Seed Certification Manual - Rural Solutions SA - SA.Gov.au
Seed Certification Manual - Rural Solutions SA - SA.Gov.au
Seed Certification Manual - Rural Solutions SA - SA.Gov.au
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South Australian <strong>Seed</strong> <strong>Certification</strong> Scheme<br />
8.1 ANNUAL MEDIC (Medicago sp)<br />
- DISTINGUISHABLE CULTIVARS<br />
Cultivars eligible<br />
Jemalong barrel medic.<br />
Sowing <strong>Seed</strong><br />
No specific class of sowing seed is required; however<br />
the use of a seed line approved by <strong>Seed</strong> Services is<br />
recommended.<br />
Paddock History<br />
Land should not have grown or been sown to any<br />
other cultivar of barrel medic in the previous four (4)<br />
years (unless it was the same cultivar) as the crop is<br />
likely to be rejected due to excess contamination by<br />
other cultivars.<br />
Isolation<br />
Production areas must be separated from other<br />
cultivars of annual medic by at least a three (3) metre<br />
strip (free of annual medic plants) or a physical barrier<br />
such as a fence to prevent any mixture of seed during<br />
harvest.<br />
Inspections<br />
Pre-harvest inspection<br />
Classes<br />
C2 only<br />
Crop Standards<br />
Cultivar Purity:<br />
Certified 95.0% (minimum)<br />
<strong>Seed</strong> Quality Standards<br />
Minimum Pure <strong>Seed</strong> (% by mass) 98.0%<br />
Minimum Germination (% by count)<br />
70.0% (excluding hard seeds)<br />
Maximum Other <strong>Seed</strong>s (% by mass)<br />
2.0% of which no single species (other than burr medic) shall be<br />
greater than 0.5%.<br />
Procedures and Standards for <strong>Seed</strong> <strong>Certification</strong><br />
May 2002
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