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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              IN exercise of the powers 
                                              conferred on the Commissioner 
                                              responsible for Agriculture by 
                                              section 8 of the Seeds 
                                              (Certification and Standards) 
                                              Decree, 1972 (N.R.C.D. 100) these 
                                              Regulations are made this 16th day 
                                              of January, 1973.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I—NATIONAL SEED COMMITTEE</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              Regulation 1—National Seed 
                                              Committee.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) There is hereby established a 
                                              National Seed Committee referred 
                                              to in these Regulations as &quot;the 
                                              Committee&quot; which shall consist of 
                                              the following persons:—</span></p>
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                                              (a) the Secretary responsible for 
                                              Agriculture;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) Deputy Director of 
                                              Agriculture;</span></p>
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                                              (c) Officer-in-Charge of the Ghana 
                                              Seed Inspection Unit;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) a representative of the Crop 
                                              Research Institute;</span></p>
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                                              (e) a representative of the Seed 
                                              Industry;</span></p>
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                                              (f) a representative of the Seed 
                                              Growers Association; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) a representative from the 
                                              Ministry of Agriculture who shall 
                                              be Member-Secretary.&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">[Subreg.(1) 
                                              substituted by LI 1311 reg.(a).]</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The members of the Committee 
                                              shall appoint one of their number 
                                              as chairman of the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Chairman shall preside at 
                                              all meetings of the Committee 
                                              except that in his absence a 
                                              member of the Committee appointed 
                                              by the members present from among 
                                              themselves shall preside.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The Committee shall ordinarily 
                                              meet for the despatch of its 
                                              business at such times and places 
                                              as the Chairman may determine, but 
                                              shall meet at least once in every 
                                              quarter.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The quorum at every meeting of 
                                              the Committee shall be five.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) The Committee shall regulate 
                                              its own procedure.</span></p>
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                                              <b>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 2—Functions of 
                                              Committee.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The functions of the Committee are 
                                              to—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) advise the Ghana Seed 
                                              Inspection Unit on:—</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              working procedure;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) rules and regulations;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii) field and Seed Standards;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) seeds varieties eligble for 
                                              Certification;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (v) fees and charges for services 
                                              performed by the Unit;</span></p>
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                                              (b) hear appeals from Seed owners 
                                              who may be dissatisfied with the 
                                              results of the testing and grading 
                                              of their seeds;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) provide rules and procedures 
                                              for appeals under sub-regulation 
                                              (b) of this regulation;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) publish annually a list of 
                                              recommended varieties of crops 
                                              grown in Ghana and submitted.&nbsp; 
                                              [Reg.2 substituted by LI 1311 
                                              reg.(b).]</span></p>

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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 3—Annual Publication of 
                                              Committee.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Committee shall include in its 
                                              annual publication of recommended 
                                              varieties of crops under 
                                              regulation 2 (d) of these 
                                              Regulations the following:—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) a statement of the origin of 
                                              the variety;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the suggested ecological 
                                              region of growth of the variety;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) a description of the 
                                              morphological, physiological, 
                                              cytological, pathological, 
                                              entomological, chemical 
                                              characteristics of the variety and 
                                              other important characteristics 
                                              which distinguishes it from other 
                                              varieties;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) evidence of performance of the 
                                              variety, including data on yield, 
                                              insect or disease resistance, 
                                              appropriate check of the 
                                              varieties;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) the method of maintaining 
                                              breeder, foundation or registered 
                                              seeds;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (f) the recommended generation of 
                                              increases and a description of any 
                                              special requirements or 
                                              limitations which must be adopted 
                                              to maintain varietal 
                                              characteristics.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II—SEEDS CERTIFICATION AND 
                                              STANDARDS</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 4—Certification of 
                                              Seed.</span></b></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              There shall be for the purposes of 
                                              certification of seeds the 
                                              following classes of seed:—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) breeder seed;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (b) foundation seed;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) registered seed; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) certified seed.</span></p>

