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Introduction
The moisture test is used during all steps in the process of seed production. It is used for predicting harvest time in the field, for monitoring the drying of the seeds, during processing to prevent mechanical damage, during storage for longevity. It is used in research and for routine purposes. In addition it is used for certification purposes.
The work of the committee involves several fields. Improving and extending the moisture chapter in the ISTA rules. Aspects that we look at are extending the number of species that is 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. We will have to investigate how they may fit in the ISTA Rules.
The committee organised it's first Moisture workshop in 2003 and will organise the second one in 2005. In addition the committee started gathering information for a handbook on moisture testing.
Membership of the committee or working groups is open to all who are interested. Especially welcome are people from other organisations as ISTA that are involved in moisture testing, and people from other technical committees of ISTA. These could 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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September 8-10
Rome, Italy
Responding to the challenges of a changing world: The role of new plant varieties and high quality seed in agriculture
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ISTA Annual Meeting June 15-18, 2009 Glattbrugg, Switzerland
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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Latest issue of SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL
(ISTA News Bulletin) No. 137 April 2009 for available download
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29th ISTA Congress 2010
2nd Call for Papers for the Seed Symposium of the ISTA Congress 2010 in Cologne, Germany
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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
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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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