Section 285.623.211. Lupine.  


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  • (1) A field shall not be eligible for certification if lupines were grown in the same field the previous year, unless the previous crop was grown from certified or foundation seed of the same variety.

    (2)  Field inspections shall be made when the field is in full bloom.

    (3)   Lupine fields that produce certified seed shall be isolated by a distance of not less than 660 feet from fields of any other variety of lupines or fields of the same variety that are not in compliance with  the varietal purity requirements for certification.

    (4)   Field standards for lupine seed are as follows:

    Maximum Each Class

    Factor                                                 Foundation                           Certified Other varieties or off-types                                                                  0.02%                                    0.1%

    (5)   Seed standards for lupine seed are as follows:

    Classes of Seed

    Factor                                                 Foundation                           Certified

    Pure seed (minimum)                                        98.0%                                    98.0% Other varieties or off-types

    (maximum)

     

    0.1%

     

    0.5%

    Other crop seeds (maximum)

     

    none

     

    1 per pound

    Inert matter (maximum)

    2.0%

     

    2.0%

     

    Weed seeds

     

    none

     

    none

    Germination (minimum)

     

    History: 1994 AACS.

     

     

     

    85.0%