Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter I - Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture |
SubChapter K - Federal Seed Act |
Part 201 - Federal Seed Act Requirements |
olerances |
§ 201.61 - Fluorescence percentages in ryegrasses.
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§ 201.61 Fluorescence percentages in ryegrasses.
Tolerances for 400-seed fluorescence tests shall be those set forth in the following table plus one-half the regular pure-seed tolerance determined in accordance with § 201.60. When only 200 seeds of a component in a mixture are tested, an additional 2 percent shall be added to the fluorescence tolerance.
Percent found fluorescence tolerance
Fluorescence Tolerance, Based on Test Fluorescence (TFL)
100 99 1.0 98 1.6 97 2.0 96 2.3 95 2.6 94 2.9 93 3.2 92 3.4 91 3.6 90 3.8 89 4.0 88 4.1 87 4.3 86 4.5 85 4.7 84 4.8 83 4.9 82 5.0 81 5.2 80 5.3 79 5.4 78 5.5 77 5.6 76 5.7 75 5.8 74 5.8 73 5.9 72 6.0 71 6.1 70 6.2 69 6.2 68 6.3 67 6.3 66 6.4 65 6.5 64 6.5 63 6.5 62 6.6 61 6.6 60 6.7 59 6.7 58 6.8 57 6.8 56 6.8 55 6.8 54 6.9 53 6.9 52 6.9 51 6.9 50 6.9 49 6.9 48 6.9 47 6.9 46 6.9 45 6.9 44 6.9 43 6.9 42 6.9 41 6.9 40 6.9 39 6.8 38 6.8 37 6.8 36 6.8 35 6.7 34 6.7 33 6.7 32 6.6 31 6.6 30 6.5 29 6.5 28 6.4 27 6.4 26 6.3 25 6.2 24 6.2 23 6.1 22 6.0 21 5.9 20 5.8 19 5.7 18 5.6 17 5.5 16 5.4 15 5.3 14 5.2 13 5.0 12 4.9 11 4.7 10 4.6 9 4.4 8 4.2 7 4.0 6 3.7 5 3.5 4 3.2 3 2.8 2 2.4 1 1.8 0 1.0 [32 FR 12781, Sept. 6, 1967, as amended at 59 FR 64516, Dec. 14, 1994; 85 FR 40583, July 7, 2020]