Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)RegulationsRegulations relating to Establishments, Varieties, Plants and Propagating MaterialTablesTable 4 : Provisions relating to Seed and Seed Samples |
TABLE 4
PROVISIONS RELATING TO SEED AND SEED SAMPLES
Kind of plant Soort plant |
Maximum content (%) Maksimum inhoud (%) |
Minimum percentage Minimum persentasie |
Minimum number per weight (kg) Minimum aantal per gewig (kg) |
Prepacked seed Voorafverpakte saad |
Exempted from indication "Prepacked seed" Vrygestel van aanduiding "Voorafverpakte saad" |
Maximum mass (kg) of a seed lot Maksimum massa (kg) van ‘n saadlot
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Botanical name Botaniese naam |
Common name Gewone naam |
Other matter Ander materiaal |
Other seed Ander saad |
Weed seed Onkruid-saad |
Germination by number Ontkieming per nommer |
Viability Lewens-kragtigheid |
Germination by weighed replicate Ontkieming per geweegde replikaat |
Max.mass (g) per container Maks.massa (g) per houer |
Approx. no. of seed per container Benaderde aantal sade per houer |
Max. mass (g) per container Maks. massa (g) per houer |
Approx. no. of seed per container Benaderde aantal sade per houer |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Agrotricum |
Agrotricum . |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
165 000 |
500 |
16 000 |
20 000 |
Allium cepa L. |
Onion/ Ui |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
170 500 |
50 |
17 050 |
10 000 |
Allium porrum L. |
Leek/ Prei |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
198 000 |
50 |
19 800 |
10 000 |
Anthephora pubescens Nees |
Bottle brush grass/ Borseltjiegras (i) Uncoated seed/ Nie-omhulde saad |
10 |
0,3 |
|
20 |
|
|
5 000 |
905 000 |
500 |
90 500 |
10 000 |
|
(ii) Coated seed/ Omhulde saad |
5 |
0,3 |
|
30 |
|
|
5 000 |
145 000 |
500 |
14 500 |
10 000 |
Arachis hypogaea L. ..... |
Groundnut/ Grondboon |
2 |
0,1 |
|
70 |
|
|
5 000 |
5 000 15 000 |
500 |
500 1 500 |
25 000 |
Asparagus officinalis L. . |
Asparagus/ Aspersie .. |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
25 300 |
50 |
2 500 |
20 000 |
Avena nuda L. (*6) |
Naked oats/ Naakhawer |
0,5 |
0,3 |
TR |
80 |
|
|
5 000 |
200 000 |
500 |
20 000 |
25 000 |
Avena sativa L. [incl. spp. previously known as/ insl. spp. voorheen bekend as A. byzantina] |
Oats/ Hawer
|
1
|
0,3
|
0,1
|
80
|
|
|
5 000
|
200 000
|
500
|
20 000
|
30 000
|
Beta vulgaris L. |
Fodder beet, Garden beet and Swiss chard/ Voerbeet, Tuinbeet en Snybeet |
6 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
58 000 |
100 |
5 800 |
20 000 |
Brassica napus L. |
Forage rape, Swede/ Weikool, Sweedse raap |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
157 500 |
50 |
15 750 |
10 000 |
Brassica oleracea L. |
Fodder kale, Kohlrabi, Curly kale, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage, Savoy cabbage, Brussels sprouts/ Beeskool, Knolkool, Boerkool, Blomkool, Brokkoli, Kopkool, Savoikool, Brusselse spruitjies |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
157 500 |
50 |
14 750 |
10 000 |
