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Activity Report
This has been an extremely difficult year for the Seed Health Committee. The majority of listed members have become inactive and are no longer responding to requests for input. Consequently the committee has had to rely upon the efforts of a small group of dedicated individuals who now make up the SHC-steering committee (Sheppard, Cockerell, Roberts, Capelli, Tylkowska and Wienhappel). Since the 2003 EOM in Zürich the SHC has endeavoured, unsuccessfully to reach a compromise with ISF-ISHI on the wording of the proposed method description for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris. The method as proposed for the 2003 EOM will be reintroduced to the membership for acceptance at the 27th Congress in Budapest.
The committee is working on a comprehensive strategic plan for the next triennium which will see a restructured SHC focus more on method development and validation of agricultural crops and place less emphasis on vegetable crops. Cooperation will continue with ISF-ISHI but will not be the primary focus of the committee.
Future Aims
The current chairperson and several other key members will need to be replaced due to retirement, changes in their working environment or other reasons.
2004 Seed Pathology Workshop Novi Sad YU
Planning for 2005 5th PDC Seed Health Symposium
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Seed Science and Technology
Print and Online Subscription available for 2008
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SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL
(ISTA News Bulletin) No. 135 April 2008 is available for download
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ISTA Accredits its 100th Seed Testing Laboratory
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ISTA / ISF Experiment on Herbage Seed Lot Size
The ISTA / ISF Experiment on Herbage Seed Lot Size
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ISTA signs Memorandum of Understanding with FAO
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Information Platform for GM Seed
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Accreditation Documents for the Testing of Specified Traits
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