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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 5—Breeder Seed.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Breeder seed is seed directly 
                                              controlled by the originating, or 
                                              in certain cases, the sponsoring 
                                              plant breeder, institution or firm 
                                              and which supplies the source for 
                                              the initial and recurring 
                                              increases of foundation seed.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Breeder seed shall be issued 
                                              for the production of foundation 
                                              seed only and shall be identified 
                                              with a white tag issued by the 
                                              certifying authority.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 6—Foundation Seed.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (1) Foundation seed is the progeny 
                                              of breeder seed and must be so 
                                              handled as to maintain such 
                                              specific genetic identity and 
                                              purity as the certifying authority 
                                              may prescribe, and shall be 
                                              identified with a white tag issued 
                                              by the certifying authority.&nbsp; [Subreg.(1) 
                                              amended by LI 1311 reg.(c).]</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Foundation seed shall be 
                                              produced only by or under the 
                                              direct supervision of an 
                                              agronomist on—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) an experimental station; or</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) a farm designated as part of 
                                              an experimental station with a 
                                              qualified plant breeder in charge 
                                              of the seed production; or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) a farm operated on contractual 
                                              basis with and under the direct 
                                              supervision of a plant breeder.</span></p>
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                                              <b>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 7—Registered Seed.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Registered seed is the progeny 
                                              of foundation seed and must be so 
                                              handled as to maintain such 
                                              genetic identity and purity as the 
                                              certifying authority may 
                                              prescribe.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Registered seed shall be 
                                              identified with a purple tag 
                                              issued by the certifying 
                                              authority.</span></p>

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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 8—Certified Seed.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Certified seed is the progeny 
                                              of foundation seed or registered 
                                              seed and must be so handled as to 
                                              maintain such satisfactory genetic 
                                              identity and purity as the 
                                              certifying authority may 
                                              prescribe.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Certified seed shall be 
                                              identified with a blue tag issued 
                                              by the certifying authority. [Subreg.(2) 
                                              amended by LI 1311 reg.(d).]</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Seeds reproduced from 
                                              certified seed shall not be 
                                              eligible for certification under 
                                              these Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Notwithstanding sub-regulation 
                                              (3) of this regulation where the 
                                              supply of registered seed is not 
                                              adequate due to adverse 
                                              environmental conditions or 
                                              expansion of national agricultural 
                                              targets the certifying authority 
                                              may, for the purposes of 
                                              maintaining adequate seed supply, 
                                              approve the certification of seeds 
                                              reproduced from certified seeds; 
                                              provided that the genetic purity 
                                              of the certified seed is not 
                                              altered.</span></p>

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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 9—Certification of Crop 
                                              Varieties.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No crop varieties shall be 
                                              eligible for certification unless 
                                              such crop varieties are approved 
                                              by the Committee.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where certification is not 
                                              granted in respect of a batch of 
                                              seed all subsequent seed increases 
                                              from that batch of seed shall not 
                                              be eligible for certification 
                                              under these Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Except with the prior approval 
                                              of the certifying authority only 
                                              one variety of the same crop 
                                              species may be grown for purposes 
                                              of seed production on a farm.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              Regulation 10—Approval for 
                                              Production of Foundation, 
                                              Registered or Certified Seed.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No grower shall undertake the 
                                              production of foundation, 
                                              registered or certified seeds 
                                              unless he applies in writing to 
                                              the certifying authority for 
                                              approval.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The certifying authority shall 
                                              on payment of the prescribed fee 
                                              by the grower issue a permit to 
                                              that grower to whom it has granted 
                                              approval to undertake the 
                                              production of foundation, 
                                              registered or certified seeds.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Subject to sub-regulation (2) 
                                              of this regulation a grower shall 
                                              be eligible for a permit if he has 
                                              adequate farm equipment for the 
                                              required acres of land to 
                                              undertake the planting, 
                                              cultivation, harvesting and 
                                              processing of the crops.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Every grower shall isolate a 
                                              seed farm from other farms and 
                                              crops in accordance with the 
                                              minimum seed standards prescribed 
                                              in the Schedule to these 
                                              Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              <b>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 11—Certification Fee.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Every grower shall pay for the 
                                              certification of seeds a fee of 
                                              ¢5.00 per crop per annum.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              Regulation 12—Land for Seed 
                                              Production.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Certificated seed shall be 
                                              produced on a land which has not 
                                              been used for the production of 
                                              any other variety of the same crop 
                                              or any crop of the same variety in 
                                              respect of which no certification 
                                              has been granted under these 
                                              Regulations for such length of 
                                              time as is specified in relation 
                                              to that variety in the Schedule to 
                                              these Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Such land must be free from 
                                              volunteer plants of the same crop 
                                              and from all weeds whose seeds are 
                                              impracticable to separate from the 
                                              crop seeds.</span></p>

