The maximum weight of a seed lot shall be as indicated below (or a weight which does not exceed that indicated below by more than 5%) and the minimum weight of a submitted sample shall be as indicated below:—
| Kind | Maximum lot weight (tonnes) | Minimum submitted sample weight (g) | Kind | Maximum lot weight (tonnes) | Minimum submitted sample weight (g) | ||||||
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except that: In the case of F1 hybrid varieties of the above kinds and their inbred parent lines, the minimum weight of the submitted sample may be reduced to a quarter of the weight specified for the variety subject to the sample consisting of at least 400 seeds. | |||||||||||
* For the category Standard Seed of these kinds the minimum submitted sample weight shall be 25g. | |||||||||||
† For the categories Pre-basic Seed, Basic Seed and Certified Seed of these kinds, the minimum submitted sample weight shall be:
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| Asparagus | 10 | 100 | Leek | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| Beet (all kinds) | 20 | 100 | *Lettuce | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| *Brassica (all kinds) | 10 | 50 | Marrow | 20 | 150 | ||||||
| †Broad bean | 20 | 1,000 | Melon | 20 | 100 | ||||||
| Carrot | 10 | 25 | Onion | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| Celeriac | 10 | 25 | Parsley | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| Celery | 10 | 25 | †Pea | 20 | 500 | ||||||
| Chicory | 10 | 25 | Radish | 10 | 50 | ||||||
| Cucumber | 20 | 25 | Runner beans | 20 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Endive | 10 | 25 | Spinach | 10 | 75 | ||||||
| †French bean | 20 | 700 | Tomato | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| Gherkin | 20 | 25 | |||||||||
| Gourd | 20 | 250 | |||||||||