N.D. Admin Code 74-03-14.1-05 - Seed standards

A variety identification test is required for A-, B-, and R-lines of wheat. A seed count is required on all hybrids.

	Standards for Each Class
	A-, B-, and R-Lines	Commercial Hybrid
Factor	Foundation	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	99.0 percent	99.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)	0.10 percent	0.10 percent
Other varieties *	0.005 percent	0.05 percent
Other crop seeds (maximum)	0.01 percent	0.08 percent
Inert matter (maximum) **	1.0 percent	1.0 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds	none	none
Germination	85.0 percent	85.0 percent

*Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but may not include variants that are characteristic of the variety.

**Inert matter may not include more than 0.5 percent of material other than seed fragments of the variety under consideration.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-14.1-05

Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-385, July 2022, effective 7/1/2022.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10

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