Bassersdorf, Switzerland
March 25, 2014
We have the pleasure in drawing your attention to a number of upcoming ISTA Workshops:
- ISTA Workshop on Seed Vigour to be held in India, November 10-13, 2014
- ISTA Seed Health Testing Training Course to be held in Indonesia, November 10-14, 2014
- ISTA Workshop on Seed Sampling and Quality Assurance in Seed Sampling to be held in India, November 17-20, 2014
More details:
ISTA Workshop on Seed Vigour
Location: Bangalore, India
Date: November 10-13, 2014
Lecturers: Alison Powell, Stan Matthews
The workshop will be made up of lectures, interactive seminars and practical experience in vigour testing. It will also offer an opportunity for general discussion on seed vigour and time for participants to ask specific questions regarding vigour testing procedures.
Registration is possible until September 15, 2014.
More detailed information on the workshop can be found on the following website.
https://www.seedtest.org//stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--391.html
ISTA Seed Health Testing Training Course
Location: Depok, Indonesia
Date: November 10-14, 2014
Lecturers:
- Valerie Grimault, chair of the ISTA Seed Health Committee, Pathology Laboratory Manager at GEVES, France
- Mark Buimer, member of the ISTA Seed Health Committee, Routine Laboratory Manager at Naktuinbouw, Netherlands
- Masatoshi Sato, member of the ISTA Seed Health Committee and Executive Committee, National Center for Seeds and Seedlings, Director of Seed Health Laboratory, Japan
- Corinne Sarniguet, Specialist from Nematodes, Laboratory of Plant Health (ANSES-LSV), France
- Bonny W. Soekarno, Lecture of Plant Protection Department, Bogor Agriculture Institute
This workshop aim is to improve our understanding and practical ability in seed health testing based on ISTA Rules. This training course contains of Lectures and Practical work on detection of bacteria, viruses, fungi and nematodes. Classical and molecular methods will be illustrated.
Registration is possible until August, 15 2014.
More detailed information on the workshop can be found on the following website.
https://www.seedtest.org//stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--392.html
ISTA Workshop on Seed Sampling and Quality Assurance in Seed Sampling
Location: Bangalore, India
Date: November 17-20, 2014
Lecturers: Eddie Goldschagg, Gerry Hall, Max Soepboer
The workshop will consist of lectures and practical exercises including evaluations and examinations. It will offer the opportunity for general discussion on automatic and manual seed sampling and dividing, as well as quality assurance in seed sampling and monitoring of seed samplers.
Registration is possible until September 15, 2014.
More detailed information on the workshop can be found on the following website.
https://www.seedtest.org//stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--393.html
For the latest information on all upcoming ISTA events, please consult the ISTA website.
https://www.seedtest.org//stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--394.html