2017 AOSA Rules
Change Proposals
The following 28 proposals for changes and/or additions to the AOSA Rules for
Testing Seeds have been reviewed and approved by the Rules Committee for
further consideration by the AOSA and SCST membership at the 2017 AOSA/SCST
Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Please note that “approved” does not mean
that the Rules Committee or its members endorse these proposals.
You will find the proposals and supporting evidence in the accompanying PDF
documents. Hard copies may be printed from these files.
Proposals are published in February for distribution to any interested parties
within both public and private sectors prior to the 2017 annual meeting. These
proposals are also posted online at the Rules Committee webpage
(http://www.analyzeseeds.com/aosa-rules-2/).
Names and addresses of proposal authors are included to contact them directly
for additional information concerning a particular proposal. Written comments
from AOSA/SCST members, and other interested parties may be submitted to the
Rules Committee Chair any time prior to the annual meeting. These comments
will be posted online on the Rules Committee webpage and made available at the
Open Rules Discussion.
Please note: Time will be available during the Open Rules Committee Meeting to
discuss each proposal. All proposal amendments will be completed during the
Open Rules Discussion. No amendments will be allowed from the floor during the
joint voting session. Check the agenda for meeting dates and times. Please bring
your own hard copy of the 2017 proposals with you to the annual meeting, as
additional copies of the proposals will not be provided.
-Mike Stahr, AOSA Chair, Rules Committee
-Sue Alvarez, SCST Chair, Rules Committee
2017 AOSA Rules Change Proposals
Proposal
Description
To add Achnatherum lemmonii, Lemmon's needlegrass to Volume 1, Table 2A
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and Volume 3
To add Camassia leichtlinii, large camas to Volume 1, Table 2A and Volume 3
To add Clarkia purpurea, winecup clarkia to Volume 1, Table 2A and Volume 3
To add Collomia grandiflora, grand collomia to Volume 1, Table 2A and revise
the classifications in Volume 3
To add Danthonia californica, California oatgrass to Volume 1, Table 2A
To add Eriophyllum lanatum, common woolly sunflower to Volume 1, Table 2A
To add Festuca roemeri, Roemer’s fescue to Volume 1, Table 2A and Volume 3
To add Grindelia integrifolia, gum plant to Volume 1, Table 2A
To add Lomatium nudicaule, barestem biscuitroot to Volume 1, Table 2A and
Volume 3
To add Madia elegans, common madia to Volume 1, Table 2A
To add Microseris laciniata, cutleaf silverpuffs to Volume 1, Table 2A and
Volume 3
To add Perideridia oregana, Oregon yampah to Volume 1, Table 2A and change
the classification of the species in Volume 3
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To add Plectritis congesta, shortspur seablush to Volume 1, Table 2A and Volume
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To add Potentilla gracilis, slender cinquefoil to Volume 1, Table 2A and change
the classification of this species in Volume 3
To add Prunella vulgaris subsp. lanceolata, lance selfheal to Volume 1, Table 2A
and Volume 3
To add Ranunculus occidentalis, western buttercup to Volume 1, Table 2A and
Volume 3
To add Sidalcea malviflora, dwarf checkermallow to Volume 1, Table 2A and
Volume 3
To clarify and delineate the nomenclature of Industrial hemp and Marijuana in
Volumes 1, 3 and 4
To add germination procedures for tufted hairgrass, Deschampsia cespitosa
(Vol.1)
To add germination procedures for teff, Eragrostis tef (Vol. 1)
To add germination procedures for June grass, Koeleria macrantha (Vol. 1)
To reduce the working weights for purity analysis and noxious weed seed/bulk
examination for Beta vulgaris (mono-germ types) (Vol. 1)
To add instructions for sample storage and retention once testing is completed
(Vol. 1)
To clarify the criteria for classification of free floating ergotized caryopses as
inert matter in Volume 1
To remove the word “fresh” in the rules and in some cases replace it with the
term “recently harvested” and to clarify use of the word “dormant” in Table 6A
(Vol. 1, Vol. 4)
To clarify averaging germination test results and to clarify and better explain the
meaning of the term “different official methods” (Vol. 1)
To add use of electronic seed counters to Volume 1 and define their use
(1) To clarify the definition of chaffy seed; (2) To add a definition for super-chaffy
seed and hulled seed to the glossary; (3) To identify the kinds of seeds
recommended to be classified as super-chaffy; and (4) To add purity tolerance
tables to Section 14, Volume 1, for super chaffy species.