W. Va. Code R. § 61-9-3 - Germination Standards

3.1. The following germination test dates apply to seeds packaged in containers as indicated:

3.1.1. Seeds packed in regular containers: Twelve (12) months excluding the month in which the test was completed; and

3.1.2. Seeds packed in "Hermetically" sealed containers: Thirty-six (36) months excluding the month in which the test was completed. The percentage of moisture shall not exceed percentages established in Appendix Number 2, Hermetically Sealed Seed.

3.1.3. For cool season lawn and turf grasses including Kentucky bluegrass, red fescue, chewings fescue, hard fescue, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, intermediate ryegrass, annual ryegrass, colonial bentgrass, creeping bentgrass, and mixtures thereof: Fifteen (15) months excluding the month in which the test was completed.

3.2. The labels on all seeds germinating less than these standards shall show, in addition to other required information, the words "germination below standard" in eight (8) point bold face type.

3.3. The minimum germination standards for the various kinds of seed are contained in the appendix at the end of this rule as follows: Appendix 1, Germination Standard for Agricultural Seeds; Appendix 3, Germination Standard for Vegetable Seeds; and Appendix 5, Germination Standard for Flower Seed.

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W. Va. Code R. § 61-9-3