Seed count required on dry field beans.

Factor	Foundation	Standards for Each Class
		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