SOYABEAN (Glycine max Merr.)

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 soyabean seed.

II. Land requirements

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

III. Field Inspection

A minimum of two inspections shall be made, the first during flowering and the second before harvesting after the leaves have shed.

IV. Field Standards

A. General requirements

1. Isolation

Soyabean 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                                                                                               0.10                    0.50

*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)                                                                   None                        10/kg

Weed seeds (maximum)                                                                           5/kg                          10/kg

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

Germination including hard seeds (minimum)                                             70%                         70%

Moisture (maximum)                                                                                12.0%                       12.0%

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