Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.623.307 - Tall fescues (Festuca arundinacea)
Rule 307.
(1) Land
shall not have grown, or have been seeded to, tall fescue during the previous 5
years to be eligible to produce foundation seed. Land shall not have grown, or
been seeded to, tall fescue grasses during the previous 2 years to produce
certified seed, unless the previous crop was of the same variety and class and
was certified.
(2) Tall fescue
shall be planted in distinct rows.
(3) Limitations on the age of stand and
pedigree classes of seed through which a variety may be multiplied shall be
specified by the originator, but shall not exceed the limitations that are
established by the certifying agency.
(4) Field standards for tall fescue seed are
as follows:
| Classes of Seed | ||
| Factor | Foundation | Certified |
| Other varieties (maximum)1 | none | 1.0% |
| Isolation 2, 3 | ||
| Less than 5 acres (minimum) | 1,320 feet | 330 feet |
| More than 5 acres (minimum) | 900 feet | 165 feet |
1 Includes off-type plants.
2 See R 285.623.302 - Isolation.
3 Fields that are used for the production of foundation tall fescue seed shall be isolated a minimum distance of 330 feet from perennial ryegrass.
(5) Seed standards
for tall fescue seed are as follows:
| Classes of Seed | ||
| Factor | Foundation | Certified |
| Pure seed (minimum) | 98.0% | 98.0% |
| Other crops (maximum) | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Inert matter (maximum) | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Weed seed (maximum) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Prohibited noxious weeds (maximum) none | none | |
| Restricted noxious weeds and St. | ||
| Johnswart, docks, sheep sorrel, | ||
| bedstraw (maximum) | 27 per pound | 45 per pound |
| Germination (minimum) | 90.0% | |
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