wholesome, clean, dried seeds, fully grown, reasonably uniform in size, shape and color characteristic to the variety.
free from obnoxious odor or flavor including those of rancidity, mustiness, fungus infestation, rodent hair, excreta, filth, moulds, live insects, dead insects, insects fragments and fungus.
free from any color or oil.
2. Variety……………..(to be filled by assayer) 3. Actual Picture of the lot…………( to be uploaded by assayer) 4. Criteria for Range designation
S.No.
Tradable parameters
Range-1
Range-2
Range-3
A
Primary
i
Moisture (% by wt) Max
10.0
11.0
11.0
ii
Extraneous matter % by wt. (Maximum)
1.0
2.0
3.0
iii
Insect damaged, broken kernels, % by wt. (Maximum)
3.0
5.0
10.0
B
Optional (Industrial/Processors)
iv
Non Volatile ether extracts, on % by wt. on dry basis (Minimum)
50 & above
Upto 45
Upto 40
5. Sampling:
5 % or minimum one carrying packaging unit shall be randomly selected for sampling.
50 gm shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
50 gm shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample
6. Definitions:
Insect damages seeds means the seeds that are partially or wholly bored by the insects.
