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North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-07.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Buckwheat › Section 74-03-07.1-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All field inspection of buckwheat will be made in the bloom
				  stage. A field harvested before inspection will not be eligible for
				  certification.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-07.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Buckwheat › Section 74-03-07.1-03 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Isolation.
a. Prior to inspection, the field must be
				isolated from inseparable crops by a fence row, natural boundary, or by a strip
				at least five feet [1.52 meters] wide which is either mowed, sprayed, or
				uncropped.
b. All buckwheat fields
				producing certified seed must be isolated by at least six hundred sixty feet
				[201.17 meters] from buckwheat fields of any other variety or fields of the
				same variety that do not meet the varietal purity requirements for
				certification.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-07.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Buckwheat › Section 74-03-07.1-04 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Standards for Each Class
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure seed (minimum)
99.0 percent
99.0 percent
99.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)
2 per pound
5 per pound
10 per pound
Other varieties *
1 per 2 pounds
1 per pound
3 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum)
1 per 2 pounds
1 per pound
3 per pound
Inert matter (maximum)**
1.0 percent
1.0 percent
1.0 percent
Prohibited weed seeds ***
none
none
none
Objectionable weed seeds (maximum) ****
1 per 2 pounds
1 per 2 pounds
2 per pound
Germination
85.0 percent
85.0 percent
85.0 percent
* Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic
				  of the variety.
** Foreign matter other than broken seed may not exceed 0.2
				  percent.
*** Including the seeds of quackgrass.
**** Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following:
				  dodder, wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed
				  (kinghead), falseflax, and dragonhead.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-08 - Specific Crop Requirements - Millet - Self-Pollinating › Section 74-03-08-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A millet crop shall be planted on land on which the last crop
				  grown was of another kind or was planted with the same variety and inspected
				  for certification.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-08 - Specific Crop Requirements - Millet - Self-Pollinating › Section 74-03-08-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Fields shall be inspected before harvest or when the seed
				  begins to take on color.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
				  4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-08 - Specific Crop Requirements - Millet - Self-Pollinating › Section 74-03-08-03 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Isolation.
Prior to inspection, a field must be isolated from inseparable crops by
				a fence row, natural boundary, or by a strip at least five feet [1.52 meters]
				wide which is either mowed, sprayed, or uncropped.
2.
Specific field standards.
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other varieties (maximum) *
1:3,000
1:2,000
1:1,000
Inseparable other crops (maximum)
1:10,000
1:10,000
1:2,000
Prohibited weeds**
None
None
None
* other varieties include plants that can be differentiated
				  from the variety being inspected, but shall not include variants characteristic
				  of the variety.
** The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or
				  both, in the field will be determined by the inspector.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-08 - Specific Crop Requirements - Millet - Self-Pollinating › Section 74-03-08-04 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Standards for Each Class
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure seed (minimum)
99.0 percent
99.0 percent
98.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)
.01 percent
.01 percent
.04 percent
Total other crop seeds (maximum)
.01 percent
.01 percent
.04 percent
Other varieties (maximum)
.01 percent
.01 percent
.02 percent
Other kinds (maximum)
.01 percent
.01 percent
.02 percent
Inert matter
1.0 percent
1.0 percent
2.0 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds
none
none
none
Objectionable weed seeds *
none
1 per pound
3 per pound
Germination
70.0 percent
70.0 percent
70.0 percent
* Objectionable weed seeds are dodder, wild oats, quackgrass,
				  hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), nightflowering catchfly, giant foxtail,
				  hoary alyssum, wild radish, wild vetch species, buckhorn plantain, and
				  horsenettle.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09 - Specific Crop Requirements - Mustard, Crambe, and Rape (Nonhybrid) › Section 74-03-09-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Foundation seed of mustard, crambe, canola, and rape shall be
				  on land which did not produce mustard, crambe, canola, or rape during the
				  previous four years. Certified seed of mustard, crambe, canola, and rape shall
				  be on land which did not produce mustard, crambe, canola, or rape during the
				  previous two years. Registered and certified seed of crambe must be on land
				  which did not produce crambe during the previous year.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09 - Specific Crop Requirements - Mustard, Crambe, and Rape (Nonhybrid) › Section 74-03-09-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Field inspection shall be made after the crop reaches the
				  bloom stage (at least fifty percent of the plants showing one or more
				  blossoms).
