1. General standards.

The general standards as adopted in the front of this publication are basic and together with the following standards constitute the standards for soybeans.

2. Land requirements.

The crop shall not be grown on land on which soybeans were grown the previous year, unless that crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety.

3. Field standards.

a. Field inspection.
At least one field inspection, preferably after the leaves have dropped, shall be made by an inspector of the certifying agency.
b. Isolation.

Fields of soybeans shall be separated from any other variety or uncertified seed of the same variety by a distance of 20 feet or 10 border rows of the inspected crop shall not be harvested for seed.

c. Specific.

Factor                                              Foundation                Registered                   Certified
Other Varieties                                   1:10,000                    1:1000                        1:400
                                                             (0.01%)                   (0.1%)                      (0.25%)
Corn and/or Sunflower
Plants Bearing Seeds                         None                          None                     2 plants/acre
Total Objectionable                            *TMG                        *TMG                        *TMG
Weeds.

*Trace morning glory


4. Seed standards

Standard for Each Class
Factor                                        Foundation                Registered                        Certified
Pure Seed (minimum)                   99.0%                       99.0%                              98.5%
Inert Matter (maximum)                 1.0%                         1.0%                                1.5%
*Weed Seed (maximum)                .01%                         .01%                               .02%

Objectionable Weed
Seed (maximum)                           None                         None                              None
Other Crops                                    None                         None                              .01%
**Other Varieties                                           .01%                          .1%                               .25%
Germination (minimum)                 80.0%                       80.0%                            80.0%
*Total weed seed shall not exceed ten per pound.