[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR201.2] [Page 310-316] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER I--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE \1\ (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED) PART 201_FEDERAL SEED ACT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 201.2 Terms defined. When used in the regulations in this part the terms as defined in section 101 of the Act, unless modified in this section as provided in the Act, shall apply with equal force and effect. In addition, as used in Sec. Sec. 201.1 through 201.159: (a) The Act. The term ``Act'' means the FSA approved August 9, 1939 (53 Stat. 1275; 7 U.S.C. 1551-1611 as amended); (b) Person. The term ``person'' includes a partnership, corporation, company, society, association, receiver, or trustee; (c) Secretary. The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, or any officer or employee of the Department to whom authority has heretofore been delegated, or to whom authority may hereafter be delegated, to act in his stead; (d) Hearing Clerk. The term ``Hearing Clerk'' means the Hearing Clerk, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC; (e) Respondent. The term ``respondent'' means a person against whom a complaint is issued; (f) Examiner. The term ``examiner'' means an employee of the Department of Agriculture, designated by the Secretary to conduct hearings under the act, and Sec. Sec. 201.1 through 201.159; (g) Federal Register. The term ``Federal Register'' means the publication provided by the Act of July 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 500), and acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof; (h) Agricultural seeds. The term ``agricultural seeds'' means the following kinds of grass, forage, and field crop [[Page 311]] seeds, that are used for seeding purposes in the United States: Agrotricum--x Agrotriticum Ciferri and Giacom. Alfalfa--Medicago sativa L. Alfilaria--Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Her. Alyceclover--Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. Bahiagrass--Paspalum notatum Fluegge Barley--Hordeum vulgare L. Barrelclover--Medicago truncatula Gaertn. Bean, adzuki--Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi and Ohashi Bean, field--Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bean, mung--Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek Beet, field--Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris Beet, sugar--Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris Beggarweed, Florida--Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. Bentgrass, colonial--Agrostis capillaris L. Bentgrass, creeping--Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris (Huds.) Farw. Bentgrass, velvet--Agrostis canina L. Bermudagrass--Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon Bermudagrass, giant--Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. Aridus Harlan and de Wet Bluegrass, annual--Poa annua L. Bluegrass, bulbous--Poa bulbosa L. Bluegrass, Canada--Poa compressa L. Bluegrass, glaucantha--Poa glauca Vahl Bluegrass, Kentucky--Poa pratensis L. Bluegrass, Nevada--Poa secunda J.S. Presl Bluegrass, rough--Poa trivialis L. Bluegrass, Texas--Poa arachnifera Torr. Bluegrass, wood--Poa nemoralis L. Bluejoint--Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. Bluestem, big--Andropogon gerardii Vitm. var. gerardii Bluestem, little--Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Bluestem, sand--Andropogon hallii Hack. Bluestem, yellow--Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng Bottlebrush-squirreltail--Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Brome, field--Bromus arvensis L. Brome, meadow--Bromus biebersteinii Roem. and Schult. Brome, mountain--Bromus marginatus Steud. Brome, smooth--Bromus inermis Leyss. Broomcorn--Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Buckwheat--Fagopyrum esculentum Moench Buffalograss--Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. Buffelgrass--Cenchrus ciliaris L. Burclover, California--Medicago polymorpha L. Burclover, spotted--Medicago arabica (L.) Huds. Burnet, little--Sanguisorba minor Scop. Buttonclover--Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. Canarygrass--Phalaris canariensis L. Canarygrass, reed--Phalaris arundinacea L. Carpetgrass--Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm. Castorbean--Ricinus communis L. Chess, soft--Bromus hordeaceus L. Chickpea--Cicer arietinum L. Clover, alsike--Trifolium hybridum L. Clover, arrowleaf--Trifolium vesiculosum Savi Clover, berseem--Trifolium alexandrinum L. Clover, cluster--Trifolium glomeratum L. Clover, crimson--Trifolium incarnatum L. Clover, Kenya--Trifolium semipilosum Fresen. Clover, ladino--Trifolium repens L. Clover, lappa--Trifolium lappaceum L. Clover, large hop--Trifolium campestre Schreb. Clover, Persian--Trifolium resupinatum L. Clover, red or Red clover, mammoth--Trifolium pratense L. Red clover, medium--Trifolium pratense L. Clover, rose--Trifolium hirtum All. Clover, small hop or suckling--Trifolium dubium Sibth. Clover, strawberry--Trifolium fragiferum