September 26-27, 2024

20èmes journées des laboratoires d’analyses de la qualité des semences

Add event to my calendar

GEVES, Groupe d'Etudes et de contrôle des Variétés et Semences

Beaucouzé , France

July 1-4, 2024

ISTA Annual Meeting 2024

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

The Cambridge Union Society - Cambridge, United Kingdom

June 26-28, 2024

ISTA Workshop on Purity Analysis and Seed Identification

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Cambridge, United Kingdom

January 29-31, 2024

ISTA Workshop on Insect Detection in Seed Testing

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

GEVES - Angers, France

June 2-3, 2023

GMO Testing: Statistical Aspects and Implementation of the Performance-Based Approach

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Tavazzano (LO), Italy

The workshop would be aimed particularly at labs involved in GMO testing, either accredited or seeking accreditation, or labs outside of the ISTA circuit that would like to gain a better understanding of the ISTA approach.

May 29, 2023 - June 1, 2023

ISTA 2023 Annual Meeting

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Hotel Leon d’Oro - Verona, Italy

May 26-27, 2023

ISTA Workshop on Tetrazolium Testing and Equilibrium Relative Humidity (eRH) Determination for Native Species

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità - Peri, Italy

The workshop aim is detecting some quality parameters of native species (a flower, a herb, a tree, a shrub species) not already included in the ISTA Rules and it is focused on the needs of seed testing laboratories that would like to work according to the ISTA Methods, ...

May 9-9, 2023

ISTA Rules discussion session

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online 14:00-16:00 (CET) - Online, Switzerland

March 7-9, 2023

18. Vortragstagung der AG 8 “Physikalische, Biochemische und Molekulare Methoden zur Bestimmung der Saatgutqualität”

Add event to my calendar

Gesellschaft für Pflanzenzüchtung e.V. (GPZ)

Nossen, Germany

November 2-4, 2022

ISTA Seed Symposium 2022 - 'Quality Seed for Sustainable Agriculture'

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Athens, Greece

August 9-9, 2022

WEBINAR - Project 19-1: Application of Computer Vision in Seed Testing

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

webinar aims to: Illustrate the need and desire of seed testing industries for computer vision (one type of advanced technology), Understand better the computer version (AI) for end-users (seed testing labs), Motivate collaborations among seed testing labs or organisati...

May 31, 2022 - June 3, 2022

ISTA Workshop on Seed Sampling & Quality Assurance in Seed Sampling

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

DLF seeds A/S - Odense, Denmark

The workshop will focus on seed lot sampling, labelling and sealing, automatic seed sampling, sample reduction, and quality assurance. As the workshop will be held at a large seed cleaning and production site in Højme, there will be a lot of practical exercises after e...

September 16-17, 2021

GEVES's Lab Open Days for seed quality testing are a must for seed analysts

Add event to my calendar

GEVES, Groupe d'Etudes et de contrôle des Variétés et Semences

Online - Online, France

August 30-30, 2021

18ème édition des journées des laboratoires d’analyse de la qualité des semences.

Add event to my calendar

GEVES, Groupe d'Etudes et de contrôle des Variétés et Semences

Online - Online, France

June 24-24, 2021

WEBINAR - The international journal Seed Science and Technology (SST)

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

Dr. Andreas Wais – ISTA Secretary General, and Fiona Hay – SST Chief Editor will discuss a number of topics: SST - how to publish / Changes at SST over recent years / 2022: 50 years SST / The next “50” years - the future of SST

June 3-3, 2021

Iinternational Seed Testing Assocation, Annual Meeting 2021

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

by correspondence with a presentation session online - Online, Switzerland

We will organize an online discussion session on the ISTA Rule Changes early May, in which all stakeholders will have the opportunity to participate. The Seed Health Seminar that was planed for the Annual Meeting will be a virtual seminar distributed over 4 individual d...

June 1-2, 2021

Presentations Technical Committees 2021

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

1 June, 2021 12:30-15:00 CEST / 2 June, 2021 12:30-15:00 CEST

May 19-19, 2021

Plant Health Seminar 2021

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

Presentations will focus on Regulatory aspects of plant health and Plant protection in a changing world with new threats, new detection methods and alternative control measures.

May 12-12, 2021

Plant Health Seminar 2021

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

Presentations will focus on Regulatory aspects of plant health and Plant protection in a changing world with new threats, new detection methods and alternative control measures.

April 13-15, 2021

ISTA Online Workshop on Quality Assurance and ISTA Accreditation for Early Beginners

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online - Online, Switzerland

This workshop aims at presenting and discussing basic principles of quality management. It focuses on the needs of seed testing laboratories that wish to comply with the ISTA Accreditation Standard.

March 30-30, 2021

WEBINAR - How to achieve ISTA Accreditation?

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online 14:00 - 16:00 CEST - Online, Switzerland

A webinar for interested seed laboratories and sampling entities on important first steps.

June 8-11, 2020

ISTA ATC Workshop on Seed Image Analysis

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

University of Bologna - Bologna, Italy

The overall aim of this workshop is to introduce optical technologies in seed evaluation. The participants learn about and practice the use of imaging technologies for seed evaluation. During training sessions and workshop discussions they will acquire insights into the...

May 28-28, 2020

WEBINAR - ISTA OGM Information Session

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Online, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CEST) - Online, Switzerland

May 25-28, 2020

Annual Meeting of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Verona, Italy

May 20-22, 2020

ISTA Workshop on Tetrazolium Testing and Equilibrium relative humidity (ERH) determination for Wild Species and Flowers

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Peri, Italy

The workshop aim is detecting some quality parameters of wild species and flowers outside of the ISTA Rules and it is focused on the needs of seed testing laboratories that would like to work according to the ISTA Methods, standardizing testing methods for determining v...

