INDIAN CLOVER (SENJI): Melilotus spp.

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 senji seed. 

II. Land requirements

Land to be used for seed production of senji 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

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                                                                                  50                    25

Fields of the same variety not conforming to 

varietal purity requirements for certification                                                     50                    25

B. Specific requirements

        Factor                                                                                              Maximum permitted (%)*

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

       Offtypes                                                                                               0.20                    1.0

 *  Maximum permitted at the final inspection.

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

Weed seeds (maximum)                                                                            10/ kg                   20 / kg

Other distinguishable varieties (maximum)                                                  10/ kg                   20 / kg      

Germination including hard seeds (minimum)                                              65%                      65%

Moisture (maximum)                                                                                 10.0%                   10.0%

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