L. Clover, sub or subterranean--Trifolium subterraneum L. Clover, white--Trifolium repens L. (also see Clover, ladino) Clover--(also see Alyceclover, Burclover, Buttonclover, Sourclover, Sweetclover) Corn, field--Zea mays L. Corn, pop--Zea mays L. Cotton--Gossypium spp. Cowpea--Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Crambe--Crambe abyssinica R.E. Fries Crested dogtail--Cynosurus cristatus L. Crotalaria, lance--Crotalaria lanceolata E. Mey. Crotalaria, showy--Crotalaria spectabilis Roth Crotalaria, slenderleaf--Crotalaria brevidens Benth. var. intermedia (Kotschy) Polh. Crotalaria, striped or smooth--Crotalaria pallida Ait. Crotalaria, sunn--Crotalaria juncea L. Crownvetch--Coronilla varia L. Dallisgrass--Paspalum dilatatum Poir. Dichondra--Dichondra repens Forst. and Forst. f. Dropseed, sand--Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray Emmer--Triticum dicoccon Schrank Fescue, chewings--Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata Gaud. Fescue, hair--Festuca tenuifolia Sibth. Fescue, hard--Festuca brevipila Tracey Fescue, meadow--Festuca pratensis Huds. Fescue, red--Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra Fescue, sheep--Festuca ovina L. var. ovina Fescue, tall--Festuca arundinacea Schreb. Flatpea--Lathyrus sylvestris L. Flax--Linum usitatissimum L. Foxtail, creeping--Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir. Foxtail, meadow--Alopecurus pratensis L. Galletagrass--Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth. Grama, blue--Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Steud. [[Page 312]] Grama, side-oats--Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Guar--Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. Guineagrass--Panicum maximum Jacq. var. maximum Hardinggrass--Phalaris stenoptera Hack. Hemp--Cannabis sativa L. Indiangrass, yellow--Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Indigo, hairy--Indigofera hirsuta L. Japanese lawngrass--Zoysia japonica Steud. Johnsongrass--Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Kenaf--Hibiscus cannabinus L. Kochia, forage--Kochia prostrata (L.) Schrad. Kudzu--Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida Lentil--Lens culinaris Medik. Lespedeza, Korean--Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino Lespedeza, sericea or Chinese--Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don Lespedeza, Siberian--Lespedeza juncea (L. f.) Pers. Lespedeza, striate--Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindler Lovegrass, sand--Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood Lovegrass, weeping--Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees Lupine, blue--Lupinus angustifolius L. Lupine, white--Lupinus albus L. Lupine, yellow--Lupinus luteus L. Manilagrass--Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. Medic, black--Medicago lupulina L. Milkvetch or cicer milkvetch--Astragalus cicer L. Millet, browntop--Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf Millet, foxtail--Setaria italica (L.) Beauv. Millet, Japanese--Echinochloa frumentacea Link Millet, pearl--Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. Millet, proso--Panicum miliaceum L. Molassesgrass--Melinis minutiflora Beauv. Mustard, black--Brassica nigra (L.) Koch Mustard, India--Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. and Coss. Mustard, white--Sinapis alba L. Napiergrass--Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. Needlegrass, green--Stipa viridula Trin. Oat--Avena byzantina C. Koch, A. sativa L., A. nuda L. Oatgrass, tall--Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J.S. Presl and K.B. Presl Orchardgrass--Dactylis glomerata L. Panicgrass, blue--Panicum antidotale Retz. Panicgrass, green--Panicum maximum Jacq. var. trichoglume Robyns Pea, field--Pisum sativum L. Peanut--Arachis hypogaea L. Poa trivialis--(see Bluegrass, rough) Rape, annual--Brassica napus L. var. annua Koch Rape, bird--Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa Rape, turnip--Brassica rapa L. subsp. silvestris (Lam.) Janchen Rape, winter--Brassica napus L. var. biennis (Schubl. and Mart.) Reichb. Redtop--Agrostis gigantea Roth Rescuegrass--Bromus catharticus Vahl Rhodesgrass--Chloris gayana Kunth Rice--Oryza sativa L. Ricegrass, Indian--Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. and Schult.) Ricker Roughpea--Lathyrus hirsutus L. Rye--Secale cereale L. Rye, mountain--Secale strictum (K.B. Presl) K.B. Presl subsp. strictum Ryegrass, annual or Italian--Lolium multiflorum Lam. Ryegrass, intermediate--Loliumxhybridum Hausskn. Ryegrass, perennial--Lolium perenne L. Ryegrass, Wimmera--Lolium rigidum Gaud. Safflower--Carthamus tinctorius L. Sagewort, Louisiana--Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Sainfoin--Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. Saltbush, fourwing--Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Sesame--Sesamum indicum L. Sesbania--Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) A.W. Hill Smilo--Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Coss. Sorghum--Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Sorghum almum--Sorghumxalmum