{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-201.56-3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 201.56-3","heading":"-3 Mustard family, Brassicaceae (Cruciferae).","body":"Kinds of seed: Broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, collards, garden cress, upland cress, water cress, kale, Chinese kale, Siberian kale, kohlrabi, mustard, pakchoi, radish, rape, rutabaga, and turnip.\n(a) General description.\n(1) Germination habit: Epigeal dicot.\n(2) Food reserves: Cotyledons which expand and become thin, leaf-like and photosynthetic. In Brassica, Sinapis, and Raphanus, the cotyledons are bi-lobed and folded, with the outer cotyledon being larger than the inner.\n(3) Shoot system: The hypocotyl elongates and carries the cotyledons above the soil surface; the epicotyl usually does not show any development within the test period.\n(4) Root system: A long primary root.\n(b) Abnormal seedling description.\n(1) Cotyledons:\n(i) Decayed at point of attachment.\n(ii) Less than half of the original cotyledon tissue remaining attached.\n(iii) Less than half of the original cotyledon tissue free of necrosis or decay.\n(2) Epicotyl:\n(i) Missing. (May be assumed to be present if the cotyledons are intact.)\n(ii) [Reserved]\n(3) Hypocotyl:\n(i) Deep open cracks extending into the conducting tissue.\n(ii) Malformed, such as markedly shortened, curled, or thickened.\n(iii) Watery.\n(4) Root:\n(i) Weak, stubby, or missing primary root. (Secondary roots will not compensate for a defective root.)\n(ii) [Reserved]\n(5) Seedling:\n(i) One or more essential structures impaired as result of decay from primary infection.\n(ii) Albino.","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":"8f000fd725e2e04160b5d309aab07060636afa97279d9cbb411c5e7ac71a0508","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-201.56-2","next":"us/7-cfr-201.56-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}