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Introduction
ISTA's objective for variety verification of species and cultivars is the determination of the extent to which a seed sample conforms to the species or cultivar claimed for it. The Variety Committee is responsible for the Chapter 8 of the International Rules for Seed Testing dealing with the methods of variety verification. New technologies such as bio-molecular methods for the detection of genetically modified seeds within conventional seed lots makes it necessary to update the chapter at the moment. This review is done in cooperation with the GMO Task Force.
An aim of the committee is to carry out an inventory on methods for verification of varieties and cultivars of 'all' existing ISTA and non-ISTA methods. It should provide information about current methods but also identify where methods are needed, e.g. for new species.
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