Seed standards for production of hybrid canola or hybrid rapeseed are as follows:
Purity | Foundation | Certified |
Pure seed, minimum % (a) | 99.00 | 99.00 |
Other crops, maximum % | 0.01 | 0.25 |
Inert matter, maximum % | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Weed seed, maximum % | 0.01 | 0.25 |
Objectionable noxious weed % (b) | None found | 18/lb |
Prohibited noxious weeds % | None found | None found |
Germination % | 85.00 | 85.00 |
(a) | Percent hybrid seed shall be determined by a method approved by the department. |
(b) | Objectionable noxious weeds are as defined in WAC 16-302-105 plus: Brassica nigra, Sinapis arvensis, Brassica juncea, and Raphanus raphanistrum. |
[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 16-302-785, filed 4/9/25, effective 5/10/25. 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, § 16-302-785, filed 9/25/14, effective 10/26/14.]