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Introduction
The moisture test is used during all steps in the seed production process. It is used to predict harvest time in the field, monitor drying of the seeds, during processing to prevent mechanical damage and during storage for longevity. The moisture test is used in research and for routine purposes, as well as for certification.
The work of the committee covers several fields. Improving and extending the moisture chapter in the ISTA rules. Aspects that moisture committee is currently looking at are extending the number of species that are covered, and improving the methodology for orthodox and non-orthodox seeds. In the past years some exciting new techniques for moisture testing have been developed. The moisture committee is investigating how these may fit in the ISTA Rules.
The committee organised it's first Moisture workshop in 2003 and since then several moisture workshops have been held, all as joint workshops with other ISTA committees. The Moisture committee will continue to organise workshops and welcomes requests for workshops. In addition the committee published the first ISTA Handbook on moisture determination in 2007. The Handbook will be updated as needed.
Membership of the committee or working groups is open to all who are interested. Especially welcome are people from other organisations that are involved in moisture testing, and people from other ISTA technical committees. In addition to participating in committee or working group activities a specific role for these people is to act as liaison between the moisture committee and the organisation or committee they represent. Committee members participate on a voluntary basis.
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New issue of
SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL (ISTA News Bulletin) No. 142 October 2011
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ISTA Annual Meeting 2012
June 11-14, 2012
Venlo, The Netherlands
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Reports available from the ISTA Annual Meeting 2011
held June 13-16, 2011
Zurich, Switzerland
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ISTA / ISF Experiment on Herbage Seed Lot Size
Technical Protocol and participating companies
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Outcome on the
World food security: urgent measures on seed needed
Second World Seed Conference 2009
held September 8-10,
in Rome, Italy
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ISTA Seed Mixture 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 list of 130 plant species that accredited laboratories may wish to include in their seed collections
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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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Accreditation Documents for the Testing of Specified Traits
Related Documents for download
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ISTA's Memorandum of Understanding with FAO
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