Bassersdorf, Switzerland
October 7, 2011

Dear Members and Colleagues

The ISTA Seed Health Method Validation Programme requires that methods approved as Official Methods should be reviewed every 5 years to ensure their continuing effectiveness and suitability. Official Seed Health Testing Methods are found in the ISTA International Rules for Seed Testing 2011, Annexe to Chapter 7, Seed Health Testing Methods. There are currently 13 ISTA Official Seed Health Testing Methods that are now due for review (listed in Table 1). With the exception of Method 7-021, this is the second review for Methods 7-003 to Methods 7-014. Table 1 lists the actions taken since the last review as a result of feedback received. The ISTA Seed Health Committee (SHC) would like to receive your feedback on the current Method Sheets as part of the review process.

The table of the 13 ISTA Official Seed Health Testing Methods to be reviewed in 2011 can be found on the ISTA website
https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--266.html

To help us we would be pleased if you could answer the questions in the accompanying questionnaire
https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-att---1--%400dfbc7321031--4--141--1.doc and return it to the ISTA Secretariat by 15 December 2011 to: tcom2@ista.ch.

The Questionnaire is also available to non-members.

Yours sincerely,
Michael Muschick

Dr. Michael Muschick
Secretary General
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)

Website: http://www.seedtest.org

Published: October 7, 2011