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International Seed Testing Association
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8304 Wallisellen, CH
+41 44 838 60 00
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Annual Meeting 2023

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Council of Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) in collaboration with International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) is delighted to host the ISTA Annual Meeting from May 29 to June 01, 2023 and would like to cordially invite you to Verona, Italy.

Date	29.05.2023 - 01.08.2023
Location	Verona
Country	Italy
External website	https://ista2023.it/

Information

Ordinary General Meeting Documents

OGM23-01 Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting 2023

OGM23-02 Minutes OGM 2022

OGM23-03 Activity Report of the ISTA Committees 2022

OGM23-04 Membership Fees Proposal 2024

OGM23-05 Rules Proposals for ISTA 2024 Edition

OGM23-06 ISTA Method Validation Reports 2024

OGM23-07 Notice of Motion 2023

SHC TCOM Editorial Proposals

ISTA Seminar "From Biodiversity to Diversification: resources, tools and technologies to meet new challenges"

Verona, IT 29 May 2023.

Presentation

Plant Biodiversity and Evolution. Giorgio Binelli,University of Insubria, Italy

Genetic improvement inferences on sustainable use of plant Genetic Resources and food security. Yasmina EL BAHLOUL, Maroc National Institute for Agricultural Research (NIAR), Marocco

Ex-situ in-situ Biodiversity Conservation. Vincenzo Andriani, Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità (CNCB) Verona, Italy

Making use of genetic resources – European Evaluation Networks exploring diversity available in European genebanks. Sandra Goritschnig, European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR), Italy

Reconciling standard and biodiversity: the challenge for seed analysis. Fatima Piña-Rodrigues, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil

Protection of endangered species. Silvia Biondini, Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità (CNCB) Arezzo, Italy

How to test “Wildness” according to ISTA Rules. Sergio Pasquini, ISTA ECOM Member, Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità (CNCB) Verona, Italy

An overview of the initiatives to exploit biodiversity in the framework of the EU legislation for seed marketing: state of play and perspectives. Pier Giacomo Bianchi, Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell'economia agraria, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e certificazione (CREA-DC), Italy

Plant Breeding Innovation: the private seed sectors engagement to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Developments Goals. Khaoula Belhaj -Fragnière, International Seed Federation, ISF, Switzerland

New breeding techniques. Silvio Salvi, University of Bologna, Italy

Genome editing in crop plants: Global prospects. B.M. Prasanna, Global Maize Program, CIMMYT & One CGIAR Plant Health Initiative Lead, Kenya

New tools to support sustainable and competitive agriculture. Silvia Guliani, Assosementi, Italy

Argentina Regulatory Framework GMO and NBT, Florencia Goberna, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Argentina

Regulatory and IP aspects on NBTs: a perspective from the industry. Firoz Amijee, Global Regulatory Affairs North Hill Group Brussels, Belgium

The European Commission’s initiative on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques. Ilaria Ciabatti, EU Commission

ISTA testing on NGT plants. Enrico Noli, Chair ISTA GMO Committe, University of Bologna, Italy

Technical Committees Presentation

Verona, IT 30 May, 2023