ITALIAN MILLET (FOXTAIL  MILLET)

(Setaria italica Beauv.)

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 Italian millet seed.

II. Land requirements

Land to be used for seed production of Italian  millet shall be free from volunteer plants.

III. Field Inspection

A minimum of two inspections shall be made, the first during flowering and the second at maturity and prior to harvesting. 

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

Italian millet  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                                                                                    3                    3

Fields of the same variety not conforming to the

varietal purity requirements for certification                                                        3                   3

B. Specific requirements

        Factor                                                                                              Maximum permitted (%)*

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

      Offtypes                                                                                               0.050                    0.10

*Maximum permitted at final inspection.

V. Seed standards

        Factor                                                                                              Standards for each class

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

Pure seed (minimum)                                                                                97.0%                    97.0%

Inert matter (maximum)                                                                            3.0%                       3.0%

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

 Weed seeds (maximum)                                                                          10/kg                      20/kg

Germination (minimum)                                                                             75%                       75%

Moisture (maximum)                                                                                12.0%                     12.0%

For vapour-proof containers (maximum)                                                    8.0%                       8.0%