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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 13—Field and Bin 
                                              Inspection.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A field inspector may at the 
                                              request of a grower inspect every 
                                              field intended for the production 
                                              of foundation, registered or 
                                              certified seeds at least once 
                                              during the growing season and 
                                              prior to harvesting.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A field inspector shall 
                                              examine every field thoroughly to 
                                              determine whether or not the 
                                              particular crop meets the field 
                                              requirements prescribed in 
                                              relation to that crop in the 
                                              Schedule to these Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) A field inspector shall submit 
                                              to the certifying authority a 
                                              detailed report on every field 
                                              inspected by him.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              Regulation 14—Seed Treatment.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Every grower shall treat all seeds 
                                              planted for the purposes of seed 
                                              production against pests and other 
                                              plant diseases.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 15—Isolation of Field.</span></b></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Every grower shall by a definite 
                                              boundary separate any field used 
                                              for the production of seeds for 
                                              certification under these 
                                              Regulations from any other field; 
                                              except that in the case of 
                                              cross-pollinated crops the field 
                                              shall be separated in accordance 
                                              with the isolation requirements in 
                                              relation to field standards 
                                              prescribed in the Schedule to 
                                              these Regulations in relation to 
                                              those crops.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 16—Roguing of Fields.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Every grower shall, before any 
                                              field is inspected for purposes of 
                                              certification rogue such field and 
                                              remove therefrom any off-type 
                                              plants and weeds; except that in 
                                              the case of cross-pollinated crops 
                                              off-type plants and weeds shall be 
                                              removed before flowering of the 
                                              plants or weeds.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 17—Diseases.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              Subject to the approval of the 
                                              Committee the certifying authority 
                                              shall for the purposes of 
                                              certification of seeds prescribe 
                                              the tolerances of plant diseases.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 18—Sampling.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A representative sample of 
                                              each batch of seed shall be taken 
                                              for analysis by the analyst.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The analyst shall state in the 
                                              analysis in respect of the sample 
                                              of each batch of seed that the 
                                              seed conforms to the seeds 
                                              standards prescribed in the 
                                              Schedule to these Regulations in 
                                              relation to that seed.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Equal portions shall be taken 
                                              from evenly distributed parts of 
                                              the quality of seeds to be sampled 
                                              in accordance with the standards 
                                              prescribed in the Schedule to 
                                              these Regulations in relation to 
                                              that seed.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (4) Where the seeds are in bulk 
                                              they shall be sampled at least 
                                              seven or eight times in uniformly 
                                              distributed parts.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Where the quantity of seeds is 
                                              ten bags or less each bag shall be 
                                              sampled.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Where the quantity of seeds is 
                                              more than ten bags stratified 
                                              samples of the seed shall be taken 
                                              and twenty per centum of the batch 
                                              of seed shall be sampled.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (7) A probe or trier shall be used 
                                              in sampling seeds in bulk or in 
                                              bags.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 19—Tagging.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No foundation, registered or 
                                              certified seeds shall be sold by a 
                                              grower unless such seed is tagged 
                                              and sealed with the seal of the 
                                              certifying authority.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The tagging and sealing of 
                                              such seeds shall be done by a 
                                              person authorised by the 
                                              certifying authority so to do.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) There shall be shown on each 
                                              tag the following analysis data:—</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) name of crop;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) variety of crop;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (c) code number of the grower;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) purity analysis;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) percentage of germination;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) date of certification;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) batch number;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (h) treatment of seed (i.e. 
                                              conspicuous label marked &quot;POISON&quot; 
                                              and the name of chemical used, if 
                                              any);</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              date of expiry;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (j) certificate number of 
                                              Inspector.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 20—Acceptance of New 
                                              Crop or Plant Varieties.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) New crop or plant varieties 
                                              shall be tested for yield, 
                                              survival, disease reaction and 
                                              other important characteristics in 
                                              comparison with standard 
                                              commercial varieties of such crop 
                                              or plant, using experimental 
                                              techniques that ensure valid 
                                              measures of differences and their 
                                              significance.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Each performance test shall 
                                              consist of not less than three 
                                              replicates of each selection and 
                                              all entries shall be selected at 
                                              random from each crop or plant 
                                              varieties.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Each performance test shall 
                                              include for comparison not less 
                                              than three competitive crop or 
                                              plant varieties or selections 
                                              thereof.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The result of such performance 
                                              test shall be reviewed each year 
                                              by the Committee.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) A report on such performance 
                                              test shall be lodged with the 
                                              certifying authority at the end of 
                                              every year.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) No new crop or plant variety 
                                              of any seed shall be approved for 
                                              certification under these 
                                              Regulations unless it is superior 
                                              in quality to existing commercial 