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09 - Specific Crop Requirements - Mustard, Crambe, and Rape (Nonhybrid) › Section 74-03-09-03 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
General.
a. Isolation. A field producing any class of
				certified seed must have the minimum isolation distance from fields of any
				other variety of the same kind, or from a noncertified crop of the same variety
				as follows:
(1) Producing foundation seed -
				one thousand three hundred twenty feet [402.34 meters]. All foundation fields
				of mustard, canola, or rape must be isolated by three hundred thirty feet
				[100.58 meters] from fields of the other kind (rape from mustard or canola;
				mustard from rape or canola; or canola from rape or mustard).
(2) Producing registered crambe seed - six
				hundred sixty feet [201.17 meters].
(3) Producing certified seed - six hundred
				sixty feet [201.17 meters]. Required isolation between classes of the same
				variety - ten feet [3.05 meters].
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09 - Specific Crop Requirements - Mustard, Crambe, and Rape (Nonhybrid) › Section 74-03-09-04 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
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
+ 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.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Canola and Rapeseed › Section 74-03-09.1-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Crops for production of foundation seed must not be planted
				  on land that has grown canola, rapeseed, mustard, or oilseed radish during the
				  preceding five years. Crops for production of certified seed must not be
				  planted on land that has grown canola, rapeseed, mustard, or oilseed radish
				  during the preceding three years.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Canola and Rapeseed › Section 74-03-09.1-02 - Seed requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Only the certified class is recognized in the production of
				  commercial hybrid seed. Breeder or foundation seed must be used to establish
				  all fields of hybrid canola or rapeseed for certification.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Canola and Rapeseed › Section 74-03-09.1-03 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Field inspection shall be made when the seed parent is in
				  early bloom. Additional inspections may be required.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Canola and Rapeseed › Section 74-03-09.1-04 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
General.
a. Isolation. A field producing foundation or
				certified seed must be isolated by a minimum of 2,640 feet from any other
				canola or rapeseed.
b. Unit of
				certification. The entire field is the unit of certification. A portion of a
				field may be accepted for certification provided that the rejected portion does
				not affect the genetic purity of the portion accepted.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-09.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Canola and Rapeseed › Section 74-03-09.1-05 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
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.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-10 - Specific Crop Requirements - Safflower › Section 74-03-10-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Safflower will not be considered for certification if planted
				  on land where safflower has been grown the past two years. It is recommended
				  that the crop be planted on summerfallow or on land immediately following a
				  separable crop.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-10 - Specific Crop Requirements - Safflower › Section 74-03-10-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Field inspection shall be made after the crop reaches the
				  bloom stage (at least fifty percent of the plants showing one or more
				  blossoms).
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-10 - Specific Crop Requirements - Safflower › Section 74-03-10-03 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Isolation.
Fields of safflower planted to produce the registered
				or certified class of seed shall be at least one thousand three hundred twenty
				feet [402.34 meters] from any other variety or noncertified field of safflower.
				When certified classes of seed of the same variety are planted in close
				proximity, no isolation requirement applies, except to maintain field
				borders.
2.
Specific field
				standards.
Factor
Maximum Permitted in Each Class
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other varieties *
1:10,000
1:2,000
1:1,000
Inseparable other crops
1:30,000
1:10,000
1:3,000
Prohibited noxious weeds**
none
none
none
*Other varieties shall include plants that can be
				  differentiated from the variety being inspected, but shall not include variants
				  characteristic of the variety.
