Section 285.623.214. Foundation corn; inbred lines.

(1) An inbred line is a relatively   true  breeding  strain   of corn  that  results from  not  less  than  5  successive  generations  of

controlled self-fertilization with selection.

(2)   Inbred increase fields shall be isolated by a distance of not less than 825 feet from other corn of like color or texture and by a distance of not less than 1,320 feet from corn of a different  color or  texture.

However, the isolation distances shall  not  apply when  increase is by hand-pollination.

(3)    Inbred lines are eligible for certification  when  used  in  the production of certified hybrids.

(4)    Germplasm used in the production of inbred lines shall be obtained from the Michigan agricultural experiment station and other state agricultural experiment stations,  the United  States   department   of

agriculture, and such other sources that are acceptable to the official certifying agency and that are approved by the Michigan state university agricultural experiment station and the  director  of the  department  of agriculture.

(5)   Fields shall be inspected by the certifying agency not less than 4 times during the pollinating period. Roguing for off-type plants shall be performed before any pollen discharge. An inbred field that has more than 0.1% definitely off-type plants or more than 1.0% of doubtful-type plants shall not be certified.

(6)   A seed lot of an inbred line shall  not  have  more  than  0.1% definitely off-type ears or more than 0.2% ears with off-color kernels as determined by an ear inspection or winter grow out test.

History: 1994 AACS.