Seed Certification Manual - Rural Solutions SA - SA.Gov.au

South Australian Seed Certification Scheme
9.2 PULSES
The following standards apply for broad
beans, faba beans, field peas, chickpeas,
lentils and lupins.
Sowing Seed
Basic seed (see Classes).
Paddock History
Basic seed:
Land must not have grown or been sown to:
• a pulse crop of the same species in the previous
three (3) years
• any pulse crop in the previous one (1) year;
unless it was the same cultivar and certification class.
Certified seed:
Land must not have grown or been sown to:
• a pulse crop of the same species in the previous
two (2) years
• any pulse crop in the previous one (1) year;
unless it was the same cultivar and certification class.
Isolation
Field beans and broad beans:
Basic: 400 metres from other cultivars
Certified: 200 metres from other cultivars
Yellow (L. luteus) & White (L. albus) lupins:
Basic: 100 metres from other cultivars
Certified: 50 metres from other cultivars
Field peas, chickpeas, lentils and
Narrow-leaf (L. angustifolius) lupins:
Basic and Certified:
Inspections
Pre-harvest inspection
Classes
3 metres from other cultivars
C1: from crops sown with Basic seed
C2: from crops sown with C1 seed
Crop Standards
Cultivar and Species purity:
Maximum allowed in:
Contaminant Basic Certified
Other off-types or cultivars of the pulse species certified 1 per 30 m² 1 per 10 m²
Plants of other pulse species, the seeds of which are difficult
to distinguish in a laboratory test or which will readily
cross-pollinate with the crop being grown for seed 1 per 30 m² 1 per 10 m²
Diseases:
Lupin crops detected with Anthracnose will be rejected from certification. For crops grown in South Australia -
disease presence will be notified to the Chief Quarantine Inspector, Primary Industries & Resources SA.
Procedures and Standards for Seed Certification
May 2002