Brassica rapa L. [incl./insl. B. campestris L. and/en spp. previously known as/ spp. voorheen bekend as B. chinensis and/en B. pekinensis] |
Chinese cabbage/ Sjinese kool |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
316 500 |
50 |
31 650 |
10 000 |
Bromus catharticus Vahl. |
Rescue grass/ Reddingsgras |
8 |
0,5 |
|
50 |
|
|
5 000 |
720 000 |
500 |
72 000 |
20 000 |
Capsicum spp. . |
Peppers/ Rissies |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
83 500 |
50 |
8 350 |
10 000 |
Cenchrus ciliaris L. . |
Blue buffalo grass/ Bloubuffelgras (i) Uncoated seed/ Nie-omhulde saad |
4 |
0,3 |
|
20 |
|
|
5 000 |
2 675 000 |
500 |
267 000 |
10 000 |
|
(ii) Coated seed/ Omhulde saad |
4 |
0,3 |
|
20 |
|
|
5 000 |
290 000 |
500 |
29 000 |
10 000 |
Chloris gayana Kunth |
Rhodes grass/ Rhodesgras (i) Uncoated seed/ Nie-omhulde saad |
15 |
1,5 |
1,0 |
20 |
20 |
800 000 |
5 000 |
23 620 000 |
500 |
2 362 000 |
10 000 |
|
(ii) Coated seed/ Omhulde saad |
5 |
1,0 |
0,5 |
20 |
20 |
|
5 000 |
2 580 000 |
500 |
258 000 |
10 000 |
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai |
Watermelon/ Waatlemoen, Makataan |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
11 000 |
100 |
1 100 |
20 000 |
Cucumis melo L. |
Sweet melon/ Spanspek |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
45 000 |
100 |
4 500 |
10 000 |
Cucumis sativus L. |
Cucumber/ Komkommer |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
38 000 |
100 |
3 800 |
10 000 |
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
|
Pumpkin, Squash/ Pampoen, Skorsie |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
5 000 |
100 |
500 |
20 000 |
Cucurbita moschata (Duchesne ex Lam.) Duchesne ex Poir |
Pumpkin, Squash/ Pampoen, Skorsie |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
14 000 |
100 |
1 400 |
10 000 |
Cucurbita pepo L.
|
Squash/ Skorsie .........
|
4
|
0,1
|
|
60
|
|
|
1 000
|
14 000
|
100
|
1 400
|
20 000
|
Dactylis glomerata L. |
Cocksfoot/ Kropaargras |
15 |
2,5 |
0,5 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
8 280 000 |
500 |
828 000 |
10 000 |
Daucus carota L. |
Carrot/ Geelwortel |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
413 000 |
50 |
41 300 |
10 000 |
Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb. (*2) |
Green leaf desmodium/ Groenblaar desmodium |
6 |
1,0 |
0,5 |
50 |
|
|
5 000 |
3 240 000 |
500 |
324 000 |
10 000 |
Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC. (*2) |
Silver leaf desmodium/ Silwerblaar desmodium |
6 |
1,0 |
0,5 |
50 |
|
|
5 000 |
1 010 000 |
500 |
101 000 |
10 000 |
Digitara smutsii Stent |
Smuts digitaria/ Smutsvingergras (i) Uncoated seed/ Nie-omhulde saad |
8,0 |
1,0 |
0,5 |
15 |
|
|
5 000 |
10 660 000 |
500 |
1 066 000 |
10 000 |
|
(ii) Coated seed/ Omhulde saad |
10 |
1,0 |
0,5 |
20 |
|
|
5 000 |
5 235 000 |
500 |
523 500 |
10 000 |
Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees (*5) |
Weeping lovegrass/ Oulandsgras |
4 |
1,0 |
0,3 |
70 |
|
|
500 |
1 641 000 |
50 |
164 100 |
10 000 |
Eragrostis tef. (Zuccagni) Trotter |
Teff/ Tefgras |
4 |
1,0 |
0,3 |
70 |
|
|
500 |
2 304 000 |
50 |
230 400 |
10 000 |
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. |
Tall fescue/ Langswenkgras |
