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