BERSEEM (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)

I. Application and Amplification of General Seed Certification Standards

The General Seed Certification Standards are basic and, together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for certification of berseem seed. 

II. Land requirements

Land to be used for seed production of  berseem shall be free of volunteer plants. 

III. Field Inspection

A minimum of  two inspections shall be made from the time the crop approaches flowering until it is ready for harvesting.

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

Berseem seed fields shall be isolated from the contaminants shown in the column 1 of the Table below by the distances specified in columns 2 and 3 of the said Table:

        Contaminants                                                                                   Minimum distance (meters)

                                                                                                                Foundation        Certified

            1                                                                                                         2                     3

Fields of other varieties                                                                                  400                 100

Fields of the same variety not conforming to 

varietal purity requirements for certification                                                     400                 100

B. Specific requirements

        Factor                                                                                              Maximum permitted (%)*

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

       Offtypes                                                                                               0.20%                    1.0%

 ** Objectionable weed plants                                                                     None                     0.050%

 *  Maximum permitted at and after flowering.

** Objectionable weed shall be: Chicory (kasni) chicorium intybus L.

V. Seed standards

        Factor                                                                                              Standards for each class

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

Pure seed (minimum)                                                                                 98.0%                    98.0%

Inert matter (maximum)                                                                              2.0%                       2.0%

Other crop seeds (maximum)                                                                    10/ kg                   20 / kg

Total weed seeds (maximum)                                                                    10/ kg                   20 / kg

* Objectionable weed seeds (maximum)                                                     5/ kg                    10/ kg

Germination including hard seeds (minimum)                                              80%                      80%

Moisture (maximum)                                                                                 10.0%                   10.0%

For vapour-proof containers (maximum)                                                    7.0%                      7.0%

* Objectionable weed is the same as given at IV. B above.