7 |
1,5 |
0,5 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
2 500 000 |
500 |
250 000 |
10 000 |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
Soya bean/ Sojaboon . |
4 |
0,1 |
|
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
60 000 130 000 |
1 000 |
6 000 13 000 |
25 000 |
Gossypium hirsutum L. |
Cotton/ Katoen |
4 |
0,2 |
|
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
80 000 |
1 000 |
8 000 |
25 000 |
Helianthus annuus L.. |
Sunflower/ Sonneblom |
4 |
0,1 |
|
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
160 000 |
1 000 |
16 000 |
25 000 |
Hordeum vulgare L. (*6) |
Barley/ Gars |
2,5 |
0,3 |
TR |
80 |
|
|
5 000 |
150 000 |
500 |
15 000 |
30 000 |
Lactuca sativa L. |
Lettuce/ Slaai |
6 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
500 000 |
50 |
50 000 |
10 000 |
Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.) G. Don (*1) |
Lespedeza |
4 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
4 100 000 |
500 |
410 000 |
10 000 |
Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) Hook & Arn. (*1) |
Lespedeza |
4 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
3 750 000 |
500 |
375 000 |
10 000 |
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth. |
Hybrid ryegrass/ Basterraaigras |
4 |
1,5 |
0,3 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
1 925 000 |
500 |
192 500 |
10 000 |
Lolium multiflorum Lam. |
Italian and Westerworld ryegrass/ Italiaanse en westerworldse raaigras |
4 |
1,5 |
0,3 |
60 |
60 |
|
5 000 |
2 500 000 |
500 |
250 000 |
10 000 |
Lolium perenne L. |
Perennial ryegrass/ Meerjarige raaigras |
4 |
1,5 |
0,3 |
60 |
60 |
|
5 000 |
2 500 000 |
500 |
250 000 |
10 000 |
Lolium rigidum Gaudin |
Annual ryegrass/ Eenjarige raaigras |
4 |
1,5 |
0,3 |
60 |
60 |
|
5 000 |
1 035 000 |
500 |
103 500 |
10 000 |
Lotus corniculatus L. (*3) |
Birdsfoot trefoil/ Rolklawer |
4 |
0,6 |
0,3 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
4 070 000 |
500 |
407 000 |
10 000 |
Lupinus albus L. (*3) |
White lupin/ Witlupien |
2 |
0,3 |
0,1 |
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
70 000 |
1 000 |
7 000 |
25 000 |
Lupinus angustifolius L. (*3) |
Narrow leaf lupin/ Smalblaarlupien
|
2 |
0,3 |
0,1 |
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
70 000 |
1 000 |
7 000 |
25 000 |
Lupinus luteus L. (*3) ....
|
Yellow lupin/ Geellupien
|
2
|
0,3
|
0,1
|
70
|
|
|
10 000
|
90 000
|
1 000
|
9 000
|
25 000
|
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., nom cons. |
Tomato/ Tamatie |
2 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
202 500 |
50 |
20 250 |
10 000 |
Medicago littoralis Rhode ex Loisel (*2) |
Strand medic |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
1 805 000 |
500 |
180 500 |
10 000 |
Medicago polymorpha L. (*2) |
Burr medic |
3 |
0,8 |
0,3 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
1 380 000 |
500 |
138 000 |
10 000 |
Medicago rugosa Desr. (*2) |
Gama medic |
3 |
0,5 |
0,3 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
705 000 |
500 |
70 500 |
10 000 |
Medicago sativa L. (incl. spp. previously known as/insl. spp. voorheen bekend as Medicago x varia) (*2) .
