{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-201.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 201.31","heading":"Minimum germination standards for vegetable seeds in interstate commerce.","body":"The following minimum germination standards for vegetable seeds in interstate commerce, which shall be construed to include hard seed, are determined and established under section 403(c) of the Act:\nPercent\nArtichoke 60\nAsparagus 70\nAsparagusbean 75\nBean, garden 70\nBean, lima 70\nBean, runner 75\nBeet 65\nBroadbean 75\nBroccoli 75\nBrussels sprouts 70\nBurdock, great 60\nCabbage 75\nCabbage, tronchuda 70\nCardoon 60\nCarrot 55\nCauliflower 75\nCeleriac 55\nCelery 55\nChard, Swiss 65\nChicory 65\nChinese cabbage 75\nChives 50\nCitron 65\nCollards 80\nCorn, sweet 75\nCornsalad 70\nCowpea 75\nCress, garden 75\nCress, upland 60\nCress, water 40\nCucumber 80\nDandelion 60\nDill 60\nEggplant 60\nEndive 70\nKale 75\nKale, Chinese 75\nKale, Siberian 75\nKohlrabi 75\nLeek 60\nLettuce 80\nMelon 75\nMustard, India 75\nMustard, spinach 75\nOkra 50\nOnion 70\nOnion, Welsh 70\nPak-choi 75\nParsley 60\nParsnip 60\nPea 80\nPepper 55\nPumpkin 75\nRadish 75\nRhubarb 60\nRutabaga 75\nSage 60\nSalsify 75\nSavory, summer 55\nSorrel 65\nSoybean 75\nSpinach 60\nSpinach, New Zealand 40\nSquash 75\nTomato 75\nTomato, husk 50\nTurnip 80\nWatermelon 70","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER K—FEDERAL SEED ACT","PART 201—FEDERAL SEED ACT REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"520c39aaadb601833ff6fe2dca9a6435c75a73093593bbc0cff46af283e167f1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-201.30c","next":"us/7-cfr-201.31a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}