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Introduction
The Seed Health Committee develops and
publishes validated procedures for seed health testing, and to promotes
uniform application of these procedures for evaluation of seeds moving
in international trade. Members of the SHC participate in conferences
and training courses aimed at furthering these objectives, and
establish and maintain liaison with other organisations having common
or related interests in seed.
The SHC currently
consists of 15 members from 14 countries. Each member has an
assigned role within the committee. There are two subcommittees
that deal with method validation and quality assurance and proficiency
testing as well as four working groups organized along topic areas as
determined by the SHC. The Methods Validation sub-committee
oversees and manages the SHC Methods Validation Programme. The
Proficiency Testing and Quality Assurance sub-committee develops,
manages and directs the proficiency testing and quality assurance
programmes of the SHC. This group interacts closely with the ISTA
Proficiency Test Committee and ISTA accreditation auditors. Each
working group is responsible for a broad area of study (mycology,
bacteriology, virology and nematology), The working group leaders
coordinate and guide the activities of a number of sub-working groups
or study areas working on specific methods within the topic area. The
main objective of the working groups is to identify and obtain new
validated methods for ISTA. Any analyst in a laboratory experienced in
the type of testing required in the proposed method may collaborate in
the activities of a working group. Analysts may be recruited by
personal contact, or through advertisement in the ISTA News Bulletin or
on the ISTA Website. Interested analysts may contact the SHC and
be placed in an inventory of potential collaborators for current or
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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 / 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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