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International Rules for Seed Testing
Edition 2009
Complete edition 2009 in two parts: Rules & Annexe to Chapter 7
(includes the 1.2.1 Amendments 2009 )
The 'International Rules for Seed Testing' are ISTA's primary instrument to promote uniformity in seed testing. The ISTA Rules have 17 sections that provide definitions and standardised methods to be used in, for example, sampling, testing seed lot quality and reporting results for international trade. The ISTA Rules are also a useful reference guide to germination conditions and methods for over 1000 species.
The 'International Rules for Seed Testing' are approved by and amended at ISTA Ordinary Meetings on the basis of advice tendered by the ISTA Technical Committees. The Edition 2009 (effective 1st January 2009) includes the latest changes which were voted on at the ISTA Ordinary Meeting 2008, held in Bologna, Italy, June 19.
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Updates, in the form of a single paper collection including additions or replacements of existing pages are published as 'Amendments' to the 'International Rules for Seed Testing', and can be separately inserted into the binder. This system enables ISTA to provide more flexibility, enabling faster updates and improvements of the Rules.
Additional information on seed testing can be found in various ISTA Handbooks, however, without having legal character.
The 'International Rules for Seed Testing' includes the Annexe to Chapter 7. |
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Latest issue of SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL
(ISTA News Bulletin) No. 138 October 2009 for available download
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PRESS RELEASE
World food security: urgent measures on seed needed
...read more about the outcome of the
Second World Seed Conference 2009
held September 8-10,
in Rome, Italy
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29th ISTA Congress 2010 (June 15-22)
Profit from the reduced fee for early registrations until Feburary 28, 2010
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REPORTS
ISTA Annual Meeting June 15-18, 2009 Glattbrugg, Switzerland
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Newly adopted:
Position Paper on ISTA's view regarding the units for the reporting of quantitative results on presence of seeds with specified traits in conventional seed lots
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ISTA Seed Mixture Experiment
ISTA is initiating an experiment to collect information that may be used to determine the reliability of seed mixture test results and establish tolerances.
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Universal List of Species
ISTA has published a list of 130 plant species that accredited laboratories may wish to include in their seed collections
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Accreditation Documents for the Testing of Specified Traits
Related Documents for download
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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
Read the full Press Release
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