|
AOSA Rules Committee
Cindy Finneseth, Chair
University of Kentucky
Seed Testing
Laboratory, 103 Regulatory Services Bldg.
Lexington, KY
40514-0275
Phone:
(859) 257-2785; Fax: (859) 257-7351; email:
Cindy.Finneseth@uky.edu
2008 AOSA Rules Change
Proposals
The following table is
a summary of the 27 proposals for changes or additions to the AOSA
Rules for Testing Seeds that have been reviewed and approved by the
Rules Committee for further consideration by the AOSA and SCST membership
at the 2008 AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting. Please note that “approved”
does not mean that the Rules Committee or its members necessarily endorse
these proposals.
Full text of the proposals and supporting
evidence is contained in the accompanying PDF documents. If you do
not have Acrobat Reader on your computer you may download the program free
of charge from the Acrobat website. Hard copies may be printed from
these files.
Download all the proposals in one document:
2008 Rule Proposals
|
Proposal |
Description |
|
1 |
To improve clarity
regarding seed lot sampling. |
|
2 |
To improve clarity
regarding analyses of working samples. |
|
3 |
To improve clarity
regarding types working samples and seed formats. |
|
4 |
To add information
about working sample preparation for seed moisture determination.
Also, move mechanical divider information (coated, encrusted, and
pelleted seed). |
|
5 |
To improve clarity
regarding the size of working samples. |
|
6 |
To improve clarity
regarding the purity analysis. |
|
7 |
To improve clarity
regarding purity analyses of similar kinds or cultivars. |
|
8 |
To improve clarity
regarding pure seed. |
|
9 |
To add supplemental
information (PSU Glossary). |
|
10 |
To improve clarity
when broken seed units and weed seeds lacking seed coats are
classified as inert matter. |
|
11 |
To improve the
clarity regarding noxious weed seed examinations. |
|
12 |
To reorganize and
add clarification to Section 3 Examination (Identification and
cultivar determination). |
|
13 |
To reorganize and
add clarification to section 3 Examination (Fluorescence).
|
|
14 |
To reorganize and
add clarification to section 3 Examination (Grow-out). |
|
15 |
To reorganize and
add clarification to section 3 Examination (Bulk exam). |
|
16 |
To reorganize and
add clarification to section 3.7 Mechanical seed count. |
|
17 |
Withdrawn |
|
18
Appendix A |
To add an
alternative method for pelleted onion germination. |
|
19
Appendix A |
To modify
instructions listed in the ‘Additional Directions’ column of Table 3
(Methods of Testing for Laboratory Germination), and modify section
4.9 (Explanation of Table 3) accordingly. |
|
20 |
To replace Table 8A
(Maximum tolerated difference of noxious weed seeds) with tolerance
table to identify when noxious weed seeds found in a second test is
significantly higher than the first test (or label claim).
Includes a few editorial changes in Table 8B and related examples for
both tables. |
|
21 |
To add new TZ
tolerance tables to Section 5. Tolerances. |
|
22 |
To add information
to Section 7 regarding Tetrazolium Testing to standardize sampling,
testing and calculation of results, and improve understanding of
tetrazolium testing. |
|
23 |
To improve clarity
regarding uniform classification of contaminating weed and crop seeds. |
|
24 |
To rearrange
portions of the AOSA Rules.
Note:
This
proposal will only be considered if the seventeen other proposals
submitted by the Rules Issues and Review Committee are adopted. |
|
25 |
To clarify language
in Handbook 24 Uniform Blowing Procedure regarding confirmation of
calibration settings. |
|
26
Appendix A
Appendix B |
Add tall fescue (Festuca
arundinacea) to list of species that use the Uniform Blowing
Procedure (HB 24). |
|
27
Appendix A
Appendix B |
Change the pure seed
definition #23 ‘special consideration’ for tall fescue regarding
separation of structures within multiple seed units.
Note:
This proposal will only be considered if Proposal #26 for tall fescue
is adopted. |
|
28
Appendix A |
Proposal withdrawn
by author. |
How to Submit a Rule Change
Proposal?
All rule change proposal
forms must be submitted to the AOSA Rules Chair by October 15th for review by the Rules Committee. After review, you may
receive confirmation of acceptance by the Rules Committee for publication
in the newsletter, or receive a request to amend your proposal and provide
additional information for clarification, or the proposal may be rejected.
Who May Submit A Rule Change Proposal?
Rule change proposals must be sponsored either by an
AOSA Laboratory, AOSA Committee, AOSA Subcommittee, or SCST Registered
Member.
How to submit an AOSA Rules Change Proposal?
Rule change proposals must be submitted in electronic
format (WordPerfect or MS Word) via e-mail or on diskette or CD to the AOSA
Rules Chair. Supporting evidence should also be submitted in an electronic
format (WordPerfect, MS Word or MS Excel). If an electronic version of
supporting evidence is not possible please submit 12 hard copies.
The deadline for submission of proposals is
October 15, 2007. Proposals received after this date will not be considered.
Submit proposals to the Rules Committee Chairperson:
Cindy
Finneseth
Kentucky State Seed Laboratory PH: (410) 841-5960
103 Regulatory Services Bldg. FAX: (410)
841-5969
University of Kentucky Email:
chfinn0@uky.edu
Lexington, KY 40546-0275
|
