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Crop Standards

Crop Standards are rules to grow and certify that are crop specific. This table includes links to individual crop standards and the CCIA staff person responsible for certifying this crop.

Applicants please note:  Some plant breeders place additional requirements for certification in the variety description. The applicant is responsible for being aware of and following any additional requirements (i.e. greater isolation distance) for certification as included in a variety description.

Alfalfa 
(Medicago sativa)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Asparagus, hybrid 
(Asparagus officinalis)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Bean 
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Bean, Lima
(Phaseolus lunatus)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Bermudagrass 
(Cynodon dactylon)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Black Grama
(Bouteloua eriopoda)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Camelina
(Camelina sativa)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Celery 
(Apium graveolens var. dulce)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Certified Varieties of Native Species Crop StandardsEmail: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Chickpea
(Cicer arietinum)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Corn 
(Zea mays)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Corn, hybrid 
(Zea mays)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Clover, Berseem 
(Trifolium alexandrinum)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Clover, Red 
(Trifolium pratense)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Clover, White 
(Trifolium repens)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828

Cotton 
(Gossypium spp.)

Cotton Varieties Tolerance to FOV4

Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Cowpea 
(Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Flax 
(Linum spp.)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Fieldpea
(Pisum sativum s.l.)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Grain
Barley (Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare), 
Oat (Avena sativa), 
Rye (Secale cereale subsp. cereale),
Triticale (Triticosecale), and
Wheat (Triticum aestivum and Triticum durum)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828

Hemp 
Feminized Hemp
(Cannabis sativa)

Varieties Recommended for Certification by the AOSCA Hemp Variety Review Board (pdf)

Hemp Varieties Eligible for Seed Certification (pdf)

Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828

Potato 
(Solanum tuberosum)

Information regarding post-harvest tests for potatoes (pdf)

Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Quinoa
(Chenopodium quinoa)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Rape 
(Brassica napus var. napus and Brassica rapa subsp. rapa)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Rape, hybrid 
(Brassica napus var. napus and Brassica rapa subsp. rapa)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Rice 
(Oryza sativa)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Safflower
(Carthamus tinctorius)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Sorghum/Sudangrass 
(Sorghum spp.)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Sorghum/Sudangrass, hybrid 
(Sorghum spp.)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Sunflower 
(Helianthus annuus)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Teff 
(Eragrostis tef)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
TurfgrassEmail: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Watermelon 
(Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Watermelon, hybrid 
(Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Wild Rice 
(Zizania spp.)
Email: Ashley Koala
Phone: 530-752-9828
Documents
PotatoNoticeToProducersMay2023.pdf
Varieties Recommended for Certification by the AOSCA Hemp Variety Review Board.
Hemp Varieties Eligible for Seed Certification

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Mailing address:
California Crop Improvement Association 
Parsons Seed Certification Center 
University of California 
One Shields Avenue 
Davis, CA 95616-8540

Phone: 530-752-0544
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 530-752-4735 

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