2 per 100 pounds 5 per 100 pounds Other varieties or off-types (maximum) (20/cwt)1 (20/cwt)1 Contrasting colored varieties/ off-types
(maximum) (2/cwt) (2/cwt)
Germination (minimum) 85.0%
Badly damaged seed (maximum)2 1.0%
Common bean mosaic virus (maximum) 3.0% 5.0%
Anthracnose or bacterial blight infected
seed (maximum) none
none
1 Represents .01% for navy beans
2 "Badly damaged" refers to beans that are seriously injured or badly discolored by frost, weather, disease, insects, or other causes which seriously affect the seed lot.
History: 1994 AACS.