NDAC 74-03-09.1-05
Seed standards
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 74-03-09.1-05
Registered
Factor
Foundation
Crambe Only
Certified
Pure seed (minimum)+
99.00 percent
99.00 percent
99.00 percent
Inert matter (maximum)
1.00 percent
1.00 percent
1.00 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds *
none
none
none
Objectionable weed seeds **
1 per pound
3 per pound
5 per pound
Other weeds
5 per pound
10 per pound
15 per pound
Total other crop seeds (maximum)
0.05 percent
0.10 percent
0.25 percent
Other varieties (maximum)
0.05 percent
0.10 percent
0.25 percent
Other kinds (maximum) ***
0.01 percent
0.01 percent
0.01 percent
Germination (minimum)
85.00 percent
85.00 percent
85.00 percent
Sclerotia (maximum)
7 per pound
7 per pound
7 per pound
+Percent hybrid seed shall not be less than eighty percent. A certificate from an accredited laboratory indicating
the percentage of hybridity must be submitted prior to final certification.
A certificate from an accredited laboratory indicating satisfaction erucic acid and glucosinolate content may be
required prior to final certification.
*Prohibited noxious weed seeds include the seeds of cleavers or bedstraw.
**Objectionable weed seeds are dodder, wild mustard, wild oats, quackgrass, and hedge bindweed (wild
morning glory).
***Shall not exceed one per pound for foundation and six per pound for certified.