                                              varieties of that crop or plant in 
                                              one or more characteristics 
                                              important for that type of crop or 
                                              plant and is at least satisfactory 
                                              in other major requirements.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation 21—Interpretation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In these Regulations—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;batch of seed&quot; means a quantity 
                                              of seed, each portion of which is 
                                              within reasonable limits uniform 
                                              with respect to quality, purity, 
                                              germination, variety and type;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;certifying authority&quot; means the 
                                              Ghana Seed Inspection Unit of the 
                                              Ministry of Agriculture; 
                                              [Definition amended LI 1311 reg.(e).]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;certificated seed&quot; means any seed 
                                              in respect of which certification 
                                              is granted under these 
                                              Regulations;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Committee&quot; means the National 
                                              Seed Committee;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;grower&quot; means a person authorised 
                                              to produce certificated seed;</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;inertia matter&quot; includes straws 
                                              stems, awns, leaf, chaff and dirt;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;tolerance&quot; means an accepted 
                                              level of infection, contamination 
                                              or damage;</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;volunteer&quot; means the plant 
                                              produced by seed left in the field 
                                              during a previous cropping.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              SCHEDULE</span></i></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              CROP STANDARDS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              RULES FOR CERTIFYING 
                                              OPEN-POLLINATED CORN</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Classes of seed.—The three 
                                              classes of seed recognized for the 
                                              purposes of seed certification are 
                                              foundation, registered and 
                                              certified seeds.&nbsp; Only sound ears 
                                              free from transmissible 
                                              non-controllable diseases shall be 
                                              selected for the production of 
                                              these classes of corn.&nbsp; Foundation 
                                              seed shall be planted by a grower.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              2. Field Inspection.—At least one 
                                              field inspection shall be made by 
                                              the certifying authority or his 
                                              representative at a time when 
                                              varietal purity can best be 
                                              determined.&nbsp; This shall be soon 
                                              after the milk stage when the 
                                              leaves are still green.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Field Standards</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              Isolation —The field must be 
                                              completely isolated from other 
                                              corn fields.&nbsp; In forest areas the 
                                              distance shall be not less than 
                                              150 yards and in grassland areas 
                                              between 300 and 400 yards.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) Sanitation —The field must be 
                                              clean and free from a ratoon crop.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii) Purity of Crop.—There should 
                                              not be more than 5 per cent of 
                                              ears of admixture.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (iv) Planting 
                                              Characteristics.—Plants must be 
                                              vigorous and free of excessive 
                                              lodging and diseases.&nbsp; Height of 
                                              plant and height of ears on plants 
                                              must be reasonably uniform 
                                              according to the variety.&nbsp; Ears 
                                              should have a good tight long husk 
                                              covering.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (v) Growing Period.—Fields must be 
                                              reasonably clean of weeds during 
                                              the growing period.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              4. Seed Standards</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              A representative sample of not 
                                              more than 10 lb. of the seed as 
                                              produced for sale shall be 
                                              obtained by the certifying 
                                              authority.&nbsp; If the grower has more 
                                              than one batch of seed a referee 
                                              sample shall be obtained for each 
                                              batch.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) Varietal Purity.—The seed 
                                              must be at least 95 per cent pure 
                                              as to variety.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii) Pure Seed.—The seed must be 
                                              at least 95 per cent mechanically 
                                              pure.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) Germination.—The germination 
                                              shall not be less than 90 per 
                                              cent.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (v) General Appearance.—The seed 
                                              shall be bright in appearance.&nbsp; 
                                              When shelled the seed shall be 
                                              reasonably uniform in size and 
                                              colour.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              RULES FOR CERTIFYING RICE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Classes of Rice Seed</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              Foundation Seed (blue tag)—First 
                                              year's production from breeder 
                                              seed.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) Registered Seed (purple 
                                              tag)—First year's production from 
                                              foundation seed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii) Certified Seed (yellow 
                                              tag)—First year's production from 
                                              registered seed.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              2. Restrictions on number of 
                                              varieties.—Only one variety can be 
                                              grown per field, unless otherwise 
                                              specifically approved by the 
                                              certifying authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Land Requirements.—Fields 
                                              offered for certification must not 
                                              have grown rice for the previous 
                                              two years unless (a) the rice 
                                              grown on the land previously was 
                                              of the same variety as that being 
                                              offered for certification; (b) the 
                                              rice grown on the land previously 
                                              was field inspected and approved 
                                              for variety purity.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Field Inspection.—Each field 
                                              entered for certification shall be 
                                              inspected at the best stage of 
                                              growth to determine varietal 
                                              mixture.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. Field Standards</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              Isolation.—Fields for 
                                              certification shall be at least 20 
                                              feet from fields of different 
                                              variety or of similar purity.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) Specific Field Requirements.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              MAXIMUM PERMITTED IN EACH CLASS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Factor &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Registered&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Certified&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp; 
                                              Other varieties. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 plant 
                                              per 16 1\2 ft. sq.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>

