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. 2016 Jul 18;62(4):348–359. doi: 10.1080/09670874.2016.1206993

Table 3.

Overview of maximum permissible and converted Heubach values for pesticide-treated seeds of species tested in this study in several countries. In bold, the maximum permissible values expressed in the HV unit in which they are or will be adopted.

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 Mean TGW a
Mean SR b
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Species Country Reference (g 100 kgseeds−1) (g 100,000 seeds−1) (g 1,000 seeds−1) (seeds ha−1) (kg ha−1) (g ha−1)
Sugar beet ESA Member States ESTA (2014) 9.8 0.25 25.6 ± 2.51 100,000 1.5 ± 0.71 0.20 ± 0.12
Oat ESA Member States ESTA (2014) 4.0 c 0.16 40.8 ± 0.98   160 6.4
Barley ESA Member States ESTA (2014) 4.0 c 0.22 54.2 ± 3.15   165 ± 21 6.6 ± 0.9
Wheat ESA Member States ESTA (2014) 4.0 c 0.20 49.9 ± 6.08   225 ± 35 9.0 ± 1.8
Spelt ESA Member States ESTA (2014) 4.0 c 0.27 68.2 ± 5.92   225 ± 35 9.0 ± 1.6
Pea ESA Member States ESTA (2014) 0.5 0.10 c 185.9 ± 23.14 900,000   0.90
Maize ESA Member States ESTA (2014) 2.6 0.75 286 ± 40.8 75,000 ± 2,608 22 0.57 ± 0.08
  Germany Forster (2009) 2.6 0.75       0.57 ± 0.08
  Italy Biocca et al. (2011) 3.0 0.86       0.65 ± 0.1
  France Giffard and Dupont (2009) 4.0 1.1       0.87 ± 0.13

aMean thousand grain weight.

bMean seed rate.

cMaximum permissible value that will be implemented in July 2016 by ESTA.