All seeds scheduled in the Seeds Regulations have been tested in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations in purity (as defined) and germination are not less than the prescribed declarable minima percentage, unless otherwise stated. For declarable minima purity and germination see figures below.
Species | Sowing Rate per Acre | Sowing Rate per Hectare | Purity | Germination |
Beans – Broad | 100 kilos | 250 kilos | 98 | 80 |
Beans – Winter | 95 kilos | 238 kilos | 98 | 85 |
Beans – Spring | 75 kilos | 188 kilos | 98 | 80 |
Borage | 6 kilos | 15 kilos | ||
Canary Seed | 15 kilos | 38 kilos | ||
Clover – Red | 6.5 kilos | 16 kilos | 97 | 80 |
Clover – White | 2 kilos | 5 kilos | 97 | 80 |
Cocksfoot | 8 kilos | 20 kilos | 90 | 80 |
Fodder Beet | 50,000 seeds per acre | 97 | 73 | |
Kale | 2 kilos | 5 kilos | 98 | 75 |
Linseed | 25 kilos | 63 kilos | 99 | 85 |
Lucerne | 9 kilos | 23 kilos | 97 | 80 |
Maize | 45,000 seeds per acre | 98 | 80 | |
Mangel | 3.5 kilos | 9 kilos | 97 | 73 |
Maples | 100 kilos | 250 kilos | 98 | 80 |
Millet – Red/White | 12.5 kilos | 31 kilos | ||
Mustard Broadcast | 9 kilos | 23 kilos | 98 | 85 |
Mustard Drilled | 6 kilos | 15 kilos | 98 | 85 |
Peas | 100 kilos | 250 kilos | 98 | 80 |
Quinoa | 4 kilos | 10 kilos | ||
Rape Broadcast | 5 kilos | 13 kilos | 98 | 85 |
Rape Drilled | 3 kilos | 8 kilos | 98 | 85 |
Runner Beans | 20 – 40 kilos | 50 – 100 kilos | 99 | 80 |
Ryegrass – Hybrid | 14 kilos | 35 kilos | 96 | 75 |
Ryegrass – Italian | 14 kilos | 35 kilos | 96 | 75 |
Sorghum – Dwarf | 8 kilos | 20 kilos | ||
Sorghum – Giant | 12 kilos | 30 kilos | ||
Sunflower | 5 kilos | 13 kilos | 98 | 85 |
Trefoil | 3.5 kilos | 9 kilos | 97 | 80 |
Turnip | 2 kilos | 5 kilos | 97 | 80 |
Turnip – Stubble | 3 kilos | 8 kilos | 97 | 80 |
Vetch (Tares) | 62 kilos | 155 kilos | 98 | 85 |