Seed quality specifications Crop


Globe artichoke Asparagus Aubergine Broad bean


Climbing bean


Dwarf French bean Runner bean Beetroot


Borecole, cabbage


Brussels sprouts, cauliflower Sprouting broccoli Carrot


Product


Seed Seed Seed Seed Seed Seed Seed


Graded Normal Seed (where available)


Precision Film coat


Pellets Celery


Witloof chicory Florence fennel


Leek – OP varieties Leek – F1 varieties Lettuce Marrow Onion (Salad) Onion


Parsley Parsnip


Precision Precision Precision Film coat Pills


Film coat Pills


Seed Pills


Seed


Film coat Topkote ® Film coat Splitkote Seed


Film coat 1.75-2.25mm To 0.75mm


To 0.2/0.25mm To 0.2/0.25mm 4.25-4.50 4.50-4.75 4.75-5.00 5.00-5.25


Pea Pepper


Pumpkin Radish


Radicchio and sugar loaf (Green Chicory)


Spinach Squash


Swede and turnip Sugar pea Sweetcorn


Tomato


Topkote ® Seed Seed Seed


Film coat Normal Seed Pills


Film coat Seed


Film coat Seed Seed


Seed 54 ELSOMS • SEEDQUALITYSPECIFICATIONS WWW.ELSOMS.COM To 0.2/0.25mm 1.50-2.50 To 0.5mm 2.25-2.75


2.0-2.75 2.75-3.5


4.00-4.25


To 0.2/0.25mm To 0.2/0.25mm


To 0.5mm 0.4


To 0.2/0.25mm To 0.2/0.25mm To 0.25mm To 0.75mm To 0.25mm To 0.75mm


To 0.5mm


1.72 4


3.0-3.75 3.0-3.75 3.0-3.5 35 35 40


145 4


8.3 4


25 87%


4.3 4.8 5.3 5.9 6.8


6-9


18.5 285 7.2


167 1


1.75


35 12


167 3.3


285 130-200 3.2


Sugary 90% Super Sweet 85%


92% 01775 715000


85%-88% 90%


92% 88%


88% 85% 92%


90% including pellets 85% including pellets 90% - pellets 90% 90% 85% 85% 93% 95%


90% 90% 90%


2.0-2.25 <1.6


1.6-1.8 >1.8


5.2


1.17 1.42 1.82


90% 85% 85% 85%


To 0.5mm Grade


Usual seed size (mm)


2.5-4.25 2.5-3.0


TSW*


(grams) 35-50 20


5.3 10-25


3.0-3.5 3.5-4.0 4.0-4.5


1.25-2.5


1100-1600 250-300 250-300 1000 10


14.5 20


3.5


Minimum germination of precision seed


85% 90% 85% 95% 85%


80% 80% 80%


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