April 1, 2025

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Meeting of the UFS Working Group on the Physical and Germination Quality of Vegetable and Flower Species in Beaucouzé, France

Towards a new test to evaluate varietal resistance to septoria in flax?

March 28, 2025

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Reconocimiento internacional para los laboratorios del INTA

International ISTA workshop on insect detection in seed lots at GEVES

Qualitätslabor der Deutschen Saatveredelung erneut ISTA-akkreditiert - Ausweitung auf Gräsersaatgut

March 24, 2025

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INIA-CSIC y ANOVE: Avances en la  investigación, el desarrollo y la innovación en sanidad de semillas

Seed testing continues even as ToBRFV is quarantine pest no more in the European Union (Horti Daily)

March 13, 2025

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USA - National Seed Health System (NSHS) updates to testing methods for Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens in beans

Vice-presidente da ABRATES é convidado para apresentar manual de teste tetrazólio em Congresso da ISTA, International Seed Testing Association

March 4, 2025

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Webinar on the 2025 AOSA Rule Proposals is now available

March 3, 2025

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Deployment of automated enumeration equipment for routine analyses

February 28, 2025

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Uruguay - Curso de Especialización en Ciencia y Tecnología de Semillas por tutorías a distancia

February 25, 2025

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APROSMAT capacita analistas em teste de tretrazólio em sementes de algodão

February 19, 2025

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Nieuwe zaad-extract PCR-toetsen voor TRSV en ToRSV in Cucurbitaceae en ui

New seed extract PCR tests for ArMV in Cucurbitaceae, available from Naktuinbouw
Nieuwe zaad-extract PCR-toetsen voor ArMV in Cucurbitaceae

February 14, 2025

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New seed germination model devised - Novel tool will give breeders more predictive accuracy for seed development and growth

February 11, 2025

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INASE Uruguay - Requisito de análisis por presencia de semillas de Brassica spp. contaminantes en lotes de semillas de otros cultivos

January 31, 2025

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Naktuinbouw - New seed extract PCR (SE-PCR) and culture method tests for crops
Nieuwe zaad-extract PCR (ZE-PCR) en kweekmethode toetsingen diverse gewassen

Officialisation of the method for detecting and identifying regulated bruchids on seeds of Pisum sativum, Vicia faba, Phaseolus vulgaris and Phaseolus coccineus

January 29, 2025

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Naktuinbouw - Plant passport / phytosanitary certificate required for submitting tomato and pepper samples
Plantenpaspoort / fytosanitair certificaat gevraagd voor insturen monsters tomaat en paprika

January 27, 2025

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Advancements in seed quality evaluation using artificial intelligence and 2D X-ray imaging

January 20, 2025

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Projet Creapuls : une méthode non destructive pour analyser la composition des légumineuses

January 16, 2025

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Argentina - Nueva técnica de laboratorio para determinar la calidad de semillas de soja

January 15, 2025

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Change in treshold values of ToBrFV test results due to RNQ status
Wijziging normwaarde toetsuitslagen ToBrFV vanwege RNQP-status

Program NAL Proficiency tests 2025 available
Programma NAL-vergelijkingsonderzoeken 2025 bekend

Early bird tegistration for the 34th International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress 

December 17, 2024

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Naktuinbouw - BBWV, PNRSV en SLRSV vanaf 2025 getoetst met PCR
BBWV, PNRSV and SLRSV tested by PCR from 2025 onwards

Brasil - Ministério da Agricultura deve publicar novas Regras para Análises de Sementes até dezembro de 2024

December 11, 2024

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Naktuinbouw Laboratories improves the dilution plating test for the detection of Xanthomonas ‘bacterial spot’ pathogens on tomato, pepper and eggplant seeds
Verbeterde uitplaatmethode voor 'bacterial spot' op tomaat, paprika en aubergine verbeterd

December 6, 2024

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New Zealand hosts first ISTA seed-testing workshop (Farmers Weekly)