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The ISTA Technical Committees are actively involved in the preparation of ISTA Handbooks on seed methods including sampling, testing, processing and distributing seeds.
 
To ensure that you don't miss out on the new ISTA Handbooks, we will be regularly updating this page as soon as a new publication is released.


  Download the new Publication Catalogue 2012-2013
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  Download the price list and order form 2012 (287 KB)

Calibration Samples for General Seed Blowers are available for the following grass species:

Poa Pratensis 1.0g

Dactylis Glomerata 3.0g

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Règles Internationales pour les Essais de Semences Edition 2012
Complete edition 2012 in two parts: Rules & Annexe to Chapter 7
(includes the 1.2.1F Amendments 2012 )

French translation of the International Rules for Seed Testing
  The 'International Rules for Seed Testing' is designed for the principal crop species of the world, but apply in general, if not in detail, to any species of crop plant, even including those not mentioned in the text.
 
The 'International Rules for Seed Testing' is approved and amended at ISTA Ordinary Meetings on the basis of advice tendered by the ISTA Technical Committees. The Edition 2012 includes the latest changes which were voted on at the ISTA Ordinary Meeting 2011 held at Zürich, Switzerland, in June.
 



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  Internationale Vorschriften für die Prüfung von Saatgut, Ausgabe 2012
(Titel der englischen Originalausgabe: International Rules for Seed Testing – Edition 2012)

Die 'Internationalen Vorschriften für die Prüfung von Saatgut' vermitteln Definitionen und standardisierte Methoden, welche bei der Beurteilung von Saatgutqualität im internationalen Handel angewandt werden.

Die ISTA Vorschriften umfassen 18 Kapitel, z. B. Probenahme, Reinheitsuntersuchung, Bestimmung der Keimfähigkeit und Nachprüfung von Art und Sorte.
Ausserdem sind sie eine hilfreiche Referenzsammlung von beispielsweise Keimfähigkeitsbedingungen und Prüfmethoden für mehr als 1000 Arten.

Die Vorschriften umfassen 2 Bände:
    -    Internationale Vorschriften für die Prüfung von Saatgut – jetzt erhältlich als deutsche Übersetzung
    -    Annexe to Chapter 7  (umfasst Methoden zur Gesundheitsprüfung von Saatgut)
The 'International Rules for Seed Testing' includes the Annexe to Chapter 7.


Will be available beginning of 2012.

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ISTA Handbook on Pure Seed Definitions, 
3rd Edition, 2010

This handbook will expand on and illustrate the pure seed definitions (PSOs) ofthe International Rules for Seed Testing. This will help in the training in puritytesting according to international principles. Illustrations of the most relevantgenera within a PSD will provide practical guidance on the application of each definition. Each PSD is illustrated with scaled colour photographs.

A comprehensive illustrated glossary of scientific terms applying to seed purity is also included.


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A new publication from the ISTA Flower Seed Committee: 

Amendments 2010 to ISTA Handbook on Flower Seed Testing,

By Zita Ripka

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Keep your Handbook on Seedling Evaluation up to date!

Amendments to ISTA Handbook on Seed Evaluation, 3rd Edition, 2009

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New issue of



SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL (ISTA News Bulletin) No. 143 April 2012



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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 15



ISTA Annual Meeting 2012
June 11-14, 2012

Venlo, The Netherlands


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Reports available from the ISTA Annual Meeting 2011



held June 13-16, 2011
Zurich, Switzerland


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ISTA / ISF Experiment on Herbage Seed Lot Size

Technical Protocol and participating companies
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Outcome on the



World food security: urgent measures on seed needed

Second World Seed Conference 2009
held September 8-10,
in Rome, Italy
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ISTA Seed Mixture Experiment

to collect information that may be used to determine the reliability of seed mixture test results and establish tolerances. 
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Universal List of Species

ISTA list of 130 plant species that accredited laboratories may wish to include in their seed collections

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Position Paper on

ISTA's view regarding the units for the reporting of quantitative results on presence of seeds with specified traits in conventional seed lots
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Accreditation Documents for the Testing of Specified Traits

Related Documents for download
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ISTA's Memorandum of Understanding with FAO

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