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International Seed Testing Association
International Seed Testing Association
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8304 Wallisellen, CH
+41 44 838 60 00
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International Seed Testing Association
International Seed Testing Association
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    Uniformity in Seed Quality Evaluation Worldwide

    ISTA Members work together to achieve their vision.

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    Technical Committees

    The principal objective of ISTA Technical Committees is to develop, standardise and validate methods for sampling and testing of seed quality, using the best scientific knowledge available.

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    Certificates

    Laboratories accredited by ISTA are authorised to issue ISTA Certificates.
    These certificates create a common language for seed vendors and buyers, benefiting international expansion in sales. 

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ISTA Accreditation

verifies that a laboratory is technically competent to carry out seed testing procedures in accordance with the ISTA International Rules for Seed Testing.

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Upcoming Events

  • Webinars

    26.10.2023 - 26.10.2023

    Webinar on How to address non-conformities at an ISTA audit

    Webinar on How to address non-conformities at an ISTA audit

    Participation is free and is open to everybody. Click on the link below to register.
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    27.11.2023 - 29.11.2023

    ISTA Workshop on Imaging in Seed Quality Assurance

    ISTA Workshop on Imaging in Seed Quality Assurance

    ISTA Advanced Technologies Technical Committee and Massey University, are looking forward to hosting you at the Workshop on Imaging in Seed Quality Assurance to be held in Palmerston North, New Zealand
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News

  • FAO ISTA Handbook

    03.07.2023

    This newly released joint ISTA and FAO Handbook provides comprehensive guidelines for the setting up and managing of seed testing laboratories, including those that cater to small- and medium-scale seed enterprises and farmers’ cooperatives, which operate in low input production systems.

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  • Handbook on Seed sampling

    04.05.2022

    ISTA Bulking and Sampling Committee introduces the 3rd Edition of the ISTA Handbook on Seed Sampling!

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  • ISTA News template

    19.07.2022

    The latest version of the ISTA Reference PEST List (ISTA-RPL) is now available! 

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Publications

  • ISTA Rules cover 2023_no logo

    The International Rules for Seed Testing are ISTA primary tool to promote uniformity in the seed testing industry. Featuring 19 sections, the International Rules for Seed Testing have definitions and standardised methods to be used in sampling, testing seed lot quality and reporting results for international trade. The ISTA Rules are voted, amended and approved annually at the Ordinary General Meeting after considering the Technical Committees recommendations.

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  • SST Cover 2021 Number 3

    Seed Science and Technology (SST) is an international journal, featuring original papers and articles on seed quality and physiology related to seed production, harvest, processing, sampling, storage, genetic conservation, habitat regeneration, distribution and testing. A journal that meets the needs of researchers, advisers and all those involved in the improvement and technical control of seed quality. 

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  • STI archive

    Seed Testing International (STI) is ISTA News Bulletin, distributed to over 1700 subscribers worldwide. STI includes reports from ISTA President, Technical Committees, and Secretariat. It also includes articles, addressing various aspects, concerning seed testing in general.

    This is the reason why STI is read by parties, interested in seeds, including ISTA Members and their laboratory personnel in more than 70 countries/distinct economies.

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