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 |
+ Percent hybrid seed shall not be less than eighty percent. A certificate from an accredited laboratory indicating the percentage of hybridity must be submitted prior to final certification.
A certificate from an accredited laboratory indicating satisfaction erucic acid and glucosinolate content may be required prior to final certification.
* 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 74-03-09.1-05
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11, 4.1-53-42