L. Parodi Sorghum-sudangrass--Sorghumxdrummondii (Steud.) Millsp. and Chase Sorgrass--Rhizomatous derivatives of a johnsongrassxsorghum cross or a johnsongrassxsudangrass cross Southernpea--(See Cowpea) Sourclover--Melilotus indicus (L.) All. Soybean--Glycine max (L.) Merr. Spelt--Triticum spelta L. Sudangrass--Sorghumxdrummondii (Steud.) Millsp. and Chase Sunflower--Helianthus annuus L. Sweetclover, white--Melilotus albus Medik. Sweetclover, yellow--Melilotus officinalis Lam. Sweet vernalgrass--Anthoxanthum odoratum L. Sweetvetch, northern--Hedysarum boreale Nutt. Switchgrass--Panicum virgatum L. Timothy--Phleum pratense L. Timothy, turf--Phleum bertolonii DC. Tobacco--Nicotiana tabacum L. Trefoil, big--Lotus uliginosus Schk. Trefoil, birdsfoot--Lotus corniculatus L. Triticale--x Triticosecale Wittm. (SecalexTriticum) Vaseygrass--Paspalum urvillei Steud. Veldtgrass--Ehrharta calycina J.E. Smith Velvetbean--Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis (Wight) Burck Velvetgrass--Holcus lanatus L. Vetch, common--Vicia sativa L. subsp. sativa Vetch, hairy--Vicia villosa Roth subsp. villosa Vetch, Hungarian--Vicia pannonica Crantz Vetch, monantha--Vicia articulata Hornem. [[Page 313]] Vetch, narrowleaf or blackpod--Vicia sativa L. subsp. nigra (L.) Ehrh. Vetch, purple--Vicia benghalensis L. Vetch, woollypod or winter--Vicia villosa Roth subsp. varia (Host) Corb. Wheat, common--Triticum aestivum L. Wheat, club--Triticum compactum Host Wheat, durum--Triticum durum Desf. Wheat, Polish--Triticum polonicum L. Wheat, poulard--Triticum turgidum L. WheatxAgrotricum--TriticumxAgrotriticum Wheatgrass, beardless--Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Love Wheatgrass, crested or fairway crested--Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Wheatgrass, crested or standard crested--Agropyron desertorum (Link) Schult. Wheatgrass, intermediate--Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski subsp. intermedia Wheatgrass, pubescent--Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski subsp. intermedia Wheatgrass, Siberian--Agropyron fragile (Roth) Candargy subsp. sibiricum (Willd.) Meld. Wheatgrass, slender--Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Shinn. Wheatgrass, streambank--Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. and J.G. Smith) Gould subsp. lanceolatus Wheatgrass, tall--Elytrigia elongata (Host) Nevski Wheatgrass, western--Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Love Wildrye, basin--Leymus cinereus (Scribn. and Merr.) A. Love Wildrye, Canada--Elymus canadensis L. Wildrye, Russian--Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski Zoysia japonica--(see Japanese lawngrass) Zoysia matrella--(see Manilagrass) (i) Vegetable seeds. The term ``vegetable seeds'' means the seeds of the following kinds that are or may be grown in gardens or on truck farms and are or may be generally known and sold under the name of vegetable seeds: Artichoke--Cynara cardunculus L. subsp. cardunculus Asparagus--Asparagus officinalis Baker Asparagusbean or yard-long bean--Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc. Bean, garden--Phaseolus vulgaris L. Bean, lima--Phaseolus lunatus L. Bean, runner or scarlet runner--Phaseolus coccineus L. Beet--Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris Broadbean--Vicia faba L. Broccoli--Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. Brussels sprouts--Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera DC. Burdock, great--Arctium lappa L. Cabbage--Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L. Cabbage, Chinese--Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt Cabbage, tronchuda--Brassica oleracea L. var. costata DC. Cantaloupe--(see Melon) Cardoon--Cynara cardunculus L. subsp. cardunculus Carrot--Daucus carota L. subsp. sativus (Hoffm.) Arcang. Cauliflower--Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L. Celeriac--Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaud. Celery--Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers. Chard, Swiss--Beta vulgaris L. subsp. cicla (L.) Koch Chicory--Cichorium intybus L. Chives--Allium schoenoprasum L. Citron--Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai var. citroides (Bailey) Mansf. Collards--Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC. Corn, sweet--Zea mays L. Cornsalad--Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterrade Cowpea--Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. unguiculata Cress, garden--Lepidium sativum L. Cress, upland--Barbarea verna (Mill.) Asch. Cress, water--Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Cucumber--Cucumis sativus L. Dandelion--Taraxacum officinale Wigg. Dill--Anethum graveolens L. Eggplant--Solanum melongena L. Endive--Cichorium endivia L. Favabean (see Broadbean) Gherkin, West India--Cucumis anguria L. Kale--Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC. Kale, Chinese--Brassica oleracea L. var. alboglabra (Bailey) Musil Kale, Siberian--Brassica napus L. var. pabularia (DC.) Reichb. Kohlrabi--Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes L. Leek--Allium porrum L. Lettuce--Lactuca