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The Oil and Fibre Plant Seeds Regulations 1993
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3.—(1) The seeds shall be of a satisfactory state of health as far as seed-borne organisms and diseases affecting the seeds are concerned. In particular the seeds shall not exceed the following standards:
| Harmful organisms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum percentage by number of seeds contaminated by harmful organisms (total per column) | |||
| Kind | Botrytis spp. | Alternaria spp., Phoma exiqua var.linicola, Colletotrichum lini, Fusarium spp. | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (maximum number of sclerotia or fragments of sclerotia in a sample of the weight specified on Column 4 of Part II of Schedule 5) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
(*) In flax the maximum percentage by number of seeds contaminated by Phoma exiqua var. linicola shall not exceed 1%. | |||
| Turnip rape | 5 | ||
| Swede rape | 10 | ||
| Sunflower | 5 | 10 | |
| Flax and Linseed | 5 | 5(*) | |
| White mustard | 5 | ||
(2) In soya bean,
(a)the maximum number of sub-samples within a sample of 5,000 seeds minimum per lot subdivided into 5 sub-samples which have been found to be contaminated by Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea shall not exceed 4;
(b)the maximum number of seeds contaminated by Diaporthe phaseolorum shall not exceed 15%, and
(c)the percentage by weight of inert matter shall not exceed 0.3%.
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