South Carolina Code 46-21-645. Germination and mechanical purity of seed
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 46-21-645
- Agricultural seed: means grass, forage, cereal, oil, fiber, and other kinds of crop seeds commonly recognized within this State as agriculture seeds, lawn seeds, and combinations of these seeds and may include noxious weed seeds when the Commissioner determines that the seed is being used as agricultural seed. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
- Germination: means the emergence and development from the seed embryo of those essential structures which, for the kind of seed in question, or indicative of the ability to produce a normal plant under favorable conditions. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
- seed: as used in this article refers to the true seeds of all field crops, vegetables, flowers, or other plants. See South Carolina Code 46-21-665
Certification of seeds and plants in regard to germination and mechanical purity of the seed depends upon the reports of the seed laboratory of the State Department of Agriculture. Seeds may not be certified by the University unless the germination and purity test reports of the seed laboratory of the department indicate that the seeds comply with the agricultural seed laws of this State.