- (a) The general seed certification standards are basic and together with the following standards shall constitute the rules for the certification of rape.
- (b) All certified rape being grown in Arkansas must be treated with benomyl or iprodione, when approved, or other registered and approved chemical recognized to be equal to or greater than benomyl or iprodione for the effective control of seed-borne blackleg, according to label directions.
- (c) All certified rape being grown in Arkansas must be field inspected for the presence of blackleg. If blackleg infection is suspected, then it must be laboratory tested for confirmation of the virulent strain.