sativa L. Melon--Cucumis melo L. Muskmelon--(see Melon). Mustard, India--Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. and Coss. Mustard, spinach--Brassica perviridis (Bailey) Bailey Okra--Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench Onion--Allium cepa L. Onion, Welsh--Allium fistulosum L. Pak-choi--Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (L.) Hanelt Parsley--Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) A.W. Hill Parsnip--Pastinaca sativa L. Pea--Pisum sativum L. Pepper--Capsicum spp. Pe-tsai--(see Chinese cabbage). Pumpkin--Cucurbita pepo L., C. moschata (Duchesne) Poiret, and C. maxima Duchesne Radish--Raphanus sativus L. Rhubarb--Rheum rhabarbarum L. [[Page 314]] Rutabaga--Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Reichb. Sage--Salvia officinalis L. Salsify--Tragopogon porrifolius L. Savory, summer--Satureja hortensis L. Sorrel--Rumex acetosa L. Southernpea--(see Cowpea) Soybean--Glycine max (L.) Merr. Spinach--Spinacia oleracea L. Spinach, New Zealand--Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pall.) Ktze. Squash--Cucurbita pepo L., C. moschata (Duchesne) Poiret, and C. maxima Duchesne Tomato--Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Tomato, husk--Physalis pubescens L. Turnip--Brassica rapa L. subsp. rapa Watermelon--Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai var. lanatus (j) Regulations. The term ``regulations'' means the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and the joint rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Agriculture under the act. (k) Joint regulations. The term ``joint regulations'' means the joint rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Agriculture. (l) Complete record. (1) The term ``complete record'' means information which relates to the origin, treatment, germination, and purity (including variety) of each lot of agricultural seed transported or delivered for transportation in interstate commerce, or which relates to the treatment, germination, and variety of each lot of vegetable seed transported or delivered for transportation in interstate commerce. Such information includes seed samples and records of declarations, labels, purchases, sales, cleaning, bulking, treatment, handling, storage, analyses, tests, and examinations. (2) The complete record kept by each person for each treatment substance or lot of seed consists of the information pertaining to his own transactions and the information received from others pertaining to their transactions with respect to each treatment substance or lot of seed. (m) Declaration. The term ``declaration'' means a written statement of a grower, shipper, processor, dealer, or importer giving for any lot of seed the kind, variety, type, origin, or the use for which the seed is intended. (n) Declaration of origin. The term ``declaration of origin'' means a declaration of a grower or country shipper in the United States stating for each lot of agricultural seed (1) kind of seed, (2) lot number or other identification, (3) State where seed was grown and the county where grown if to be labeled showing the origin as a portion of a State, (4) quantity of seed, (5) date shipped or delivered, (6) to whom sold, shipped, or delivered, and (7) the signature and address of the grower or country shipper issuing the declaration. If the declaration is issued by a grower and the identity of the person delivering the seed is unknown to the receiver, the motor vehicle license number or other identification of the delivering agency should be entered on the declaration by the receiver. If a country shipper's declaration includes seed shipped or delivered to him by another country shipper, it shall give for each lot the other country shipper's lot number as included in the other country shipper's declaration of origin. (o) Declaration of kind, variety, or type. The term ``declaration of kind, variety, or type'' means a declaration of a grower stating for each lot of seed (1) the name of the kind, variety, or type stated in accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.9 through 201.12, (2) lot number or other identification, (3) place where seed was grown, (4) quantity of seed, (5) date shipped or delivered, (6) to whom sold, shipped or delivered, and (7) the signature and address of the grower issuing the declaration. (p) Mixture. The term ``mixture'' means seeds consisting of more than one kind or variety, each present in excess of 5 percent of the whole. (q) Coated Seed. The term ``coated seed'' means any seed unit covered with any substance that changes the size, shape, or weight of the original seed. Seeds coated with ingredients such as, but not limited to, rhizobia, dyes, and pesticides are excluded. (r) Grower. The term ``grower'' means any person who produces directly or through a growing contract, or is a seed-crop sharer in seed which is sold, offered for sale, transported, or offered for transportation. (s) Country shipper. The term ``country shipper'' means any person located [[Page 315]] in a producing area who purchases seed locally for shipment to seed dealers or to other country