Onion Bulb Seed Certification Standards

A. Field Standards Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified Land Requirement | 1 yr. | 1 yr. | 1 yr. Isolation | 5,280 ft. | 2,640 ft. | 1,320 ft. Varietal Mixtures and Off-Type Plants | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.50% Diseases: Onion Mosaic | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% Pink Root | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% Onion Smut | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% Mildew | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% B. Field Inspections. Two field inspections shall be made, one after seed heads are formed and one at harvest. C. Handling and Storage of Bulbs 1. Bulbs must be inspected once at harvest and once in a storage house prior to planting, except that when a grower follows a seed-to-seed system, no bulb inspection shall be necessary. 2. Bulbs of any class must be free from decay; uniform in size, shape, and color; and not to exceed one-half of 1 percent varietal mixture. D. Seed Standards Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified Pure Seed | 99.50% | 99.50% | 98.00% Inert Matter | 0.50% | 0.50% | 2.00% Other Varieties | None | None | None Other Crops | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.20% Noxious Weeds | None | None | None Germination | 80.00% | 80.00% | 80.00% AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:575 (November l982), amended LR 9:200 (April l983), LR 10:737 (October 1984), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December l986), LR 15:613 (August 1989), LR 23:1284 (October 1997), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2731 (October 2013).