I. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND
STANDARDS
1.
BASIC
RULES
The UCIA General Seed Certification
Requirements and Standards are basic and with the following
constitute the requirements and standards for fourwing saltbush
(Atriplex canescens)
seed certification.
II. SEED PRODUCTION
A.
APPLICATIONS
Dates and fees for applications are
as listed in the General Requirements and Standards.
B.
SEED ELIGIBILITY
1.
Foundation class male and female rooted cuttings for the variety
Rincon are available through the UCIA for the production of Certified
seed.
2.
Fourwing saltbush varieties currently certified in Utah are listed
in Prefix A.
C.
LAND REQUIREMENTS
1.
A crop or native wild
plants of the same kind must not have been present on the land two
years prior to stand establishment for the production of Certified
seed.
2.
Isolation:
a. Minimum distance
from a different variety, wild hybridizing population, or non-certified
population of the same kind shall be 300 ft. for fields of less
than 5 acres or l00 ft. for fields of more than 5 acres.
b.
Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) will hybridize with many of the perennial Atriplex species such as A. garrettii,
A. gardneri, A. confertiofolia, A. Cuneta, A.tridentata, A. falcata,
and A. obovata.
D.
FIELD INSPECTION
1. A seedling inspection
will be made by a UCIA representative during the first season after
transplanting to check land requirements and seedling growth.
2. An inspection
during blossoming and/or after seed has set but before harvest will
be made each year certification is desired.
E.
FIELD STANDARDS
1.
The field may be subject to
Certification rejection if volunteer plants of the same species
are allowed to mature to seed.
2.
Factor
% Off-Types Allowed
Other
varieties
0.1%
Other
kinds (species)*
None
*hybridizing
species listed in Part C. above.
III. CONDITIONING, SAMPLING,
AND LABELING
A.
Bags or containers of the in-the-dirt-seed must be tagged or stamped
with a lot number at the time of harvest and the total number and
size of such containers reported to the UCIA so that identification
is maintained from non-certified lots.
B.
SEED STANDARDS
Factor
Certified
Class
Pure
seed (de-winged) (min.)
80%
Inert
matter (max.)
20%
Weed
seed, non-regulated weeds (max.)
0.5%
Weed seed, regulated weeds* (max.)
Noxious
None
Restricted
9 per lb
Objectionable
9 per lb
Germination
& Dormant Seed (min.)
30.0%
Utricle
fill (min.)
45.0%
Other kinds
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*Includes Noxious, Restricted, and Objectionable weeds as listed
in the General Requirements
and Standards.
C.
A representative sample for seed testing of at least 1 1/2 lb. will
be drawn by a UCIA representative after the seed has been conditioned
at an approved cleaning plant.
D.
Each bag of seed sold as certified must
be packed in new bags and be tagged and sealed by a UCIA representative.