|
Lucerne/ Lusern |
3 |
0,5 |
0,3 |
70 |
|
|
2 000 |
730 000 |
200 |
73 000 |
10 000 |
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. (*2) |
Snail medic |
3 |
0,5 |
0,3 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
255 000 |
500 |
25 500 |
10 000 |
Medicago truncatula Gaertn. (*2) |
Barrel medic |
3 |
1,0 |
0,3 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
1 190 000 |
500 |
119 000 |
20 000 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. |
Tobacco/ Tabak |
4 |
0,2 |
|
80 |
|
|
5 000 |
78 125 000 |
500 |
7 812 500 |
10 000 |
Ornithopus compressus L. (*1) |
Yellow serradella/ Geel serradella |
4 |
1,5 |
0,5 |
70 |
|
|
5 000 |
1 035 000 |
500 |
103 500 |
10 000 |
Ornithopus sativus Brot. (*3) |
Serradella . |
2 |
0,5 |
0,3 |
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
1 135 000 |
500 |
113 500 |
10 000 |
Oryza sativa L. |
Rice/ Rys |
4 |
0,1 |
|
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
660 000 |
1 000 |
66 000 |
30 000 |
Panicum maximum Jacq. |
White buffalo grass/ Witbuffelgras (i) Uncoated seed/ Nie-omhulde saad |
2,5 |
0,7 |
0,5 |
10 |
20 |
|
5 000 |
11 035 000 |
500 |
1 103 500 |
10 000 |
|
(ii) Coated seed/ Omhulde saad |
10 |
1,0 |
0,5 |
20 |
40 |
|
5 000 |
3 845 000 |
500 |
384 500 |
10 000 |
Paspalum dilatatum Poir. |
Dallis grass/ Paspalum |
40 |
0,3 |
|
40 |
|
|
5 000 |
2 960 000 |
50 |
29 600 |
10 000 |
Paspalum notatum Flüggé |
Bahia |
40 |
0,3 |
|
40 |
|
|
5 000 |
1 830 000 |
50 |
18 300 |
10 000 |
Pastinaca sativa L. |
Parsnip/ Witwortel |
7 |
0,2 |
|
50 |
|
|
500 |
214 500 |
50 |
21 450 |
10 000 |
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. |
Kikuyu/ Kikoejoe |
5 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
185 500 |
50 |
18 550 |
10 000 |
Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. |
Pearl millet/ Babala |
7 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
970 000 |
500 |
97 000 |
10 000 |
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex. A. W. Hill |
Parsley/ Pietersielie |
6 |
0,2 |
|
50 |
|
|
500 |
324 000 |
50 |
32 400 |
10 000 |
Phalaris aquatica L. |
Phalaris |
6 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
2 980 000 |
500 |
298 000 |
10 000 |
Phaseolus coccineus L. |
Kidney bean/ Nierboon |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
5 000 |
500 |
500 |
20 000 |
Phaseolus vulgaris L. |
Dry bean/ Droëboon |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
20 000 |
500 |
2 000 |
25 000 |
Phaseolus vulgaris L. |
Garden bean – Runner/ Tuinboon – Rank |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
20 000 |
500 |
2 000 |
25 000 |
Phaseolus vulgaris L. ... |
Garden bean - Dwarf/ Tuinboon – Stam |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
22 000 |
500 |
2 200 |
25 000 |
Pisum sativum L. s. l. |
Dry pea, Garden pea/Droë ert, Tuinert |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
25 000 |
500 |
2 500 |
25 000 |
Raphanus sativus L. ..... |
Fodder radish/ Voerradys |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
375 000 |
500 |
37 500 |
10 000 |
Raphanus sativus L. ..... |
Garden radish/ Tuinradys |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
60 000 |
50 |
6 000 |
10 000 |
Ricinus communis L. |
Castor oil/ Kasterolie |
4 |
0,1 |
|
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
50 000 |
1 000 |
5 000 |
20 000 |
Secale cereale L. |
Rye/ Rog |
2 |
0,5 |
0,2 |
75 |
|
|
5 000 |
200 000 |
500 |
20 000 |
30 000 |
Setaria sphacelata (Schumach.) Stapf. & C.E. Hubb |
Common setaria/ Gewone setaria |
