The CFIA is looking forward to hosting the Purity Workshop at its Seed Testing Laboratory in Saskatoon. The Seed Science and Technology Section (SSTS) is both an ISTA and SCC (Standards Council of Canada) accredited laboratory. Our Section Head, Janine Maruschak, is looking forward to welcoming you to Canada’s governmental seed testing laboratory and National Seed Herbarium. SSTS is responsible for accrediting and monitoring the 30+ private seed laboratories across Canada, providing the Canadian Methods and Procedures used for Seed Testing and seed grading purposes in Canada, as well as the training and examination of seed analysts in Canada. Several members of staff at SSTS are on ISTA and AOSA technical committees and together they have many years of experience in seed analysis.
Location
CFIA seed laboratory at 301-421, Downey Road on the University of Saskatchewan Campus in Saskatoon, Canada
Local Organiser
Ruojing Wang (Member of ISTA Purity Committee) and Steve Jones (ISTA Executive Committee Member and ISTA Rules Chair) for the ISTA Accredited Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Seed Science and Technology Section, Saskatoon
Main Lecturers:
Jane Taylor (Vice-Chair of ISTA Purity Committee) and Debbie Meyer (Member of ISTA Purity Committee)
Aim of the workshop
This workshop aims at presenting and discussing the principles of the ISTA analytical Purity test, Pure Seed Definitions, the Other Seed Determination test, seed identification, results calculations and reporting plus aspects of quality management linked to analytical purity tests.
Workshop content
The theoretical background will be given through lectures. The workshop language is English. Participants of this workshop will be actively involved through group work, discussions and practical purity work. The ISTA Rules and the ISTA Pure Seed Definition Handbook will be discussed and used during the workshop.
Final Programme:
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome |
Janine Maruschak |
| |
Introduction of instructors and participants |
Steve Jones |
| |
Safety announcements |
Steve Jones |
| 9:00 |
Workshop objectives |
Jane Taylor |
| |
Introduction to ISTA history, aims, Rules, OIC |
Jane Taylor |
| 10:00 |
Break |
|
| 10:15 |
Introduction to the purpose and principles of purity analysis
and other species exams. |
Jane Taylor |
| 11:00 |
Botanical terminology for purity testing |
Debbie Meyer |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
|
| 12:45 PM |
How to conduct a purity analysis:
types of equipment needed,
reference materials, seed collection, etc. |
Jane Taylor |
| 1:30 |
PSD overview – PSD Handbook:
examine examples of intact and damaged pure seed units
– slides and live material |
Jane Taylor &
Debbie Meyer |
| 2:45 |
Cuscuta evaluation |
Debbie Meyer |
| 3:00 |
Break |
|
| 3:15 |
Uniform blowing procedure: history, principle and
recent developments in blower calibration method |
Debbie Meyer |
| 4:15 |
Q&A (Questions and Answers)
Session Hand out
Alopecurus exercise on digital image identification |
Jane Taylor &
Debbie Meyer |
| 4:30 |
Dismissal |
|
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
| 8:30 AM |
The Universal List |
Jane Taylor |
| 9:00 |
Quality assurance in purity testing |
Steve Jones |
| 10:00 |
Break |
|
| 10:15 |
Special purity testing issues
- Seed mixtures
- Coated and Pelleted Seed |
Jane Taylor
Debbie Meyer |
| 11:00 |
Seed identification and retrieval exercises
LARGE LEGUMES MIXTURE |
Debbie Meyer |
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
|
| 12:45 PM |
Seed identification and retrieval exercises
GRASS SPECIES SEED IDENTIFICATION
1 - Alopecurus & Phalaris exercise – review digital image identification
2 - Retrieval exercise with small seeded legume speciies
3 - Retrieval exercise with the wheatgrasses and wild ryes |
Debbie Meyer |
| 2:30 |
Break |
Ruojing Wang |
| 2:45 |
National Seed Herbarium, digital imaging, and Lucid tools |
|
| 3:30 |
Orobanche retrieval and identification |
Jane Taylor & Debbie Meyer |
| 4:15 |
Q&A Session |
Jane Taylor & Debbie Meyer |
| 4:30 |
Dismissal |
|
| 5:30 |
Workshop Dinner, ends around 21:00, travel back to hotel |
|
Thursday, 29 September 2011
| Time |
Activity |
Presenter |
| 8:30 AM |
ISTA rules for testing indistinguishable species –
discussion of rule |
Jane Taylor |
| 9:00 |
Practical separation of a Lolium mixture
Practical separation of a Poa mixture
Worksheet with partial data given,
students conduct physical separations,
weigh samples, calculate results and
complete worksheet |
Jane Taylor
Jane & Debbie assist
participants |
| 10:30 |
Discuss results |
Jane Taylor |
| 10:45 |
Break |
|
| 11:15 |
Other species by number exam |
Debbie Meyer |
| 11:45 |
Group picture |
|
| 12:00 |
Lunch |
|
| 12:45 PM |
Purity calculations, tolerances,
and reporting results on the OIC |
Jane Taylor |
| 2:15 |
The ISTA Rules proposal process |
Steve Jones |
| 2:45 |
New rules that become effective in 2012 |
Jane Taylor |
| 3:00 |
Break |
|
| 3:15 |
ISTA Rules proposals planned
for the next rules cycle and
purity committee activities |
Jane Taylor |
| 3:45 |
Q&A Session and Evaluation |
Jane Taylor &
Debbie Meyer |
| 4:30 |
Dismissal |
|
General information
Saskatoon is more or less in the centre of Canada in prairie country where agriculture is still the main industry and a main focus at the University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon is a rapidly growing city and is host to a jazz festival and other cultural events.
