N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1 § 101.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024
Section 101.5 - Seed standards

FactorCertified
Pure seed (minimum) ....... 85.00%
Weed seeds (maximum) ....... 0.50%
Objectionable weeds (maximum)1 ....... 9 per lb.
Inert matter (maximum) ....... 15.00%
Other crops, excluding other varieties (maximum) ....... 0.50%
Other grass species (maximum) ....... 0.25%
Other distinguishable varieties (maximum) ....... 3.00%
Germination (minimum) ....... 75.00%

Footnotes

1 Objectionable weeds are: Bracted plantain (Plantago aristata), buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata), docks: curly (Rumex crispus), bitter (R. obtusifolius), green (R. conglomeratus), smooth (R. altissimus), sour (R. acetosa); sorrel (Rumex acetosella), giant foxtail (Setaria faberii), and wild carrot (Daucus carota). Kentucky bluegrass seed shall be free of the following weed seeds: Bindweed (Convol vulus arvensis), Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum). horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), pennycress (Thlaspi arvense), Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens), white top (Lepidium draba)-(Hymeno physa pubescens), bedstraw (Galium spp.), dodder (Cuscuta spp.), perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis), quackgrass (Agropyron repens), corn cockle (Agrostemma githago) and wild onion (Allium spp.).

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 1 § 101.5