PLEASE HANDLE WllHCARE University of Connecticut Libraries 3 11S3 DlEMbblD ,0/vf^/ The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1997 BY SHARON M. DOUGLAS AND MARY K. INMAN A^ Con (s s Bulletin 947 October 1997 Official samples of 343 vegetable and 1 8 lawn seed were collected by inspectors from the Bureau of Regulation and Inspection of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture for testing in 1997. As the official seed testing laboratory, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station performed germination and purity analyses for compliance with the Connecticut Seed Law Regulations and the Federal Seed Act. Table 1 shows the results of germination tests for individual vegetable seed samples from 13 companies. Results are presented by plant type, variety, germination found, germination standard, and compliance with the standard. Germination standards are set by the Federal Seed Act. The categories for label compliance are: 1) seeds meet label claims for germination and 2) seeds do not meet label claims for germination within allowable tolerance. All tests were replicated twice. In addition, seedlings must also appear "normal", i.e., they have to be free from decay, have well-developed primary root systems, have well-developed and intact hypocotyls and/or epicotyls, and have healthy cotyledons. Of the 343 vegetable seeds tested, four did not meet their claims for germination. These were not retested because of insufficient numbers of seeds. Seed samples were also examined for prohibited noxious weed seeds. No vegetable samples contained weed contaminants. The total number of germination claims and the percentage of claims in each category for compliance are summarized for each vegetable seed company in Table 2. Table 3 summarizes the total number of samples tested and the percentage of claims in each compliance category for each type of vegetable. Table 4 shows the results of purity and germination tests for individual lawn grass seed samples. These are presented by company, brand name and/or seed type or variety mixture. The categories for both purity and germination are as previously described for vegetable seeds. Lavra seed samples that were labelled with several varieties within a species or with several species within a genus were separated by genus. Purity and germination results are therefore reported as the sum for that genus. The label claim is met as long as this sum equals or exceeds the sum of the individual components for a genus listed on the label. Five of the 1 8 lawn seed samples tested met label claims for both purity and germination. Nine samples did not meet claims for purity and four samples failed label claims for both germination and purity. In addition to germination and purity tests, label claims for the percentages of inert matter, crop seed (other than lawn seed), weed seed, and the presence of noxious weeds were also evaluated. All samples met label claims for these criteria. Analyses were performed by Mary K. Inman and Dr. Sharon M. Douglas. Samples were collected by John Schneider and Alton Van Dyke, Seed Control Official. The Seed Law is administered by the Seed Control Official for the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture. Sharon M. Douglas Table 1. Germination of vegetable seed. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Plant Variety Artichoke Green Globe Asparagus Mary Washington Bean Black Turtle Bean Blue Lake 274 Bean Blue Lake 274 Bean Bountiful Bean Bountiful Bean Brittle Wax Bean Cherokee Wax Bean Contender Bean Derby Bean Duo Romano Mix pole Bean Golden Butterwax Bean Golden Sands Bean Golden Wax Bean Improved Tendergreen Bean Jade Bean Kentucky Wonder Bean Kentucky Wonder pole Bean Kentucky Wonder pole Bean Kentucky Wonder Wax Bean Long Tendergreen Bean Navy Pea Bean Pencil Pod Wax Bean Quest Bean Roma II bush Bean Royal Burgundy Bean, lima Burpee's Best pole Bean, lima Fordhook 242 bush Bean, lima Tendergreen Beet Cylindra Beet Detroit Dark Red Beet Detroit Dark Red Beet Detroit Dark Red Beet Detroit Dark Red Beet Detroit Dark Red Beet Detroit Dark Red Beet Detroit Dark Red Beet Early Wonder Green Top Beet Tall Top Early Wonder Broccoli Calabrese Broccoli Early Pugliese Broccoli Green Sprouting Broccoli Southern Comet Seed Company Four Comstock-Ferre 0 Hart Seed Co. 87 Hart Seed Co. 88 Agway 85 NK Lawn and Garden 97 Comstock-Ferre 95 Hart Seed Co. 95 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 98 Plantation Products Inc. 98 Plantation Products Inc. 98 Advance Seed Co. 94 Shepherd's Garden Seed 76 Agway 98 Advance Seed Co. 87 Bentley Seeds Inc. 98 NK Lawn and Garden 100 New England Seed Co. 85 Comstock-Ferre 99 Hart Seed Co. 97 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 99 Comstock-Ferre 98 Agway 100 Comstock-Ferre 67 Hart Seed Co. 100 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 96 New England Seed Co. 93 New England Seed Co. 97 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 82 Advance Seed Co. 70 Comstock-Ferre 69 Comstock-Ferre 95 Agway 78 Bentley Seeds Inc. 76 Comstock-Ferre 72 Hart Seed Co. 73 NK Lawn and Garden 75 Plantation Products Inc. 86 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 86 New England Seed Co. 73 Advance Seed Co. 81 Plantation Products Inc. 98 Comstock-Ferre 98 Comstock-Ferre 77 Agway 83 Germination id Standard * 60 70 70 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 • 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 70 70 70 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 75 75 75 75 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 947 Table 1. Germination of vegetable seed (continued). Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Plant Broccoli Broccoli Variety Waltham Waltham 29 Brussels sprouts Bubbles Brussels sprouts Catskill Brussels sprouts Catskill Brussels sprouts Jade Cross Brussels sprouts Long Island Imp. Cabbage Chieftain Savoy Cabbage Copenhagen Market Early Cabbage Danish Ballhead Cabbage Earliana Cabbage Early Golden Acre Cabbage Golden Acre Cabbage Gourmet Cabbage Late Flat Dutch Cabbage Red Acre Cabbage Red Acre Cabbage Salad Delight Cantaloupe Burpee Hybrid Cantaloupe Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Hale's Best Cantaloupe Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupe Iroquois Carrot Chantenay Carrot Chantenay Carrot Dan vers 126 Carrot Danvers Half Long Carrot Danvers Half Long Carrot Imperator Carrot Imperator Long #58 Carrot Little Fingers Carrot Little Fingers Carrot Nantes Coreless Carrot Nantes Coreless Carrot Navajo Fl Cauliflower Early Snowball Cauliflower Early White Hybrid Cauliflower Self Blanching Cauliflower Snow Crown Cauliflower Snowball Improved Cauliflower Snowball X Seed Company Hart Seed Co. NK Lawn and Garden Comstock-Ferre Advance Seed Co. Agway New England Seed Co. Hart Seed Co. Comstock-Ferre Advance Seed Co. Hart Seed Co. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Plantation Products Inc. Comstock-Ferre Agway Bentley Seeds Inc. Agway Halt Seed Co. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Agway Hart Seed Co. New England Seed Co. Plantation Products Inc. Advance Seed Co. Comstock-Ferre NK Lawn and Garden Plantation Products Inc. Agway Bentley Seeds Inc. Comstock-Ferre Hart Seed Co. Advance Seed Co. Hart Seed Co. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Comstock-Ferre New England Seed Co. Johnny's Selected Seed New England Seed Co. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Hart Seed Co. Agway Comstock-Ferre Plantation Products Inc. Germination Found Standard 75 75 77 75 75 70 86 70 80 70 83 70 74 70 93 75 96 75 91 75 85 75 29* 75 93 75 94 75 82 75 87 75 88 75 78 75 100 75 100 75 96 75 99 75 97 75 98 75 96 75 67 55 59 55 74 55 73 55 74 55 87 55 80 55 63 55 72 55 57 55 57 55 83 55 95 75 97 75 78 75 94 75 74 75 98 75 Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1997 Table 1. Germination of vegetable seed (continued). Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Germination Plant Variety Seed Company Found Standard Celeriac Prague Giant Smooth Comstock-Ferre 54 55 Celery Giant Pascal New England Seed Co. 74 55 Celery Golden Self Blanching Hart Seed Co. 87 55 Chicory New England Seed Co. 90 65 Chicory Red Verona Comstock-Ferre 69 65 Chinese cabbage ; Jade Pagoda Agway 98 75 Chinese cabbage 1 Mei Qing Choi Shepherd's Garden Seed 99 75 Chinese cabbage ! Orient Express W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 95 75 Chinese cabbage : Wong Bok Select Comstock-Ferre 95 75 Collards Georgia Advance Seed Co. 100 80 Collards Georgia Bentley Seeds Inc. 97 80 Collards Georgia Comstock-Ferre 89 80 Collards Vates Agway 93 80 Collards Vates Hart Seed Co. 98 80 Collards Vates Plantation Products Inc. 94 80 Com Bodacious Hart Seed Co. 99 75 Com Butter and Sugar Agway 100 75 Com Butter and Sugar Comstock-Ferre 99 75 Com Butter and Sugar New England Seed Co. 97 75 Com Early Golden Bantam Plantation Products Inc. 92 75 Com Early Sunglow W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 100 75 Com Fantasy Fl(sh2) Johnny's Selected Seed 92 75 Com Golden Beauty Comstock-Ferre 96 75 Com Golden Cross Bantam Bentley Seeds Inc. 94 75 Com Golden Cross Bantam T-5 1 Advance Seed Co. 95 75 Cora Honey and Cream Hart Seed Co. 97 75 Com Jubilee Hybrid NK Lawn and Garden 89 75 Com Kandy Kom Agway 94 75 Com Platinum Lady Comstock-Ferre 97 75 Com Rainbow Inca (sweet) Seeds of Change 93 75 Com Silver Queen Advance Seed Co. 97 75 Com Silver Queen Agway 97 75 Com Silver Queen Hart Seed Co. 99 75 Com Spirit Hybrid NK Lawn and Garden 87 75 Cowpea Califomia Black Eye #5 Plantation Products Inc. 89 75 Cowpea Pinkeye Purple Hull Advance Seed Co. 71 75 Cress, upland Curled Hart Seed Co. 76 75 Cucumber Boston Pickling Comstock-Ferre 99 80 Cucumber Boston Pickling New England Seed Co. 100 80 Cucumber Dasher II Agway 97 80 Cucumber Marketmore 76 Advance Seed Co. 98 80 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 947 Table 1. Germination of vegetable seed (continued). Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Germination Plant Variety Seed Company Found Standard Cucumber Marketmore 76 Bentley Seeds Inc. 91 80 Cucumber Marketmore 76 Comstock-Ferre 99 80 Cucumber Muncher Plantation Products Inc. 98 80 Cucumber Poinsett 76 NK Lawn and Garden 97 80 Cucumber SMR 58 Pickling Hart Seed Co. 99 80 Cucumber Spacemaster Comstock-Ferre 93 80 Cucumber Straight Eight Hart Seed Co. 98 80 Cucumber Straight Eight W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 100 80 Cucumber Sumter Advance Seed Co. 96 80 Cucumber Wisconsin SMR-58 Agway 97 80 Eggplant Black Beauty Bentley Seeds Inc. 86 60 Eggplant Black Beauty Comstock-Ferre 88 60 Eggplant Black Beauty Hart Seed Co. 91 60 Eggplant Black Beauty Plantation Products Inc. 84 60 Eggplant Dusky New England Seed Co. 96 60 Eggplant High Bush Select Agway 