Soybean Seed Certification Standards

A. Field Standards Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified *Land Requirement | 1 yr. | 1 yr. | 1 yr. | 1 yr. Isolation | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. Other Varieties | None | None | 3 Plants per Acre | 10 Plants per Acre Noxious Weeds: Purple Moonflower | None | None | 2 Plants per Acre | 5 Plants per Acre Balloonvine | None | None | None | None *Land requirement will be waived if the previous crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety, or of a variety having different plant pubescence or hilum color from the variety to be certified. B. Seed Standards Factor | Breeder | Foundation | Registered | Certified Pure Seed | 98.00% | 98.00% | 98.00% | 98.00% Inert Matter | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% | 2.00% Other Crops | None | 2 seed/lb. | 2 seed/lb. | 5 seed/lb. Other Varieties | None | 2 seed/lb. | 2 seed/lb. | 5 seed/lb. Noxious Weeds | None | None | None | None Other Weeds | 0.05% | 10 seed/lb. | 10 seed/lb. | 10 seed/lb. Germination | None | 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 8:585 (November 1982), amended LR 9:203 (April 1983), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), LR 15:613 (August 1989), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2729 (October 2013), LR 44:1855 (October 2018).