LAC 7:XIII.783 – Onion Bulb Seed Certification Standards

A. Field Standards

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Land Requirement	1 yr.	1 yr.	1 yr.
Isolation	5,280 ft.	2,640 ft.	1,320 ft.
Varietal Mixtures and Off-Type Plants	0.50%	0.50%	0.50%
Diseases:
Onion Mosaic	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Pink Root	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Onion Smut	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Mildew	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%

B. Field Inspections. Two field inspections shall be made, one after seed heads are formed and one at harvest.
C. Handling and Storage of Bulbs
1. 1. Bulbs must be inspected once at harvest and once in a storage house prior to planting, except that when a grower follows a seed-to-seed system, no bulb inspection shall be necessary.
2. 2. Bulbs of any class must be free from decay; uniform in size, shape, and color; and not to exceed one-half of 1 percent varietal mixture.
D. Seed Standards
Factor Foundation Registered Certified
Pure Seed 99.50% 99.50% 98.00%
Inert Matter 0.50% 0.50% 2.00%
Other Varieties None None None
Other Crops 0.20% 0.20% 0.20%
Noxious Weeds None None None
Germination 80.00% 80.00% 80.00%

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure Seed	99.50%	99.50%	98.00%
Inert Matter	0.50%	0.50%	2.00%
Other Varieties	None	None	None
Other Crops	0.20%	0.20%	0.20%
Noxious Weeds	None	None	None
Germination	80.00%	80.00%	80.00%

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:575 (November l982), amended LR 9:200 (April l983), LR 10:737 (October 1984), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December l986), LR 15:613 (August 1989), LR 23:1284 (October 1997), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2731 (October 2013).