**The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or
				  both, in the field will be determined by the inspector.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-10 - Specific Crop Requirements - Safflower › Section 74-03-10-04 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure seed (minimum)
98.0 percent
98.0 percent
98.0 percent
Inert matter (maximum)
2.0 percent
2.0 percent
2.0 percent
Other crops or varieties (maximum)
1 per 2 pounds
1 per pound
3 per pound
Weed seeds (maximum)
2 per pound
5 per pound
10 per pound
Prohibited noxious weed seed *
none
none
none
Objectionable weed seeds**
1 per 2 pounds
1 per 2 pounds
2 per pound
Germination (minimum)
80 percent
80 percent
Sclerotia (maximum)
5 per pound
5 per pound
5 per pound
* Including the seeds of quackgrass.
** Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following:
				  dodder, wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed
				  (kinghead), falseflax, and dragonhead.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-11 - Specific Crop Requirements - Sunflower › Section 74-03-11-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A crop will not be eligible for certification if planted on
				  land where sunflowers were grown during the previous year.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-11 - Specific Crop Requirements - Sunflower › Section 74-03-11-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Open pollinated production.
a. The first inspection shall be made prior
				to the bloom stage.
b. The second
				inspection shall be made after the crop is at least fifty percent in bloom and
				before it is fully matured.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-11 - Specific Crop Requirements - Sunflower › Section 74-03-11-03 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Factor
Open Pollinated Varieties
A, B, or R
Hybrid Production
Seed Parent
Pollen Parent
Pollen shedding female plants (Maximum)
1:1,000*
5:1,000
Branched wild-types
1: 1,000
1: 1,000
1:1,000
Purple plants **
1:1,000
1:1,000
1:1,000
White seeded plants
1:1,000
1:1,000
1:1,000
Total including above (maximum)
5:1,000
4:1,000
4:1,000
4:1,000
Isolation (minimum) **
5,280 feet
5,280 feet
5,280 feet
5,280 feet
Corn plants bearing seed
none
none
none
none
**Must be isolated from other varieties, strains, hybrids,
				  volunteer sunflower, noncertified crops of the same variety, and hybrid and
				  wild Helianthus species.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-11 - Specific Crop Requirements - Sunflower › Section 74-03-11-04.1 - Precontrol standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
If field inspection shows one or more of the following, the
				  applicant may request that seed certification be based on the results of a
				  precertification grow-out test approved by the North Dakota state seed
				  department.
1. Inadequate
				isolation.
2. Too few male parent
				plants shedding pollen when female plants are receptive.
3. Excess off-types not to include wild
				types.
In such cases at least two thousand plants must be observed
				  and meet the following standards before hybrid and inbred seed can be certified
				  from fields with problems listed above.
Maximum Permitted
Factor
Hybrid
Inbred
Sterile plants
5.0%
Sterile or fertile plants
5.0%
Morphological off-types
0.5%
0.5%
Wild types
0.2%
0.2%
Total (including above types)
5.0%
5.0%
For nonoil types, hybrid seed which contains not more than
				  fifteen percent sterile plants may be certified. If it contains eighty-five
				  percent to ninety-five percent hybrid plants, the percentage of hybrid shall be
				  shown on the certification label.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-11 - Specific Crop Requirements - Sunflower › Section 74-03-11-05.1 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Standards for Each Class
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure seed (minimum)
98.0 percent
98.0 percent
98.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)
none
none
3 per pound
Other varieties (maximum) *
1 per pound
1 per pound
5 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum)
1 per pound
1 per pound
3 per pound
Inert matter (maximum)
2.0 percent
2.0 percent
2.0 percent
Objectionable weed seeds **
none
none
none
Prohibited noxious weed seeds
none
none
none
Germination (minimum)
85.0 percent
85.0 percent
85.0 percent
Sclerotia
5 per pound
5 per pound
5 per pound
* To include not more than two purple seeds or two white
				  seeds per pound. Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic of
				  the variety.
** Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following:
				  buckhorn plantain, dodder, wild oats, nightflowering catchfly, giant foxtail,
				  hoary alyssum, horsenettle, quackgrass, wild vetch species, wild radish, hedge
				  bindweed (wild morning glory), and nightshade.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-12 - Specific Crop Requirements - Soybeans, Chickpeas, and Lentils › Section 74-03-12-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
In soybeans, chickpeas, and lentils, a crop will not be
				  considered for certification if planted on land which produced the same kind
				  the previous year unless the previous crop was the same variety and was
				  inspected for certification. In soybeans and chickpeas, a crop will not be
				  considered eligible for certification if planted on land which produced any
				  class of dry field bean, green bean, or field peas the preceding year. Soybeans
				  may not follow chickpeas. Chickpeas may not follow soybeans.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-12 - Specific Crop Requirements - Soybeans, Chickpeas, and Lentils › Section 74-03-12-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Field inspection shall be made on soybeans prior to harvest
				  when the crop is approaching maturity preferably after the leaves have dropped
				  or at a time when varietal purity can be determined. Field inspection on
				  chickpeas or lentils shall be made prior to harvest when the crop is in bloom
				  or at such a time as the varietal purity of the crop can be determined.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-12 - Specific Crop Requirements - Soybeans, Chickpeas, and Lentils › Section 74-03-12-03 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Isolation.
Prior to inspection, a field must be isolated from inseparable crops by
				a fence row, natural boundary, or by a strip at least five feet [1.52 meters]
				wide which is either mowed, sprayed, or uncropped.
2.
Specific field standards.
Maximum Tolerance
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other varieties *
0.1 percent
0.2 percent
0.2 percent
Corn and sunflower plants bearing seed
none
none
none
Prohibited noxious weeds **
none
none
none
Objectionable weeds ***
none
none
none
* other varieties include plants that can be differentiated
				  from the variety being inspected, but shall not include variants characteristic
				  of the variety.
** The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or
				  both, in the field will be determined by the inspector.
*** Objectionable weeds include nightshade species and
				  cocklebur.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-12 - Specific Crop Requirements - Soybeans, Chickpeas, and Lentils › Section 74-03-12-04 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Seed count required on soybeans, chickpeas, and
				  lentils.
Standard for Each Class
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure seed (minimum)
98.0 percent
98.0 percent
98.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)
none
1 per pound
2 per pound
Other varieties (maximum) *
0.1 percent
0.2 percent
0.2 percent
Other crop seeds (maximum)
Soybeans and chickpeas
none
1 per 2 pounds
1 per pound
Lentils
1 per 2 pounds
1 per pound
3 per pound
Inert matter
2.0 percent
2.0 percent
2.0 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds
none
none
none
Objectionable weed seeds **
none
none
none
Germination and hard seeds
85.0 percent
85.0 percent
85.0 percent
* Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic
				  of the variety.
** Objectionable weed seeds are dodder, hedge bindweed (wild
				  morning glory), wild oats, buckhorn, hoary alyssum, horsenettle, quackgrass,
				  wild vetch species, giant foxtail, wild radish, nightshade species, and
				  cocklebur.
Chickpea and lentil seed labelers shall have an ascochyta
				  test performed on the harvested seed of each field or lot. The test results
				  shall appear on the label for each seed lot.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-12.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Field Peas › Section 74-03-12.1-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A crop of field peas will not be considered for certification
				  if planted on land which produced the same kind the previous year unless the
				  previous crop was the same variety and was inspected for certification. A crop
				  will not be considered eligible for certification if planted on land which
				  produced dry field bean, green bean, soybean, or chickpeas the preceding year.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-12.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Field Peas › Section 74-03-12.1-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Field inspection shall be made prior to harvest when the crop
				  is in bloom or at such a time as the varietal purity of the crop can be
				  determined.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-12.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Field Peas › Section 74-03-12.1-03 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Isolation.
Prior to inspection, a field must be isolated from
				inseparable crops by a fence row, natural boundary, or by a strip at least five
				feet [1.52 meters] wide which is either mowed, sprayed, or uncropped.
2.
Specific field standards.
