PEAS (FIELD PEA AND GARDEN PEA)

(Pisum sativum L.var.arvense (L.) Poir)

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 pea seed.

II. Land requirements

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

III. Field Inspection

A minimum of three inspections shall be made, the first before flowering and the second  at  flowering  and the third at the edible pod stage.

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

Pea  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                                                                                   10                    5

Fields of the same variety not conforming to the

varietal purity requirements for certification                                                      10                    5

B. Specific requirements

        Factor                                                                                              Maximum permitted (%)*

                                                                                                                Foundation            Certified

      Offtypes                                                                                               0.10                    0.20

*Maximum permitted at 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)                                                                   None                       5/kg

Weed seeds (maximum)                                                                           None                        None

Other distinguishable varieties (maximum)                                                  5/kg                        10/kg

Germination including hard seeds (minimum)                                              75%                         75%               Moisture (maximum)                                                                                  9.0%                         9.0%

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