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The International Rules are ISTA primary tool to promote uniformity in the seed testing industry. Featuring 19 sections, the International Rules for Seed Testing have definitions and standardised methods to be used in sampling, testing seed lot quality and reporting results for international trade.
Link: https://www.seedtest.org/en/international-rules-for-seed-testing-_content---1--1083.html
Date: 22-1-2020
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(ISTA 2015). It is strongly recommended that all seed testing facilities maintain a current copy of these rules on their premises, as they will be referred to in the Alberta Seed Testing Standards. Facilities will be expected to adhere to all rules in the Alberta Seed Testing Standards, including those referenced to ISTA (2015).
Link: https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/formain15749/$FILE/seed-testing-standards-manual.pdf
Date: 11-2-2020
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ISTA International Seed Testing Association. Founded in 1924, with the aim to develop and publish standard procedures in the field of seed testing, ISTA is inextricably linked with the history of seed testing.
Link: https://www.seedtest.org/
Date: 17-2-2020
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Top. Seed Testing . Seed testing is determining the standards of a seed lot viz., physical purity, moisture, germination and ODV and thereby enabling the farming community to get quality seeds.. The Seed Testing Laboratory is the hub of seed quality control. Seed testing services are required from time to time to gain information regarding planting value of seed lots.
Link: http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/seed/Seed_seedtesting.html
Date: 17-2-2020
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SEED qUaLITy TESTING . Seed viability testing What is seed viability? Seed viability is the measure of how many ... Manual of Seed Handling Table 5.1. Guidelines for testing germination of the most common crop species. Refer to ISTA (2005) or AOSA (2005) for information on other crops.
Link: https://cropgenebank.sgrp.cgiar.org/images/file/procedures/chapter_germplasmtesting_genebankmanual8.pdf
Date: 20-2-2020
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Woody Plant Seed Manual This is Agriculture Handbook 727, the update of the Seed of Woody Plants in the United States which was first published in 1974. At 1,233 pages this is a formidable reference! Part One consists of 7 chapters on general principles such as seed biology, harvesting, storage, testing, and nursery practices. Part ...
Link: https://rngr.net/publications/wpsm
Date: 23-2-2020
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Germination testing and seed 20 rate calculation The correct plant density is an important factor in maximising yield of pulse crops. To obtain the targeted density it is necessary not only to have quality sowing seed but also be able to accurately calculate seeding rates.
Link: https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/157442/pulse-point-20.pdf
Date: 25-2-2020
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Seed Production and Training Manual – by Lambert Delimini – FAO - 12/05/2012 FAO/GERMANY COOPERATIVE PROGRAMME GCP/SIL/032/GER 2012 LAMBERT DELIMINI 10/16/2012 SEED PRODUCTION AND TRIANING MANUAL For MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY ... Chapter Six: Seed Sampling and Testing ...
Link: https://coin.fao.org/coin-static/cms/media/16/13666518481740/seed_enterprises_enhacement_and_development_project_in_sierra_leone_mission_1_report_.pdf
Date: 17-1-2020
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Seed testing provides essential information for determining the quality of a shipment of seed concerning such parameters as germination, physical purity and moisture content. In this way one knows that it meets the technical specification of the order and that quality seed is being provided
Link: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/tc/tce/pdf/Appendix_14_Seed_and_Seed_Quality_for_Emg.pdf
Date: 20-1-2020
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Establishment of Seed Testing System for Sierra Leone – by Marble Simwanza – FAO December 2012 There had been some seed testing activities going on in the past but on a relatively small scale and limited pieces of laboratory equipment. Furthermore, the activities were being carried out with very little or no reference to international ...
Link: https://coin.fao.org/coin-static/cms/media/16/13681028849400/establishment_of_seed_testing_final_report.pdf
Date: 25-3-2020
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