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The Fodder Plant Seeds Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
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14.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), it shall be determined, by way of a germination test, whether or not the seed will satisfy the applicable germination standard set out in column 2 of the following table (“the germination table”)—
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Species | Minimum germination | Maximum hard seed content |
| (all categories) | (% of pure seed) | (% of pure seed) |
| 1. Fine grasses— | ||
(a) annual meadowgrass | 75 | Not applicable |
(b) brown top | 75 | Not applicable |
(c) creeping bent grass | 75 | Not applicable |
(d) festulolium | 75 | Not applicable |
(e) red fescue | 75 | Not applicable |
(f) red top | 80 | Not applicable |
(g) rough-stalk meadowgrass | 75 | Not applicable |
(h) the sheep’s fescue | 75 | Not applicable |
(i) smooth-stalk meadowgrass | 75 | Not applicable |
(j) velvet bent | 75 | Not applicable |
(k) wood meadowgrass | 75 | Not applicable |
| 2. Fodder grasses— | ||
(a) Alaska brome-grass | 75 | Not applicable |
(b) cocksfoot | 80 | Not applicable |
(c) hybrid ryegrass | 75 | Not applicable |
(d) Italian ryegrass | 75 | Not applicable |
(e) meadow fescue | 80 | Not applicable |
(f) perennial ryegrass | 80 | Not applicable |
(g) rescue grass | 75 | Not applicable |
(h) small Timothy | 80 | Not applicable |
(i) tall fescue | 80 | Not applicable |
(j) tall oatgrass | 75 | Not applicable |
(k) Timothy | 80 | Not applicable |
| 3. Small seeded legumes— | ||
(a) Alsike clover | 80 | 20 |
(b) birdsfoot trefoil | 75 | 40 |
(c) lucerne | 80 | 40 |
(d) red clover | 80 | 20 |
(e) sainfoin | 75 | 20 |
(f) trefoil, black medick | 80 | 20 |
(g) white clover | 80 | 40 |
| 4 Large seeded legumes— | ||
(a) blue lupin | 75 | 20 |
(b) common vetch | 85 | 20 |
(c) field bean | 80 | 5 |
(d) field pea | 80 | Not applicable |
(e) hairy vetch | 85 | 20 |
(f) Hungarian vetch | 85 | 20 |
(g) white lupin | 80 | 20 |
(h) yellow lupin | 80 | 20 |
| 5. Crucifers— | ||
(a) fodder kale | 75 | Not applicable |
(b) fodder radish | 80 | Not applicable |
(c) swede | 80 | Not applicable |
(2) For the purpose of determining whether seed satisfies the applicable germination standard set out in column 2 of the germination table—
(a)any fresh and healthy seed which does not germinate after pre-treatment shall be regarded as seed which has germinated; and
(b)any hard seed present not exceeding the amount shown in column 3 of the table shall be regarded as seed which is capable of germination.
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