                                              </p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Red Rice &nbsp;. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              1 plant per 5,000 sq.&nbsp; ft. (20 sq. 
                                              rd.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Disease affecting quality of seed 
                                              or transmissible through planting 
                                              stock&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              None&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              *Objectionable&nbsp; and/or noxious 
                                              weeds&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp; None&nbsp;&nbsp;

                                              </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              _______________</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              *Objectionable or noxious weeds as 
                                              designated by the certifying 
                                              authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              RULES FOR CERTIFYING GROUNDNUTS</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Classes of groundnut 
                                              seed.—There are three classes of 
                                              seed, namely Foundation, 
                                              Registered and Certified seeds 
                                              recognised for the purpose of 
                                              certification.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2.&nbsp; Restrictions on Number of 
                                              Varieties.—Only one variety can be 
                                              grown per field.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              3.&nbsp; Land Requirements.—A crop of 
                                              groundnut shall not be eligible 
                                              for certification if planted on 
                                              land on which groundnuts were 
                                              grown the previous two years 
                                              volunteer or otherwise, unless the 
                                              preceding groundnut crop was grown 
                                              from certificated seed of the same 
                                              variety.&nbsp; A field which includes 
                                              an area where groundnuts were 
                                              threshed or where thresher refuse 
                                              was spread, during the preceding 
                                              year, shall not be eligible for 
                                              certification.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4.&nbsp;&nbsp; Field Inspection</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              A field inspection shall be made 
                                              each time as the certifying 
                                              authority may determine.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii)&nbsp; On a field inspection the 
                                              inspector shall investigate the 
                                              facilities for harvesting and 
                                              storing the seed to prevent 
                                              mechanical mixture.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii) Certified groundnut seed 
                                              cannot be stored in the same 
                                              building with other groundnuts, 
                                              unless previously bagged, tagged 
                                              and sealed or unless they are 
                                              otherwise identified.</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. Field Standards. — The Unit of 
                                              Certification—The unit of 
                                              certification shall be a field.&nbsp; A 
                                              10-foot strip of ground, devoid of 
                                              groundnuts, constitutes a field 
                                              division.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6.&nbsp; Seed Standards</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              A representative 2 lb. sample of 
                                              the seed as produced for sale 
                                              shall be obtained by the seed 
                                              certifying authority.&nbsp; If the 
                                              grower has more than one batch of 
                                              seed, a referee sample shall be 
                                              obtained for each batch.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) Purity—The percentage of pure 
                                              seed in foundation seed, 
                                              registered seed and certified seed 
                                              should not be less than 98 in each 
                                              case.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (iii)&nbsp; Inertia matter—Maximum 
                                              permitted in each class of seed is 
                                              2 per cent.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) Weed seeds—Maximum permitted—</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Foundation seed&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.05%</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Registered seed&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.05%</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Certified seed&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.1%</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Other Crop Seeds—Allowable</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Foundation . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; None</span></p>

                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Registered&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; None</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Certified&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.02%</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              Other kinds of rice—Allowable</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Foundation . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; None</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Registered&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; None</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              Certified&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.01%</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Germination&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Foundation . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;90%</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Registered&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 80%</span></p>
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                                              Certified&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 80%</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">