79 60 Eggplant Long Purple Comstock-Ferre 57 60 Endive Bentley Seeds Inc. 90 70 Endive Broadleaf Escarole Hart Seed Co. 78 70 Endive Salad King Agway 91 70 Endive Salad King Comstock-Ferre 94 70 Kale Blue Curled Hart Seed Co. 92 75 Kale Blue Scotch Agway 97 75 Kale Red Russian Seeds of Change 93 75 Kale Vates Dwarf Blue Curled Advance Seed Co. 95 75 Kohlrabi Early Purple Vienna Agway 94 75 Kohbabi Early White Vienna Advance Seed Co. 95 75 Kohlrabi Purple Hart Seed Co. 92 75 Kohlrabi Purple Vienna Comstock-Ferre 89 75 Leek American Broad Flag New England Seed Co. 94 60 Leek Carina Agway 93 60 Leek Scotland Heirloom Seeds of Change 92 60 Leek Tadoma Johnny's Selected Seed 90 60 Lettuce Bibb, Buttercrunch Comstock-Ferre 84 80 Lettuce Bibb, Butterhead Comstock-Ferre 97 80 Lettuce Bibb, Deer Tongue Johnny's Selected Seed 98 80 Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson Comstock-Ferre 92 80 Lettuce Black Seeded Simpson Hart Seed Co. 97 80 Lettuce Buttercrunch Agway 96 80 Lettuce Grand Rapids NK Lawn and Garden 98 80 Lettuce Great Lakes #118 Advance Seed Co. 95 80 Lettuce Iceberg Hart Seed Co. 95 80 Lettuce Iceberg Plantation Products Inc. 99 80 Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1997 Table 1 . Germination of vegetable seed (continued). Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Germination Plant Variety Seed Company Found Standard Lettuce Red Sails New England Seed Co. 98 80 Lettuce Romaine Hart Seed Co. 92 80 Lettuce Romaine,Little Caesar W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 100 80 Lettuce Royal Red Leaf Livingston Seed Co. 91 80 Lettuce Salad Bowl New England Seed Co. 95 80 Lettuce Simpson's Curled Bentley Seeds Inc. 95 80 Lettuce Summertime Agway 99 80 Mustard Florida Broadleaf Advance Seed Co. 95 75 Mustard Florida Broadleaf Hart Seed Co. 84 75 Mustard Green Wave Comstock-Ferre 87 75 Mustard Tendergreen Plantation Products Inc. 95 75 Okra Clemson Spineless Agway 59 50 Okra Clemson Spineless Comstock-Ferre 76 50 Okra Clemson Spineless Hart Seed Co. 74 50 Okra Clemson Spineless W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 71 50 Okra Emerald Advance Seed Co. 41 50 Onion Burgermaster New England Seed Co. 93 70 Onion Early Aviv Shepherd's Garden Seed 97 70 Onion Green Scallions Comstock-Ferre 91 70 Onion Hardy White Bunching New England Seed Co. 77 70 Onion Heshiko Long White Bunching Comstock-Ferre 97 70 Onion Long White Bunching Agway 88 70 Onion Redman W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 88 70 Onion Sweet Spanish Agway 94 70 Onion Sweet Spanish Bentley Seeds Inc. 93 70 Onion Utah Yellow Sweet Spanish Advance Seed Co. 92 70 Onion Wethersfield Red Hart Seed Co. 84 70 Onion White Lisbon Bunching NK Lawn and Garden 98 70 Onion White Sweet Spanish Hart Seed Co. 97 70 Parsley Moss Curled Agway 78 60 Parsley Moss Curled New England Seed Co. 65 60 Parsley Plain Leaf Hart Seed Co. 73 60 Parsnip All American Agway 82 60 Pea Alaska Advance Seed Co. 97 80 Pea Dwarf Gray Sugar Comstock-Ferre 99 80 Pea Early Frosty Agway 99 80 Pea Gray Sugar Plantation Products Inc. 97 80 Pea Green Arrow Hart Seed Co. 97 80 Pea Laxton's Progress Bentley Seeds Inc. 89 80 Pea Little Marvel NK Lawn and Garden 97 80 Pea Little Marvel Plantation Products Inc. 96 80 Pea Melting Sugar Advance Seed Co. 92 80 Pea Oregon Giant Sugar Johnny's Selected Seed 92 80 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 947 Table 1. Germination of vegetable seed (continued). Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Germination Plant Variety Seed Company Found Standard Pea Oregon Sugar Pod II NK Lawn and Garden 99 80 Pea Snap, Sugar Daddy Hart Seed Co. 87 80 Pea Snap, Sugar Daddy New England Seed Co. 90 80 Pea Snow, Early Norli Shepherd's Garden Seed 98 80 Pea Snowbird W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 100 80 Pea Sugar Snap Agway 98 80 Pea Sugar Snap Comstock-Ferre 88 80 Pea Tall Telephone New England Seed Co. 97 80 Pea Wando Comstock-Ferre 98 80 Pea Wando W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 92 80 Pepper Anaheim Chili W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 73 55 Pepper California Wonder Hart Seed Co. 60 55 Pepper California Wonder Plantation Products Inc. 77 55 Pepper California Wonder 300 TMR Advance Seed Co. 88 55 Pepper Cubanelle Advance Seed Co. 67 55 Pepper Cubanelle Hart Seed Co. 84 55 Pepper Early Calwonder Comstock-Ferre 68 55 Pepper Early Jalapeno New England Seed Co. 86 55 Pepper Garden Salsa Agway 94 55 Pepper Golden Calwonder New England Seed Co. 82 55 Pepper Habanero Comstock-Ferre 85 55 Pepper Hungarian Wax W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 88 55 Pepper Jalapeno Hart Seed Co. 70 55 Pepper Jalapeno NK Lawn and Garden 91 55 Pepper Jalapeno Plantation Products Inc. 92 55 Pepper Large Red Cayenne New England Seed Co. 84 55 Pepper Long Thin Cayenne Advance Seed Co. 79 55 Pepper Super Chili Comstock-Ferre 83 55 Pepper Sweet Banana Agway 86 55 Pepper Sweet Banana Comstock-Ferre 34* 55 Popcorn Robust Agway 100 75 Pumpkin Baby Pam Agway 98 75 Pumpkin Big Max Advance Seed Co. 92 75 Pumpkin Big Max Comstock-Ferre 79 75 Pumpkin Jack Be Little Hart Seed Co. 91 75 Pumpkin Jack O' Lantern New England Seed Co. 100 75 Pumpkin Jack 0' Lantern NK Lawn and Garden 87 75 Pumpkin Jack O'Lantem Plantation Products Inc. 92 75 Pumpkin Thomas Halloween Agway 97 75 Pumpkin Triple Treat W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 95 75 Radish Champion Agway 95 75 Radish Champion Comstock-Ferre 93 75 Radish Cherry Belle Bentley Seeds Inc. 97 75 Radish Cherry Belle Hart Seed Co. 91 75 Radish Daikon Long NK Lawn and Garden 88 75 Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1997 Table 1. Germination of vegetable seed (continued). Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Germination Plant Variety Seed Company Found Standard Radish Early Scarlet Globe Plantation Products Inc. 93 75 Radish Easter Egg Johnny's Selected Seed 97 75 Radish French Breakfast NK Lawn and Garden 93 75 Radish Sparkler Advance Seed Co. 93 75 Radish White Icicle Comstock-Ferre 89 75 Radish White Icicle New England Seed Co. 96 75 Radish White Icicle W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 94 75 Rutabaga American Purple Top Agway 92 75 Rutabaga Imp. American Purple Top Comstock-Ferre 89 75 Rutabaga Improved Purple Top Yellow New England Seed Co. 87 75 Spinach Bloomsdale Hart Seed Co. 65 60 Spinach Bloomsdale Long Standing Advance Seed Co. 85 60 Spinach Bloomsdale Long Standing Comstock-Ferre 87 60 Spinach Correnta Comstock-Ferre 96 60 Spinach Giant Noble Plantation Products Inc. 91 60 Spinach Indian Summer Hybrid NK Lawn and Garden 94 60 Spinach Melody New England Seed Co. 87 60 Spinach Space Fl Johnny's Selected Seed 92 60 Spinach Winter Bloomsdale Agway 79 60 Spinach, New Zealand Agway 65 40 Spinach, New Zealand Comstock-Ferre 41 40 Squash Acorn Bentley Seeds Inc. 73 75 Squash Acorn, Table Ace Agway 95 75 Squash Acorn, Table Ace Comstock-Ferre 91 75 Squash Acorn, Table Queen Comstock-Ferre 85 75 Squash Blue Hubbard Agway 38* 75 Squash Blue Hubbard New England Seed Co. 92 75 Squash Buttercup Agway 85 75 Squash Butternut, Waltham Advance Seed Co. 89 75 Squash Butternut, Waltham Hart Seed Co. 90 75 Squash Butternut, Waltham