In late September we still have sunny days with day temperatures above 10-15°C but at night it can be 5°C, so bring a coat! You will see signs at the airport and around the city saying Saskatoon ‘Shines’ this is to reflect Saskatoon’s quality of life, attitude, scenery, culture, facilities leadership and people. It's a single word capturing everything Saskatoon has to offer, things always shine in Saskatoon!
Travel information
The airport in Saskatoon has regular flights from major international airports elsewhere in Canada and the US. From Europe and elsewhere in the world you will probably need to change planes in Toronto, Calgary or Ottawa. There are taxis available at the airport to take you to your hotel in downtown Saskatoon, cost will be about $Canadian ($CDN) 25.
Hotel informationThere are several slightly cheaper hotels near the airport but the seed lab is nearer to the main downtown hotels which will also give participants easy walking access to the in-town shopping malls and restaurants.
A special rate of $CDN 128 plus tax (12% total $CDN 143.36) per night has been negotiated with the
Parktown Hotel for the duration of the workshop. Pick up and drop off on the days of the workshop have also been arranged for this hotel. Participants will be collected from the Parktown Hotel at 8:00 am on 27
th September 2011.
If participants would like to stay elsewhere they will be responsible for getting to and from the CFIA’s Seed Laboratory (01-421, Downey Road, Saskatoon) themselves. Check-in is at the CFIA reception on the second floor and the laboratory is on the third floor.
Parktown hotel reservationHotel reservation required at workshop hotel (Parktown) at $CDN 128 plus taxes (12%) (total $CDN 143.36) bed only
.
Please note: Hotel fee to be paid locally by participant.
Please use booking reference
“ISTA Workshop” to get the special rate. Hotel reservations will need to be made by participants with their
own credit cards directly with the hotel at:
reservations@parktownhotel.com
Phone: +1 800 667 3999 or +1 306 244 5564
Fax: +1 306 665 8698
Parktown Hotel
924 Spadina Crescent East
Saskatoon SK, S7K 3H5
Phone: +1 (306) 244-5564
Fax: +1 (306) 665-8698
http://www.parktownhotel.com
Official course dinnerThe official course dinner on the evening of the 28
th September is optional. We are hoping to arrange an evening at the local Western Development Museum which includes free access to the
Museum exhibits.
The cost is likely to be about CDN$45 for supper and entrance fee. Please indicate if you want to attend the official course dinner, fee payable locally.
Registration fees for the workshopISTA members (includes ISTA laboratory member staff) $US 350
Non-members: $US 525
The number of participants is restricted to a maximum of 20 participants.
The workshop is fully booked. However you still may register and in case someone cancels the participation you can fill in.All course handouts are included in the course fees as are morning and afternoon tea/coffee and lunches. The official course dinner is optional and at an extra cost.
A more detailed schedule for each day of the workshop will follow later.
If you would like to attend the workshop please fill in the registration form. An invoice will be sent to you, which has to be paid before the participation confirmation will be generated. Payment can be made by credit card upon individual request to the
ISTA Secretariat.
Registration deadline is 12th August 2011.
Payment for the Purity Workshop is required in US dollars ($US) latest by 12th August 2011.Please note: For cancellations made before 31 August 2011 registration fees are refundable less a $US50 administration fee.
For cancellations made after 31 August 2011 registration fees are non-refundable.