                                              (v)&nbsp; Moisture content—The moisture 
                                              content of each class should be 
                                              more than 14 per cent.</span></p>
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                                              (vi) Isolation—An isolation of 10 
                                              feet from other varieties or from 
                                              groundnuts grown from 
                                              uncertificated seed of the same 
                                              variety shall be required.</span></p>
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                                              7.&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)&nbsp; Seed Standards</span></p>

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                                              MAXIMUM ALLOWED IN EACH CLASS</span></p>
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                                              Factor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Registered&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Certified</span></p>

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                                              Other varieties. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              None&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              0.2%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.5%</span></p>
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                                              Objectionable weeds . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              None&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              0.2%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.5%</span></p>
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                                              (ii) A representative 5 lb. sample 
                                              of the seed as produced for sale 
                                              shall be obtained by the seed 
                                              certifying authority.&nbsp; If the 
                                              grower has more than one batch of 
                                              seed a referee sample shall be 
                                              obtained for each batch.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              MINIMUM ALLOWED IN EACH CLASS</span></p>
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                                              Factor Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Registered&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Certified&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Pure seed per cent . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 97&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              97&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 97&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>

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                                              Inertia matter per cent&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>

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                                              Weed seed (No. of 
                                              seeds/lb.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              </span></p>

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                                              Objectionable or noxious weed 
                                              seeds&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; __ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; __ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; __ 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              Germination&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp; 85&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 80&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              75&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART IV</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              RULES FOR CERTIFYING GUINEA CORN 
                                              (SORGHUM -OPEN-POLLINATED)</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. There are three classes of seed 
                                              recognized for the purposes of 
                                              certification; these are 
                                              Foundation, Registered and 
                                              Certified seeds.</span></p>
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                                              2. Restriction of number of 
                                              varieties.—If more than one 
                                              variety is grown, mechanical 
                                              mixing and crossing must be 
                                              avoided.</span></p>
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                                              3. Land requirements.—No other 
                                              cultivated of annual variety 
                                              sorghum shall have been grown the 
                                              previous year except a crop of the 
                                              same variety grown from an equal 
                                              or higher certificated seed class.</span></p>

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                                              4.&nbsp; Field Inspection</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              Fields or parts of fields 
                                              producing foundation and 
                                              registered seed shall be given two 
                                              field inspections.</span></p>
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                                              (ii) Fields or parts of fields 
                                              producing certified seed shall be 
                                              inspected twice before harvest but 
                                              after the seed begins to assume 
                                              colour—</span></p>
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                                              (a)&nbsp; the first field inspection 
                                              shall be made during bloom 
                                              preferably full bloom;</span></p>
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                                              (b) the second field inspection 
                                              shall be made before harvest but 
                                              after the seed begins to assume 
                                              mature colour.</span></p>

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                                              5. Field 
                                              Standards.—Isolation—Fields or 
                                              parts of fields acceptable for 
                                              production of foundation, 
                                              registered or certified seeds must 
                                              have the minimum isolation 
                                              distance from fields of any other 
                                              variety or of fields of the same 
                                              variety that do not meet the 
                                              varietal purity requirements for 
                                              certification as given in the 
                                              following table:—</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Registered &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              960 feet from other varieties.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Foundation&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              960 feet from other varieties.</span></p>
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                                              Certified&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              640 feet from other varieties.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. Seed Standards. — A 
                                              representative 2 lb. sample of the 
                                              seed as produced for sale shall be 
                                              obtained by the certifying 
                                              authority.&nbsp; If a grower has more 
                                              than one batch of seed, a referee 
                                              sample be obtained for each batch.</span></p>

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Specific Requirements—</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Registered&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Certified&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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                                              Other varieties (definite)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.002%&nbsp; one head in 
                                              50,000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.005%&nbsp; one head 
                                              in 20,000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>

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                                              Other varieties (doubtful)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.01% one head in 10,000&nbsp; 
                                              0.1% one head in 10,000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              Registered&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Certified&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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                                              Inseparable objectionable weeds . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp; —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>

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                                              Head smut . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.01%
                                              </span></p>

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                                              Kernel smut&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; —&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0.04%
                                              </span></p>

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                                              Germination&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 85%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 80%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 75%&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              MAJOR-GEN. D. K. ADDO</span></p>
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                                              <i>

                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Commissioner Responsible for 
                                              Agriculture</span></i></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Date of Gazette Notification: 26th 
                                              January, 1973.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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