March 25-27, 2020

ISTA Workshop on Germination, Viability and Vigour Tests

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

December 10-10, 2019

4ème édition des Journées Céréales

Add event to my calendar

GEVES, Groupe d'Etudes et de contrôle des Variétés et Semences

Beaucouzé, France

Journée technique pour les laboratoires d'analyse de la qualité des semences céréales

September 9-11, 2019

ISTA Workshop on Quality Assurance and Accreditation for Beginners

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Kosovo Institute of Agriculture - Pejë, Kosovo

This workshop aims at presenting and discussing basic principles of quality management and it focuses on the needs of seed testing laboratories that wish to comply with the ISTA Accreditation Standard and prepare for attaining and maintaining ISTA Accreditation.

October 8-11, 2018

STA Workshop on Seed Sampling, with focus on Automatic Seed Sampling

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Svalöv, Sweden

September 20-21, 2018

15èmes journées des laboratoires d’analyse de la qualité des semences

Add event to my calendar

GEVES, Groupe d'Etudes et de contrôle des Variétés et Semences

Beaucouzé, France

Ces journées constituent un rendez-vous annuel incontournable d’information des laboratoires sur les évolutions de méthodes et en particulier des règles ISTA.

November 27-29, 2017

Workshop on Imaging Technologies for Seed Evaluation

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Aarhus University, Department of Agroecology - Slagelse, Denmark

The overall aim of this workshop is to introduce optical technologies (like multispectral imaging, NIRS, electrophotography and X-ray) in seed evaluation. The participants learn about and practice the use of imaging technologies for seed evaluation.

September 18-21, 2017

ISTA Workshop Seed Health Testing Sunflower, Soybean and Flax

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Angers, France

Previous proficiency tests showed unexpected results between participants. This workshop will help participants to train on seed health testing methods for detecting fungi and harmonize notations.

April 3-6, 2017

ISTA SHC Workshop: How to validate a method and check the performance of quality system in Seed Health testing

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Universidad de Almería - Almeria, Spain

This workshop will provide an overview of Seed health testing methods and method validation principle as well as methods to check the performance of their quality system: ability to implement a method, proficiency tests organization. It will allow participants to work w...

March 7, 2017 - May 16, 2017

Opleiding Zaadanalyse & Gezondheidsonderzoek

Add event to my calendar

Naktuinbouw

Naktuinbouw - Roelofsarendsveen, Netherlands

December 6-6, 2016

Journée technique pour les laboratoires d'analyse de la qualité des semences céréales

Add event to my calendar

GEVES, Groupe d'Etudes et de contrôle des Variétés et Semences

Beaucouzé , France

November 14-17, 2016

ISTA SHC Workshop: Molecular Methods in Seed Health Testing

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Naktuinbouw - Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands

This workshop will provide an overview of seed health testing methods using molecular methods. It will include various molecular assays for the detection of seed transmittable pathogens with reverse transcriptase PCR, classic end-point PCR, bio-PCR and real-time PCR.

September 22-23, 2016

13ième Journées des Laboratoires d'Analyse de la Qualité des Semences

Add event to my calendar

GEVES, Groupe d'Etudes et de contrôle des Variétés et Semences

GEVES - Beaucouzé, France

June 22-22, 2016

Zadendeterminatie, Module 2

Add event to my calendar

University of Groningen

University of Groningen - Groningen, Netherlands

Hoe ziet u het verschil tussen de zaden van 693 verschillende plantensoorten uit 105 plantenfamilies? De veertien belangrijkste families vertegenwoordigen tweederde van het aantal plantensoorten, namelijk 465. Deze komen dan ook uitgebreid aan bod in de cursus Zadendete...

June 15-21, 2016

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Seed Symposium 2016

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Tallinn, Estonia

Theme: "Progress in seed testing and seed quality improvement through science and technology". Participants intending to take part are encouraged to present oral and display poster detailing a range of topics under the above theme.

June 14-21, 2016

31st International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Tallinn, Estonia

June 11-13, 2016

ISTA Germination Workshop in Seed Testing

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Agricultural Research Centre, Estonian Seed Testing Laboratory - Saku, Estonia

This workshop aims at presenting and discussing the principles of the ISTA germination test, seedling evaluations for different species, results calculations and reporting plus aspects of quality management linked to germination testing. The workshop is for persons who ...

June 10-13, 2016

ISTA Quality Assurance Workshop

Add event to my calendar

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Agricultural Research Centre, Estonian Seed Testing Laboratory - Saku, Estonia

The objective is to give experienced laboratories the opportunity to discuss and be guided on ways to improve their Quality Assurance system and benefit from it. The workshop is for members of experienced laboratories that have already a well running quality management ...

June 3-3, 2016

Zadendeterminatie, Module 1

Add event to my calendar

Naktuinbouw

Naktuinbouw - Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands

Hoe ziet u het verschil tussen de zaden van 693 verschillende plantensoorten uit 105 plantenfamilies? De veertien belangrijkste families vertegenwoordigen tweederde van het aantal plantensoorten, namelijk 465. Deze komen dan ook uitgebreid aan bod in de cursus Zadendete...

May 29, 2016 - June 3, 2016

19th International Sunflower Conference

Add event to my calendar

Trakya University

Edirne, Turkey - Edirne, Turkey

The conference is intended that the scientific subjects should be presented broadly in order to provide opportunity to sunflower community to present their work for sunflower production and trade in the world bringing science, research and private communities together.