Factor
Foundation
Maximum Tolerance Registered
Certified
Other varieties *
none
0.01 percent
0.01 percent
Other crops (inseparable)
none
none
none
Prohibited noxious weeds **
none
none
none
*Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated
				  from the variety being inspected, but shall not include variants characteristic
				  of the variety inspected.
**The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or
				  both, in the field will be determined by the inspector.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-12.1 - Specific Crop Requirements - Field Peas › Section 74-03-12.1-04 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Seed count and variety identification tests required on field
				  peas.
Factor
Foundation
Standard for Each Class Registered
Certified
Pure seed (minimum)
98.0 percent
98.0 percent
98.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)
none
1 per pound
2 per pound
Other varieties (maximum) *
none
1 per 2 pounds
1 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum)
none
1 per 2 pounds
1 per pound
Inert matter
2.0 percent
2.0 percent
2.0 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds
none
none
none
Objectionable weed seeds **
none
none
none
Germination and hard seeds
85.0 percent
85.0 percent
85.0 percent
*Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic of
				  the variety or allowance for Austrian/forage pea seed.
**Objectionable weed seeds are dodder, hedge bindweed (wild
				  morning glory), wild oats, buckhorn, hoary alyssum, horsenettle, quackgrass,
				  wild vetch species, giant foxtail, wild radish, nightshade species, and
				  cocklebur.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-13 - Specific Crop Requirements - Dry Field Beans › Section 74-03-13-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A crop will not be eligible for certification if planted on
				  land that was in any class of dry field beans or green beans the preceding two
				  years or soybeans the preceding year.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-13 - Specific Crop Requirements - Dry Field Beans › Section 74-03-13-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Two field inspections shall be made. The first when
				  approximately seventy-five percent of the plants are flowering. The second when
				  approximately seventy-five percent of the pods are showing maturity.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-13 - Specific Crop Requirements - Dry Field Beans › Section 74-03-13-03 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Isolation.
Prior to
				inspection, a field must be isolated from inseparable crops by a fence row,
				natural boundary, or by a strip of at least five feet [1.52 meters] wide which
				is either mowed, sprayed, or uncropped.
2.
Specific field standards.
Maximum Tolerance
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other varieties or
.01 percent
0.05 percent
0.1 percent
classes *
Inseparable other crops
none
none
none
Prohibited noxious
none
none
none
weeds **
Objectionable weeds ***
none
none
none
Bacterial bean blights +
.01 percent
.05 percent
.1 percent
Anthracnose
none
none
none
Wilt
none
none
none
Common bean mosaic
none
0.5 percent
1.0 percent
* Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic
				  of the variety .
** Prohibited noxious weeds include only field bindweed,
				  leafy spurge, yellow starthistle, and Russian knapweed. The tolerance for
				  prohibited or objectionable weeds, or both, will be determined by the
				  inspector.
*** Objectionable weeds include nightshade species and
				  cocklebur.
+ 1. The grower shall isolate and not harvest within a one
				  hundred-foot [30.5-meter] radius of all staked (flagged) plants. A grower must
				  leave in place any stakes or flags by plants with blight-infected pods. The
				  inspector may recheck the field to ensure that these blighted areas were not
				  harvested. Failure to leave the rejected area will result in total field being
				  rejected.
2. Areas to be isolated must be mapped out on field
				  inspection report.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-13 - Specific Crop Requirements - Dry Field Beans › Section 74-03-13-04 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
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.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-53-11,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Wheat and Hybrid Rye Commingled Parent Lines › Section 74-03-14-01 - General requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The following genetic standards are applicable for the
				  production of parental lines and hybrids of wheat and rye produced by
				  commingling a cytoplasmic male-sterile seed parent and a fertility restorer
				  line.
1.
Eligibility
				requirements for varieties.
Standards applicable to wheat and rye
				varieties apply to the production of pollinator lines.
2.
Definition of parental types.
a.
Maintainer (B-line).
A line
				with normal fertile cytoplasm which is used as a pollinator to increase the
				seed parent.
b.
Seed parent
				(A-line).
A cytoplasmic male-sterile line, which is genetically
				identical to the maintainer line that when pollinated by a restorer, produces
				hybrid seed.
c.
