N.D. Admin Code 74-03-12.1-04 - Seed standards

Seed count and variety identification tests required on field peas.

Factor	Foundation	Standard for Each Class Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	98.0 percent	98.0 percent	98.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)	none	1 per pound	2 per pound
Other varieties (maximum) *	none	1 per 2 pounds	1 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum)	none	1 per 2 pounds	1 per pound
Inert matter	2.0 percent	2.0 percent	2.0 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds	none	none	none
Objectionable weed seeds **	none	none	none
Germination and hard seeds	85.0 percent	85.0 percent	85.0 percent

*Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic of the variety or allowance for Austrian/forage pea seed.

**Objectionable weed seeds are dodder, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), wild oats, buckhorn, hoary alyssum, horsenettle, quackgrass, wild vetch species, giant foxtail, wild radish, nightshade species, and cocklebur.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-12.1-04

Effective July 1, 2010; amended effective October 1, 2012. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 369, July 2018, effective 7/1/2018.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42