CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 27 to 206) > SUBCHAPTER K—FEDERAL SEED ACT (parts 201 to 203) > PART 201—FEDERAL SEED ACT REGULATIONS > 201.68—Eligibility requirements for certification of varieties.

201.68—Eligibility requirements for certification of varieties.

The certifying agency shall require the originator, developer, or owner of the variety, or agent thereof, to make the following available when eligibility for certification is requested:
(a) The name of the variety.
(b) A statement concerning the variety's origin and the breeding procedure used in its development.
(c) A detailed description of the morphological, physiological, and other characteristics of the plants and seed that distinguish it from other varieties.
(d) Evidence supporting the identity of the variety, such as comparative yield data, insect and disease resistance, or other factors supporting the identity of the variety.
(e) A statement delineating the geographic area or areas of adaptation of the variety.
(f) A statement on the plans and procedures for the maintenance of seed classes, including the number of generations through which the variety may be multiplied.
(g) A description of the manner in which the variety is constituted when a particular cycle of reproduction or multiplication is specified.
(h) Any additional restrictions on the variety, specified by the breeder, with respect to geographic area of seed production, age of stand or other factors affecting genetic purity.
(i) A sample of seed representative of the variety as marketed.

Code of Federal Regulations

[38 FR 25662, Sept. 14, 1973]