Restorer
				(R-line).
Any male fertile line possessing nuclear restoration genes
				used as a pollinator in the production of commercial hybrid seed.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Wheat and Hybrid Rye Commingled Parent Lines › Section 74-03-14-02 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Maintainer and
				restorer lines are not eligible for foundation class if planted on land on
				which the same kind was grown the previous two years unless the previous crop
				was the same variety and was inspected for certification.
2. Seed parents are not eligible for
				certification if planted on land on which the same kind was grown the previous
				two years.
3. Commercial hybrids
				are not eligible for certification if planted on land on which the same kind
				was grown the previous year.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Wheat and Hybrid Rye Commingled Parent Lines › Section 74-03-14-03 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Fields for the production of parental lines utilized in
				  hybrid wheat and hybrid rye production must be inspected as follows. Roguing to
				  remove undesirable plants must be done prior to field inspection. Rogued plants
				  must be removed from the field.
1. AxB
				production. Seed parents must be inspected at least once during anthesis to
				check for off-type plants, shedders, and proper isolation.
2. Maintainers and restorers. Male lines must
				be inspected at least once for purity after the crop is fully headed.
3. Commercial hybrid production fields must
				be inspected at least once.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Wheat and Hybrid Rye Commingled Parent Lines › Section 74-03-14-04 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Isolation.
a. Seed parent
				increases (AxB). Fields or parts of fields acceptable for production of seed
				parents to be used for the production of commercial hybrid seed must be so
				located that the seed parent is not less than two thousand six hundred forty
				feet [804.67 meters] for wheat and three thousand two hundred eighty feet [1000
				meters] for rye from fields of other kinds or varieties that could provide a
				source of contamination, or from fields of the same variety that do not meet
				varietal purity requirements for certification. The A-line and B-line must be
				separated by an unplanted strip of ground adequate to prevent mechanical
				mixture.
b. Maintainer and restorer
				increases. Fields or parts of fields acceptable for production of pollinator
				lines must be so located that the line is not less than thirty feet [9 meters]
				for wheat and six hundred sixty feet [200 meters] for rye from fields of other
				kinds or varieties which could provide a source of contamination. or from
				fields of the same variety that do not meet varietal purity requirements for
				certification. Prior to inspection, the field must be isolated from inseparable
				crops by a strip at least five feet wide to prevent mechanical
				contamination.
c. Commercial
				hybrids. Fields or parts of fields acceptable for production of commercial
				hybrid seed must be no less than three hundred thirty feet [100.58 meters] for
				wheat and one thousand six hundred forty feet [500 meters] for rye from fields
				of other kinds or varieties that would provide a source of contamination, or
				from fields of the same variety that do not meet varietal purity requirements
				for certification.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14 - Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Wheat and Hybrid Rye Commingled Parent Lines › Section 74-03-14-05 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A variety identification test is required for A-, B-, and
				  R-lines of wheat. A hybridity test is required on hybrid seed. 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
Hybridity (minimum) **
N/A
75.0 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
*Pure seed minimum for rye is 98.0 percent.
**Hybridity will be determined by an acceptable method and
				  test results shall be submitted to the agency with a declaration of the
				  hybridity prior to final certification of each lot of spring cereals and within
				  one hundred sixty days of harvest for winter cereals.
***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. Maximum
				  inert matter for rye is 2.0 percent.
*****Minimum germination for rye is 80.0 percent.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14.1 - SPECIFIC CROP REQUIREMENTS - CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILE HYBRID WHEAT › Section 74-03-14.1-01 - General requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The following genetic standards are applicable for the
				  production of parental lines and hybrids of wheat produced in alternating
				  strips of cytoplasmic male-sterile seed parent and a fertility restorer
				  line.
1.
Eligibility
				requirements for varieties.
Standards applicable to wheat varieties
				apply to the production of pollinator lines.
2.
Definition of parental types.
a.
Maintainer (B-line).