shippers. (t) Dealer. The term ``dealer'' means any person who cleans, processes, sells, offers for sale, transports, or delivers for transportation seeds in interstate commerce. (u) Consumer. The term ``consumer'' means any person who purchases or otherwise obtains seed for sowing but not for resale. (v) Lot of seed. The term ``lot of seed'' means a definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number, every portion or bag of which is uniform, within permitted tolerances, for the factors which appear in the labeling. (w) Purity. The term ``purity'' means the name or names of the kind, type, or variety and the percentage or percentages thereof; the percentage of other agricultural seed or crop seed; the percentage of weed seeds, including noxious weed seeds; the percentage of inert matter; and the names of the noxious weed seeds and the rate of occurrence of each. (x) Inoculant. The term ``inoculant'' means a commercial preparation containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria applied to seed. (y) Hybrid. The term ``hybrid'' applied to kinds or varieties of seed means the first generation seed of a cross produced by controlling the pollination and by combining (1) two or more inbred lines; (2) one inbred or a single cross with an open pollinated variety; or (3) two selected clones, seed lines, varieties, or species. ``Controlling the pollination'' means to use a method of hybridization which will produce pure seed which is at least 75 percent hybrid seed. Hybrid designations shall be treated as variety names. (z) Processing. For the purpose of section 203 (b)(2)(C) of the act the term ``processing'' means cleaning, scarifying, or blending to obtain uniform quality, and other operations which would change the purity or germination of the seed and therefore require retesting to determine the quality of the seed, but does not include operations such as packaging, labeling, blending together of uniform lots of the same kind or variety without cleaning, or the preparation of a mixture without cleaning, any of which would not require retesting to determine the quality of the seed. (aa) Agricultural Marketing Service means the Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture. (bb) Breeder seed. Breeder seed is a class of certified seed directly controlled by the originating or sponsoring plant breeding institution, or person, or designee thereof, and is the source for the production of seed of the other classes of certified seed. (cc) Foundation seed. Foundation seed is a class of certified seed which is the progeny of Breeder or Foundation seed and is produced and handled under procedures established by the certifying agency, in accordance with this part, for producing the Foundation class of seed, for the purpose of maintaining genetic purity and identity. (dd) Registered seed. Registered seed is a class of certified seed which is the progeny of Breeder or Foundation seed and is produced and handled under procedures established by the certifying agency, in accordance with this part, for producing the Registered class of seed, for the purpose of maintaining genetic purity and identity. (ee) Certified seed. Certified seed is a class of certified seed which is the progeny of Breeder, Foundation, or Registered seed, except as provided in Sec. 201.70, and is produced and handled under procedures established by the certifying agency, in accordance with this part, for producing the Certified class of seed, for the purpose of maintaining genetic purity and identity. (ff) Off-type. The term ``off-type'' means a plant or seed which deviates in one or more characteristics from that which has been described in accordance with Sec. 201.68(c) as being usual for the strain or variety. (gg) Inbred line. The term ``inbred line'' means a relatively true- breeding strain resulting from at least five successive generations of controlled self-fertilization or of backcrossing to a recurrent parent with selection, or its equivalent, for specific characteristics. (hh) Single cross. The term ``single cross'' means the first generation hybrid between two inbred lines. [[Page 316]] (ii) Foundation single cross. The term ``foundation single cross'' means a single cross used in the production of a double cross, a three- way, or a top cross. (jj) Double cross. The term ``double cross'' means the first generation hybrid between two single crosses. (kk) Top cross. The term ``top cross'' means the first generation hybrid of a cross between an inbred line and an open-pollinated variety or the first-generation hybrid between a single cross and an open- pollinated variety. (ll) Three-way cross. The term ``three-way cross'' means a first generation hybrid between a single cross and an inbred line. (mm) Open-pollination. The term ``open-pollination'' means pollination that occurs naturally as opposed to controlled pollination, such as by detasselling, cytoplasmic male sterility, self- incompatibility or similar processes. [5 FR 28, Jan. 4, 1940] Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 201.2, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access. administration