N.D. Admin Code 74-03-13-04 - Seed standards

Seed count required on dry field beans.

	Standards for Each Class
Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	98.5 percent	98.5 percent	98.5 percent
Inert matter (maximum)*	1.5 percent	1.5 percent	1.5 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)	none	none	2 per pound
Other varieties or classes	0.01 percent	0.05 percent	0.1 percent
Other crops (maximum)	none	none	1 per 2 pounds
Prohibited noxious weed seeds	none	none	none
Objectionable weed seeds**	none	none	none
Germination (minimum)	no standard	85.0 percent	85.0 percent
Bacterial blight test***	pass	pass	pass
Anthracnose***	none	none	none

* Foreign matter other than broken seed may not exceed 0.50 percent.

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

*** The grower is responsible for having a bacterial blight test and anthracnose test, performed by a seed department-approved laboratory, on the harvested seed of each field of dry field beans. If seed from more than one field is commingled prior to testing, a bacterial blight test and anthracnose test must be performed on each separate seed lot. Lot size is restricted to two thousand bushels.

A seed treatment to reduce surface bacterial contamination of the seed coat is recommended.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-13-04

Amended effective May 1, 1986; December 18, 1989; August 1, 1991; September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; July 1, 2010; October 1, 2012.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11

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