A line
				with normal fertile cytoplasm which is used as a pollinator to increase the
				seed parent.
b.
Seed parent
				(A-line).
A cytoplasmic male-sterile line (CMS), which is genetically
				identical to the maintainer line that when pollinated by a restorer, produces
				hybrid seed.
c.
Restorer
				(R-line).
Any male fertile line possessing nuclear restoration genes
				used as a pollinator in the production of commercial hybrid seed.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14.1 - SPECIFIC CROP REQUIREMENTS - CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILE HYBRID WHEAT › Section 74-03-14.1-02 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Maintainer and
				restorer lines are not eligible for foundation class if planted on land on
				which the same kind was grown the previous two years unless the previous crop
				was the same variety and was inspected for certification.
2. Seed parents are not eligible for
				certification if planted on land on which the same kind was grown the previous
				two years.
3. Commercial hybrids
				are not eligible for certification if planted on land on which the same kind
				was grown the previous year.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14.1 - SPECIFIC CROP REQUIREMENTS - CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILE HYBRID WHEAT › Section 74-03-14.1-03 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Fields for the production of parental lines utilized in
				  hybrid wheat production must be inspected as follows. Roguing to remove
				  undesirable plants must be done before field inspection. Rogued plants must be
				  removed from the field.
1. AxB
				production. Seed parents must be inspected at least once during anthesis to
				check for off-type plants, shedders, and proper isolation. Additional
				inspections may be required at the discretion of the certifying agency to
				determine shedder frequency or varietal purity.
2. Maintainers and restorers. Male lines must
				be inspected at least once for purity after the crop is fully headed.
3. Commercial hybrid production fields must
				be inspected at least once.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14.1 - SPECIFIC CROP REQUIREMENTS - CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILE HYBRID WHEAT › Section 74-03-14.1-04 - Field standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Isolation.
a. Seed parent
				increases (AxB). Fields or parts of fields acceptable for production of seed
				parents to be used for the production of commercial hybrid seed must be so
				located that the seed parent is not less than two thousand six hundred forty
				feet [804.67 meters] from fields of other kinds or varieties that could provide
				a source of contamination, or from fields of the same variety that do not meet
				varietal purity requirements for certification. The A-line and B-line must be
				separated by an unplanted strip of ground adequate to prevent mechanical
				mixture.
b. Maintainer and restorer
				increases. Fields or parts of fields acceptable for production of pollinator
				lines must be so located that the line is not less than thirty feet [9 meters]
				from fields of other kinds or varieties which could provide a source of
				contamination, or from fields of the same variety that do not meet varietal
				purity requirements for certification. Before inspection, the field must be
				isolated from inseparable crops by a strip at least five feet [1.52 meters]
				wide to prevent mechanical contamination.
c. Commercial hybrids. Fields or parts of
				fields acceptable for production of commercial hybrid seed must be no less than
				three hundred thirty feet [100.58 meters] from fields of other kinds or
				varieties that would provide a source of contamination, or from fields of the
				same variety that do not meet varietal purity requirements for certification.
				Seed parent and restorer lines must be separated from each other by an
				unplanted strip of ground adequate to prevent mechanical mixture.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-14.1 - SPECIFIC CROP REQUIREMENTS - CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILE HYBRID WHEAT › Section 74-03-14.1-05 - Seed standards

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
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.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-15 - SPECIFIC CROP REQUIREMENTS - FLAX › Section 74-03-15-01 - Land requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
A crop of flax is not eligible for certification if planted
				  on land on which the same kind was grown the year previous unless the previous
				  crop was the same variety and was inspected for
				  certification.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 74 - Seed Commission › Article 74-03 - Seed Certification Standards › Chapter 74-03-15 - SPECIFIC CROP REQUIREMENTS - FLAX › Section 74-03-15-02 - Field inspection

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All field inspection of flax must be made after the crop is
				  in bloom stage. A field harvested before inspection is not eligible for
				  certification.
General Authority:
NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented:
NDCC 4.1-52-10,
					 4.1-53-42