N.D. Admin. Code 74-03-09-04

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
Section 74-03-09-04 - Seed standards

Registered
Factor Foundation Crambe Only Certified
Pure seed (minimum) 99.00 percent 99.00 percent 99.00 percent
Inert matter (maximum) 1.00 percent 1.00 percent 1.00 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds + none none none
Objectionable weed seeds * 1 per pound 3 per pound 5 per pound
Other weeds 5 per pound 10 per pound 15 per pound
Total other crop seeds (maximum) 0.05 percent 0.10 percent 0.25 percent
Other varieties (maximum) 0.05 percent 0.10 percent 0.25 percent
Other kinds (maximum) ** 0.01 percent 0.01 percent 0.01 percent
Germination (minimum) 85.00 percent 85.00 percent 85.00 percent
Sclerotia (maximum) 7 per pound 7 per pound 7 per pound

+ Prohibited noxious weed seeds include the seeds of cleavers or bedstraw.

* Objectionable weed seeds are dodder, wild mustard, wild oats, quackgrass, and hedge bindweed (wild morning glory).

** Shall not exceed one per pound for foundation and six per pound for certified.

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-09-04

Amended effective May 1, 1986; May 1, 1988; December 18, 1989; September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11, 4.1-53-42