Mustard-seeds - WDRA
Mustard-seeds
Commodity Code - 12
Commodity Name - Mustard
Commodity Scientific Name - Brassica juncea and B. campestris
RGN-298, GIRIRAJ, PM-30, RH-406, RH-749, RVM-2, RGN-229, RGN-236, NRCHB-101, RGN-145, PM-25, B-9, AGRANI (SEJ-2), BIO-902, BR-40, CS-52 (DIAR-343), DIVYA – 33, GUJARAT MUSTARD-2, KANTI (RK9807), KRANTI (PR-15), LAXMI (RH-8812), NRCDR -02, PBR-357, PUSA BAHAR, PUSA BOLD, PUSA KRANTI(P-26/21), PUSA SWARNIM (IGC-01), RCC-4, RLM-198, RLM-514, RLM-619, RW-351, SHEKHAR (K.R.5610), SWARM JYOTI (RH 9801), VARUNA (T-59), VASUNDHRA (RH 9304), VSL-5
AP I | AP II | AP III | AP IV | AP V | |
Grade designation | Foreign matter | Dead, discoloured & damaged | Unripe shriveled and slightly damaged | Small atrophied seeds | Admixture of other varieties of mustard |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Special | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 | 5 |
Standard | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
General | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 |
General Characteristics:-
The seeds shall
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Have shape, size, colour and pungency characteristic of the variety /form.
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Be mature, hard,wholesome and well dried, moisture not exceeding 6 percent.
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Not have any trace of Argemone seeds.
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Be free from moulds or insect damage and deleterious substances.
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Not bear the grains of any other species, and
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Be in a sound merchantable condition.
Mustard Seed shall be-
- Clean, wholesome, reasonably uniform in size, shape and colour characteristic to the variety .
- Free from obnoxious smell and fungus infestation.
Criteria for Range designation
S.no. | Tradable parameters | Range-1 | Range-2 | Range-3 |
A | Essential | |||
i | Oil Content(% by wt) Min | 42.0 | 38.0 | 36.0 |
ii | Moisture(% by wt) Max | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
iii | Foreign matter(% by wt) Max | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
iv | Damaged and discoloured seeds (% by wt) Max | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
v | Other Edible Seeds (% by wt) Max | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
vi | Argemone seeds | |||
B | Optional (Industrial/Processors) | |||
i | Allyl iso thiocynate (m/m) on dry basis | Not less than 0.7 percent by weight |
Sampling
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5 % or minimum one container shall be randomly selected for sampling.
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250g shall be drawn from each selected container and shall be mixed homogenously, called as primary sample.
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250g shall be drawn from primary sample called as Laboratory sample.
Definitions
Optional parameters are voluntary and may be analyzed as per buyer-seller agreement.
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Foreign matter includes husk, straws, weed seeds, other inedible grains, metallic pieces, sand, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, lumps of earth, clay, mud and animal filth etc.
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Damaged and discoloured seeds are sprouted or internally damaged as a result of heat, microbe, moisture or weather and mechanical injury.
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Are pieces of sound kernels that are less than three fourths of the size of full kernels.
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Other Edible seeds means any edible seed other than the one which is under consideration.
Shelf Life - 12 Months
Initial Validity of e NWR - 6 Months
Extension of e NWR Validity - 3 Months
Number of Extensions - 2x 3Months
Weight Tolerance - Loss or gain equivalent to 70% of the decrease or increase in the moisture content during storage