Seed standards.

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. History: 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 4.1-52-10 Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42 2