Sec. 116.5. Seed standards


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  • Standards for each class
    FactorFoundationRegisteredCertified
    Pure seed (minimum)
     
    99.00%99.00%99.00%
    Inert matter (maximum)
     
    1.00%1.00%1.00%
    Weed seeds (maximum)
     
    0.10%0.20%0.50%
    Noxious weed seeds (maximum)
     
    nonenonenone
    Objectional weed seeds (maximum)
     
    nonenone27 per lb.
    Other crop seeds
    Other kinds (maximum)
     
    0.10%0.10%0.50%
    Germination and hard seed (minimum)
     
    80.00%80.00%80.00%
    1
    Noxious weed seeds shall include the following: bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), Quackgrass (Agropyron repens), Canada Thistle (Cersium arvense), bedstraw (Galium spp.), dodder (Cuscuta spp.), horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), wild onion (Agrostemma githago), and Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens).
    2
    Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following: dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis), and white top (Lepidium draba, L. repens, Hymenaphysa pubescens).
    3
    Sweet clover seed shall not exceed nine per pound for foundation seed; 90 per pound for registered seed; and 180 per pound for certified seed.

Notation

1
Noxious weed seeds shall include the following: bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), Quackgrass (Agropyron repens), Canada Thistle (Cersium arvense), bedstraw (Galium spp.), dodder (Cuscuta spp.), horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), wild onion (Agrostemma githago), and Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens).
2
Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following: dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis), and white top (Lepidium draba, L. repens, Hymenaphysa pubescens).
3
Sweet clover seed shall not exceed nine per pound for foundation seed; 90 per pound for registered seed; and 180 per pound for certified seed.