Specific seed standards

Other Varieties (Maximum) Foundation 0.1% Registered 1.0% Certified 1.0% Minimum Maximum Species Type of Reproduction Percent of Pure Seed F&R C Percent Germination F&R C Percent Other Crop F&R C Percent Other Grass F&R C Percent Inert F&R C Percent Weed Seed1 F&R C Objectionable Weed Seeds 2 Per Pound F&R C Smooth Bromegrass C 90 85 80 80 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.5 10.0 15.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Timothy C 99 99 80 80 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.20 0.5 9 13 Crested Wheatgrass C 90 90 80 80 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 10.0 10.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Intermediate Wheatgrass C 90 90 80 80 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 10.0 10.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Pubescent Wheatgrass C 90 90 80 80 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 10.0 10.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Slender Wheatgrass S 90 90 80 80 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 10.0 10.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Tall Wheatgrass C 90 90 80 80 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 10.0 10.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Western Wheatgrass C 85 85 60 60 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.5 15.0 15.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Canada Wildrye S 90 85 70 70 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 10.0 15.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Russian Wildrye C 90 90 80 80 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 10.0 10.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Green Needlegrass S 90 80 65 65 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 10.0 20.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Creeping Foxtail C 80 80 80 80 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 20.0 20.0 0.25 0.5 9 13 Switchgrass C 95 90 60 60 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.5 5.0 10.0 0.50 1.0 Specific seed standards (chaffy seeded species). Other Varieties (Maximum) Foundation 0.1% Registered 1.0% Certified 1.0% Minimum Maximum Species Type of Reproduction Percent of Pure Seed F&R C Percent Germination F&R C Percent Other Crop F&R C Percent Other Grass F&R C Percent Inert F&R C Percent Weed Seed 1 F&R C Objectionable Weed Seeds 2 Per Pound F&R C Sideoats Grama C & A 50* 30* - - 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 - - 0.5 1.0 9 13 Big Bluestem C 50* 25* - - 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 - - 0.5 1.0 9 13 Sand Bluestem C 40* 20* - - 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 - - 0.5 1.0 9 13 Little Bluestem C 12* 12* - - 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 - - 0.5 1.0 9 13 Indiangrass C 50* 25* - - 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.5 - - 0.5 1.0 9 13 *Pure Live Seed Index 1Prohibited noxious weed seeds, including seeds of quackgrass, horsenettle, Johnsongrass, wild garlic, and dodder, are not allowed. 2Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following: wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed (kinghead), dragonhead, and buckhorn plantain. Percent germination or pure live seed includes percent germination plus percent dormant for North Dakota certification purposes on those kinds of grasses for which the association of official seed analysts (AOSA) rules specifically prescribe that dormancy be determined.