Plantation Products Inc. 92 75 Squash Butternut, Waltham W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 98 75 Squash Neck Pumpkin Agway 94 75 Squash Spaghetti New England Seed Co. 74 75 Squash Spaghetti W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 94 75 Squash Table Queen NK Lawn and Garden 80 75 Squash Yellow, Crookneck Bentley Seeds Inc. 90 75 Squash Yellow, Early Prolific Straight Advance Seed Co. 93 75 Squash Yellow, Early Summer Crookneck Comstock-Ferre 98 75 Squash Yellow, Early Summer Crookneck New England Seed Co. 96 75 Squash Yellow, Gold Slice Agway 76 75 Squash Yellow, Straightneck Hart Seed Co. 94 75 Squash Zucchini, Black Beauty Advance Seed Co. 95 75 Squash Zucchini, Black Beauty Agway 87 75 Squash Zucchini, Black Beauty Comstock-Ferre 77 75 10 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 947 Table 1. Germination of vegetable seed (continued). Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Germination Plant Variety Seed Company Found Standard Squash Zucchini, Black Beauty NK Lawn and Garden 92 75 Squash Zucchini, Dark Green Plantation Products Inc. 89 75 Swiss chard Agway 78 65 Swiss chard Fordhook Hart Seed Co. 69 65 Swiss chard Fordhook Giant Comstock-Ferre 72 65 Swiss chard Large Ribbed Dark Green Advance Seed Co. 82 65 Swiss chard Rhubarb New England Seed Co. 82 65 Tomatillo Comstock-Ferre 92 50 Tomato Ace 55 VF Bentley Seeds Inc. 85 75 Tomato Better Boy Hart Seed Co. 94 75 Tomato Burpee Big Boy Agway 90 75 Tomato Delicious W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 97 75 Tomato Early Girl New England Seed Co. 94 75 Tomato Large Red Cherry Advance Seed Co. 96 75 Tomato Large Red Cherry Plantation Products Inc. 95 75 Tomato Marglobe Hart Seed Co. 95 75 Tomato Mountain Gold Agway 94 75 Tomato Roma Bentley Seeds Inc. 96 75 Tomato Roma VFN Advance Seed Co. 86 75 Tomato Rutgers Advance Seed Co. 96 75 Tomato Rutgers Comstock-Ferre 91 75 Tomato Rutgers Comstock-Ferre 90 75 Tomato Rutgers Plantation Products Inc. 84 75 Tomato Super Beefsteak W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 92 75 Tomato Super Marzano Comstock-Ferre 88 75 Tomato Sweet 100 Hart Seed Co. 92 75 Tomato Sweet 100 New England Seed Co. 98 75 Turnip Purple Top White Hart Seed Co. 93 80 Turnip Purple Top White Globe Comstock-Ferre 94 80 Turnip Seven Top Advance Seed Co. 95 80 Turnip Seven Top Plantation Products Inc. 95 80 Turnip Yellow Globe Comstock-Ferre 76 80 Watermelon Charleston Gray NK Lawn and Garden 75 75 Watermelon Congo Advance Seed Co. 93 70 Watermelon Kleckley's Sweet Comstock-Ferre 95 70 Watermelon Sugar Baby Comstock-Ferre 96 70 Watermelon Sugar Baby Hart Seed Co. 98 70 Watermelon Sugar Baby Plantation Products Inc. 97 70 Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1997 11 Table 2. Summary for each seed company of total number of germination claims and the percentage that met or failed label claims. Total number % meeting % not meeting Seed Company claims claims claims Advance Seed Co. 37 100 0 Agway 50 98 2 Bentley Seeds Inc. 17 100 0 Comstock-Ferre 65 97 3 Hart Seed 50 100 0 Johnny's Selected Seed 7 100 0 Livingston Seed Co. 1 100 0 New England Seed Co. 35 100 0 NK Lawn and Garden 20 100 0 Plantation Products Inc. 28 96 4 Seeds of Change 3 100 0 . Shepherd's Garden Seed 4 100 0 W. Atlee Burpee & Co. 26 100 0 12 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 947 Table 3. Summary by vegetable type of number of samples tested, average percent germination found, and germination standards. Standards are provided for by the rules and regulations of the Federal Seed Act. Average % Germination Vegetable Samples