40 |
0,3 |
|
30 |
|
|
5 000 |
7 825 000 |
500 |
782 500 |
10 000 |
Sinapis alba L. |
White mustard/ Witmosterd |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
284 500 |
50 |
28 450 |
10 000 |
Solanum melongena L. |
Eggplant, Aubergine/ Eiervrug |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
500 |
114 000 |
50 |
11 400 |
10 000 |
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench |
Grain sorghum/ Graansorghum |
4 |
0,1 |
|
70 |
|
|
5 000 |
150 000 |
500 |
15 000 |
10 000 |
Sorghum spp. [S. x almum Parodi, S. sudanense (Piper) Stapf. and/ en hybrids/ hibriede] (*4) |
Forage sorghum/ Voersorghum |
7 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
70 |
|
5 000 |
650 000 |
500 |
65 000 |
10 000 |
Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub. (*1) |
Caribbean stylo/ Karibiese stylo |
10 |
1,0 |
0,5 |
50 |
|
|
5 000 |
2 450 000 |
500 |
245 000 |
10 000 |
Trifolium fragiferum L. (*3) |
Strawberry clover/ Aarbeiklawer |
6 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
635 000 |
100 |
63 500 |
10 000 |
Trifolium hirtum All. (*3) |
Rose clover/ Roosklawer |
4 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
358 000 |
100 |
35 800 |
10 000 |
Trifolium incarnatum L. (*3) |
Crimson clover/ Inkarnaatklawer |
4 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
330 000 |
100 |
33 000 |
10 000 |
Trifolium pratense L. (*3) |
Red clover/ Rooiklawer |
6 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
600 000 |
100 |
60 000 |
10 000 |
Trifolium repens L. (*2) |
White clover/ Witklawer |
6 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
1 500 000 |
100 |
150 000 |
10 000 |
Trifolium resupinatum L. (*3) |
Persian clover/ Persiese klawer |
4 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
1 416 000 |
100 |
141 600 |
10 000 |
Trifolium subterraneum L. (*3) |
Subterranean clover/ Ondergrondse klawer |
6 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
119 000 |
100 |
11 900 |
10 000 |
Trifolium vesiculosum Savi (*1) |
Arrow leaf clover/ Assegaaiklawer |
4 |
0,3 |
|
60 |
|
|
1 000 |
699 000 |
100 |
59 900 |
10 000 |
x Triticosecale Wittm. (Triticum x Secale) |
Triticale/ Korog |
3 |
0,5 |
|
80 |
|
|
5 000 |
130 000 |
500 |
13 000 |
30 000 |
Triticum aestivum L., nom. cons. (*6) |
Wheat/ Koring |
1,5 |
0,3 |
TR |
80 |
|
|
5 000 |
250 000 |
500 |
25 000 |
30 000 |
Triticum durum Desf. (*6) |
Durum wheat/ Durumkoring |
1 |
0,3 |
TR |
80 |
|
|
5 000 |
250 000 |
500 |
25 000 |
30 000 |
Vicia faba L. (*3) |
Broad bean/ Boerboon |
4 |
0,5 |
0,2 |
70 |
|
|
5 000 |
5 000 |
500 |
500 |
25 000 |
Vicia sativa L. [Incl./insl. V angustifolia L.] (*3) |
Common vetch/ Gewone wiek |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
95 000 300 000 |
500 |
9 500 30 000 |
25 000 |
Vicia villosa Roth. [incl./ insl. V. dasycarpa Ten.] (*3) |
Hairy vetch/ Harige wiek |
4 |
0,2 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
125 000 180 000 |
500 |
12 500 18 000 |
20 000 |
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp [incl./ insl. V. sinensis (L.) Savi ex Hassk.; Dolichos biflorus (L.)] (*3) |
Cowpea/ Akkerboon |
4 |
0,1 |
|
60 |
|
|
5 000 |
40 000 |
500 |
4 000 |
20 000 |
Zea mays L. |
White and yellow grain maize/ Wit en geel graanmielie
|
4 |
0,1 |
|
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
36 000 |
1 000 |
3 600 |
40 000 |
Zea mays L. |
Sweet corn/ Soetmielies |
4 |
0,1 |
|
70 |
|
|
10 000 |
60 000 |
1 000 |
6 000 |
40 000 |
[Table 4 substituted by Notice No. R. 56 of 2 February 2007]