ISSS-ISTA webinars
May 29, 2024: Seed pathology - the good and the bad microbes
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Abstracts
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Presentations and Q&A
Louna Colaert - Sentenac - Uncovering the seed microbiota diversity and its role for plant health using synthetic ecology
Ruud Barnhoorn - The incredible world of seed pathology and how it’s used to prevent the next plant pandemic
Q&A document - Louna and Ruud have answered all the questions that were sent in during the webinar.
November 29, 2023: Seed priming
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Abstracts
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Presentations and Q&A
Anca Macovei - Molecular perspectives into seed priming. The seed repair response as a key player in the pre-germinative metabolism
Tomoko Sakata - Seed priming: practical commercial use and its evaluation
Q&A document - Anca Macovei and Tomoko Sakata have answered all the questions that were sent in during the webinar.
June 07, 2023: Seed dormancy
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Abstracts
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Presentations and Q&A
David Johnston - Seed dormancy breakage for germination testing
Ganesh K. Jaganathan - The ecological significance of physical dormancy, and much more: from conundrum to clarity
Q&A document - David Johnston and Ganesh K. Jaganathan have answered all the questions that were sent in during the webinar.
December 14, 2022: Web-based resources for seed scientists with INSR
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Abstracts
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Presentations and Q&A
David Merritt - How studies of seed traits can inform restoration practice
Simone Pedrini - Native seeds for ecological restoration and the new life of SID (Seed Information Database)
Kirk Remund - ISTA Statistics Committee and statistical seed testing tools
Q&A document - Kirk Remund, Jean-Louis Laffont, and Corinne Guimier have answered all the questions that were sent in during the webinar.
June 28, 2022: Seed development and viability
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Abstracts
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Presentations and Q&A
Dr. Jose B. França - Neto - Use of the Tetrazolium test for estimating seed viability and vigour
Dr. Duarte Figueiredo - Molecular mechanisms driving seed development in flowering plants
Q&A document - Dr. Jose B. França - Neto and Dr. Duarte Figueiredo have answered all the questions that were sent in during the webinar
December 15, 2021: Phenotypic plasticity of seed traits
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Abstracts
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Presentations and Q&A
Dr. Eugenio Larios - The evolutionary potential of seed size through phenotypic plasticity of a desert annual plant
Marie-Hélène Wagner - Seed germination phenotyping in controlled conditions to measure genetic diversity and address climate change
Q&A document - Dr. Eugenio Larios and Marie-Hélène Wagner have answered all the questions that were sent in during the webinar
June 15, 2021: Seed Storage
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Presentations and Q&A
Dr. Steve Jones - International Seed Testing Association Introduction
Prof. Henk Hilhorst - International Society for Seed Science (ISSS) Introduction
PD Dr. Manuela Nagel - Seed conservation – harnessing seed science for the maintenance of genetic diversity in genebanks
Dr. Christina Walters - Seed Ageing during Dry Storage: a Discreet, Discrete Problem
Q&A document - PD Dr. Manuela Nagel and Dr. Christina Walters have answered all the questions that were sent in during the session in detail.