PDFWAC 16-302-660
Pea standards for seed certification.
(1) The land, isolation, and field standards for field pea seed certification are:
Class | Land Minimum Years | Isolation Minimum Feet | Off-type Maximum Plants/acre | Inseparable Other Crop (c) | Noxious Weeds (plants/acre) | ||
Foundation | 3 (a) | 25 (b) | None found | None found | (d) | ||
Registered | 2 (a) | 10 (b) | 10 | None found | (d) | ||
Certified | 2 (a) | 10 (b) | 20 | None found | (d) |
(a) | Peas also require 10 years land history with no production of Austrian winter pea for all classes. | ||
(b) | Reduce to three feet from fields producing a Certified class of the same variety. In addition, each field pea field for certification must be isolated by three feet from small grain fields. To prevent mechanical field mixing of swathed field pea seed crop, the planting of small grain between field pea fields, except for the three feet of isolation, is recommended. | ||
(c) | No Austrian winter pea or rye is permitted. For Austrian winter peas, no rye is permitted. | ||
(d) | Prohibited, restricted, and other weeds difficult to separate must be controlled. |
(2) Seed certification standards for field pea are:
Class | Off-type Maximum % | Pure Seed Minimum % | Inert Maximum % | Other Crop Maximum % | Weed Maximum % | Germination Minimum % |
Foundation | None found | 99.00 | 1.00 | None found | None found | 85.00 |
Registered | None found | 99.00 | 1.00 | None found | 0.25 (b) | 85.00 |
Certified | 0.03 | 99.00 | 1.00 | 0.10 (a) | 0.25 (b) | 85.00 |
(a) | No Austrian winter pea or rye is permitted. For Austrian winter peas, no rye is permitted. |
(b) | Objectionable weed seed maximum: 1 seed per lb. Registered class, 2 seeds per lb. Certified class. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, [15.49].021, [15.49].310, [15.49].370, 15.140.030, and chapter 15.49 RCW. WSR 25-09-035, s 16-302-660, filed 4/9/25, effective 5/10/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, [15.49].021, [15.49].310, [15.49].370, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 18-10-055, § 16-302-660, filed 4/27/18, effective 5/28/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3), and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 14-20-050, § 16-302-660, filed 9/25/14, effective 10/26/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. WSR 00-24-077, § 16-302-660, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]