Exploring Vegetable Seed Industry Insights
Join the ISF and ISTA working group as they discuss and address the specific needs, challenges, and advancements in the vegetable seed industry. Delve into topics such as seed processing, quality management, traceability, and industry regulations. Explore the future direction and action items for enhancing industry standards and practices.
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ISF - ISTA wg Vegetable Seed Industry Rob Keene ASTA V&F Emerging Issues wg 27thJanuary 2018, San Diego
ISF - ISTA wg Vegetable Seed Industry The joint ISF and ISTA working group team spent a very successful three days in the Netherlands in October 2017 visiting vegetable seed companies (Enza Zaden, Bejo Zaden and Syngenta Seeds) to see at first hand seed processing and quality management systems and meet and discuss the issues on hand. Representatives from the seed industry: Merel Langens Bayer Vegetable Seeds (Vice-chair) Bert Mantel Syngenta Seeds Rob Keene Enza Zaden Zvi Amit Hazera Seeds Agnes Vermeulen HM.Clause Jacq de Koning Monsanto Szabolcs Ruthner - ISF 2
ISF - ISTA wg Vegetable Seed Industry Objectives Discuss and clarify the specific needs of the vegetable seed industry. Visualize the high dynamics of the vegetable seed industry from the processing, logistics, track and trace and the professional warehousing perspectives. Discuss the use of other information than samples of final seed lots for testing and issuing ISTA certificates. Sampling of small seed lots. 3
ISF - ISTA wg Vegetable Seed Industry Previous action items The terms of reference of the wg were defined and finalized. An anti-trust statement was drafted, discussed and finalized. The special needs of the vegetable seed sector to be defined, action in progress. 4
ISF - ISTA wg Vegetable Seed Industry Discussion A broad discussion on the problems for the industry associated with the issuance of the International Orange Certificate (OIC) only on the final packed seed lot. Progress made, and understanding of the industry requirements. There are no ISTA guidelines explaining how to deal with small seed lots, these mainly focus on purity testing. Concluded a review of industry requirement for maximum seeds lots, and a review of the definition of small seed lots. Compared to the almost negligible risk of finding noxious weed seeds in certain fruity crops (watermelon, squash etc.), the numbers of seeds needed to test for noxious weeds is very high. The industry position - adjust the sample size to the actual risk. 5
ISF - ISTA wg Vegetable Seed Industry Actions OIC The Vegetable Seed Industry (VSI) to provide data on typical maximum and minimum produced and traded seed lot sizes. Review possibility to fulfill VSI needs with current ISTA rules. Better define traceability systems for mother and sub-lots. VSI to define a wish list about information on the OIC. Action noxious weeds testing Check if % purity is acceptable for authorities and country requirements import permits. Actions general Start discussions ISTA VSI about new approaches to existing methods. Adapt methods to the evolution of VSI systems. 6
ISF - ISTA wg Vegetable Seed Industry Next meeting ISF ISTA wg Vegetable Seed Industry Saturday 17th February 2018, Edinburgh, Scotland. What comments and feedback does ASTA and US vegetable seed companies have for the ISF working group team? Objectives Approach and timescale Application to the main issues Any other points to consider? 7
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