tested Found Standard Artichoke 1 0 60 Asparagus 1 87 70 Bean 25 94 75 Bean, lima 3 74 70 Beet 10 80 65 Broccoli 6 85 75 Brussels sprouts 5 80 70 Cabbage 11 83 75 Cantaloupe 7 98 75 Carrot 12 71 55 Cauliflower 6 89 75 Celeriac 1 54 55 Celery 2 81 55 Chicory 2 80 65 Chinese cabbage 4 97 75 Collards 6 95 80 Com 19 95 75 Cowpea 2 80 75 Cress, upland 1 76 75 Cucumber 14 97 80 Eggplant 7 83 60 Endive 4 88 70 Kale 4 94 75 Kohlrabi 4 93 75 Leek 4 92 60 Lettuce 17 95 80 Mustard 4 90 75 Okra 5 64 50 Onion 13 91 70 Parsley 3 72 60 Parsnip 1 82 60 Pea 20 95 80 Pepper 20 79 55 Popcorn 1 100 75 Pumpkin 9 92 75 Radish 12 93 75 Rutabaga 3 89 75 Spinach 9 86 60 Spinach, New Zealand 2 53 40 Squash 26 87 75 Swiss chard 5 77 65 Tomatillo 1 92 50 Tomato 19 92 75 Turnip 5 91 80 Watermelon 6 92 71 Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1997 13 Table 4. Germination and Purity of Lawn Seed. Results for purity and germination are for seeds separated by genus and not by species or variety are reported as the sum for that genus. Tolerance calculated according to the rules for seed testing published by the Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA). Variance is calculated as purity found minus purity claimed. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. PURJTY GERMINATION Seed Company/Seed Mixture Claim Found Tolerance Variance Claim Found Lebanon/Seaboard Mackeys PREMIUM Mixture Park Kentucky Bluegrass 24.19 27.85* 3.02 3.66 85 83 Statesman Perennial Ryegrass 19.41 Patriot 11 Perennial Ryegrass 19.39 Affinity Perennial Ryegrass 9.71 — total ryegrass 48.51 50.00 4.66 1.49 90 91 Creeping Red Fescue 24.43 20.45* 3.54 -3.98 85 84 Lebanon/Seaboard Mackey's ECONOMY MIXTURE Kentucky Bluegrass 8.89 7.18* 1.19 -1.71 80 93 Perennial Ryegrass 9.76 Annual Ryegrass 76.94 — total ryegrass 86.70 91.84* 1.47 5.14 90 95 Lebanon/Seaboard Mackey's Lawn Beautiful Mixture Kentucky Bluegrass 22.23 Stallion Perennial Ryegrass 24.48 Allaire 11 Perennial Ryegrass 14.65 — total ryegrass 39.13 Creeping Red Fescue 34.20 29.71* 2.81 7.48 80 90 39.48 4.86 0.35 90 90 28.39* 3.78 -5.81 85 84 Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. BLUE SEAL EARLY GREEN Lawn Mixture Kentucky Bluegrass 14.80 18.63 2.07 3.83 Perennial Ryegrass 42.69 Fiesta 11 Perennial Ryegrass 4.96 Annual Ryegrass 9.97 —total ryegrass 57.62 57.28 4.86 -0.34 Creeping Red Fescue 24.83 22.95 3.78 -1.88 90 87 90 93 85 78 Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. Blue Seal Turf Green 11 Lawn Mixture Merit Kentucky Bluegrass 19.83 Liberty Kentucky Bluegrass 19.73 — total bluegrass 39.56 45.65* 4.53 6.09 85 85 Manhattan 11 E Perennial Ryegrass 19.89 18.98 4.54 -0.91 85 94 Vista Creeping Red Fescue 39.66 33.03* 4.32 -6.63 90 92 Blue Seal Feeds, Inc. BLUE SEAL SHADY Lawn MIXTURE Kentucky Bluegrass 9.87 Ram 1 Kentucky Bluegrass 4.86 — total Kentucky Bluegrass 14.73 Rough Bluegrass (Poa trivialis) 19.91 Perennial Ryegrass 14.23 Creeping Red Fescue 39.07 Chewings Fescue 9.83 — total fescue 48.90 20.95* 2.29 6.22 85 91 21.53 2.41 1.62 85 94 14.23 4.66 0.00 90 88 41.34* 4.80 -7.56 85 73" 14 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 947 Table 4 Germination and Purity of Lawn Seed (continued). Results for purity and germination are for seeds separated by genus and not by species or variety are reported as the sum for that genus. Tolerance calculated according to the rules for seed testing published by the Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA). Variance is calculated as purity found minus purity claimed. