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Introduction There are 14 scientists from 7 different countries registered and involved with the Seed Storage Committee. The common goal of the committee is the development and/or improvement of effective medium- and long-term storage methods. To achieve these goals it is important to have an appreciation of the biological processes that underlie the seed storage behaviour and how these processes are affected by actual storage. This is particularly true of recalcitrant (non-orthodox) seed germplasm. At present the committee is divided into three working groups viz. Orthodox seeds; Non-Orthodox Seeds and Development of Methodologies. Research aspects in common to all three working groups are the impact of the seed associated mycoflora and the rôle of cryopreservation.
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Latest issue of SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL


 (ISTA News Bulletin) No. 138 October 2009 for available download More info »

PRESS RELEASE


 World food security: urgent measures on seed needed
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 ISTA Annual Meeting June 15-18, 2009 Glattbrugg, Switzerland More info »

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 More info »

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. More info »

Universal List of Species

ISTA has published a list of 130 plant species that accredited laboratories may wish to include in their seed collections More info »

Accreditation Documents for the Testing of Specified Traits

Related Documents for download More info »

ISTA / ISF Experiment on Herbage Seed Lot Size

The ISTA / ISF Experiment on Herbage Seed Lot Size More info »

ISTA signs Memorandum of Understanding with FAO

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