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. Seed Company/Seed Mixture Agway, Inc. Agway Sunny Green MIXTURE Conni Kentucky Bluegrass Dasher II Perennial Ryegrass Allaire Perennial Ryegrass — total ryegrass Creeping Red Fescue Agway, Inc. AGWAY Shady Green Mixture Conni Kentucky Bluegrass Patriot II Perennial Ryegrass Nomad Perennial Ryegrass — total ryegrass Shademaster Red Fescue Saxon Hard Fescue — total fescue Agway, Inc. AGWAY Landscaper Mix Kentucky Bluegrass Dasher II Perennial Ryegrass Permlawn Red Fescue PURITY GERMINATION Claim Found Tolerance Variance Claim Found 19.40 22.93* 2.49 3.53 85 88 33.95 24.25 58.20 58.02 4.88 -0.18 90 94 19.40 13.58* 4.28 -5.82 85 74* 19.40 21.66 2.41 2.21 85 90 9.70 9.70 19.40 20.51 3.94 1.11 90 94 29.10 29.10 58.20 54.46 3.83 -3.74 85 85 28.05 37.53* 3.51 9.48 80 95 32.98 33.56 4.88 -0.58 90 96 32.01 25.96* 4.28 -6.05 85 90 New England Seed Co. PUTNAM Co-OP LANDSCAPE 85 MIX Kentucky Bluegrass 17.17 Manhattan II Perennial Ryegrass 19.57 Annual Ryegrass 14.49 — total ryegrass 34.06 Chewings Fescue 24.68 Creeping Red Fescue 19.67 — total fescue 44.35 22.79* 2.24 5.62 32.02 4.88 -2.04 42.67 3.79 -1.68 80 95 90 94 85 86 New England Seed Co. PUTNAM FARMERS CONSERVATION Mix Perennial Ryegrass 16.98 Annual Ryegrass 19.68 — total ryegrass 36.66 31.42* 3.78 -5.24 90 91 Creeping Red Fescue 38.97 45.63* 3.60 6.66 91 81* Kentucky 3 1 Tall Fescue 19.60 17.96 3.35 -1.64 85 81 White Clover 3.00 3.08 1.60 0.08 88 86 Agriturf, Inc. PUTNAM FARMERS Landscape Mix Kentucky Bluegrass 17.33 23.99* 2.44 6.66 88 73* Pennant Perennial Ryegrass 19.61 Annual Ryegrass 14.49 — total ryegrass 34.10 26.86* 4.88 -7.24 90 94 Creeping Red Fescue 24.46 93 SR 5100 Chewings Fescue 19.78 85 — total fescue 44.24 45.73 3.79 1.49 90 Seed Germination and Purity Analysis 1997 15 Table 4 Germination and Purity of Lawn Seed (continued). Results for purity and germination are for seeds separated by genus and not by species or variety are reported as the sum for that genus. Tolerance calculated according to the rules for seed testing published by the Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA). Variance is calculated as purity found minus purity claimed. * = does not meet label claims within allowable tolerance. PURITY germination Seed Company/Seed Mixture Claim Found Tolerance Variance Claim Found New England Seed Co. UNIVERSITY OF RI No.2 Lawn Seed Mix Marquis Kentucky Bluegrass 19.91 85 Kentucky Bluegrass 19.85 85 — total bluegrass 39.76 23.08* 3.51 -16.68 84 Manhattan 11 E Perennial Ryegrass 19.57 39.14* 4.86 19.57 90 92 Creeping Red Fescue 39.36 31.44* 4.32 -7.92 85 85 Loft's Seed, Inc. RiVER RUN Wear&Tear Mixture Perennial Ryegrass 79.68 Annual Ryegrass 19.57 — total ryegrass 99.25 99.61 0.57 0.36 90 95 Loft' s Seed, Inc. RivER RUN Sun&Shade Mixture Kentucky Bluegrass 8.93 10.66* 1.40 1.72 88 90 Perennial Ryegrass 29.88 26.44 4.28 -3.44 90 96 Boreal Creeping Red Fescue 58.25 60.01 3.79 1.76 85 90 Pennington Seed, Inc. Ultimate Tall Fescue Blend Virtue Tall Fescue 80.00 Duster Tall Fescue 15.00 — total tall fescue 95.00 95.91 1.49 0.91 85 82 The Scotts Co. ScoTTS FALL GRASS Seed Mix Kentucky Bluegrass 5.76 6.36 1.03 0.60 87 89 Perennial Ryegrass 44.00 46.38 4.17 2.38 90 94 Creeping Red Fescue 44.89 45.36 3.60 0.47 85 91 Pennington Seed, Inc. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS CONTRACTOR'S Mix Kenblue Kentucky Bluegrass 6.00 9.62* 1.13 3.62 85 95 Shining Star Perennial Ryegrass 18.00 Gulf Annual Ryegrass 37.00 —total ryegrass 55.00 51.18 3.94 -3.82 85 93 Boreal Creeping Red Fescue 34.00 37.19 3.83 3.19 85 84 The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. 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