Programme31st ISTA Congress Tallinn, Estonia 14–21 June 2016

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Time Agenda point

12:00–19:00 Congress Registration desk open

18:00–21:00 Congress Welcome reception Buses taking you to the reception leave from the front of Original Sokos Hotel Viru and Hotel Palace at 17.45.

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

08:00–17:00 Congress Registration desk open

08:30–17:00 ISTA Seed Symposium day 1

08:30–09:30 Opening ceremony

• Welcome by the Minister of Rural Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Urmas Kruuse

• Deputy Chair of the National Organising Committee (NOC), Sigmar Suu

• ISTA President, Joël Léchappé, France

09:30–10:00 Presentation: The Seed Industry in Estonia, Estonian Seed Association, Manager, Christel Mölder

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–11:00 ISTA Seed Symposium 2016: Progress in seed testing and seed quality improvement through science and technology.Symposium Convenor: Laura Bowden, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, UK

11:00–12:30 Session 1: Applications of germination and dormancy testingFernando Silveira, Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilUsing tools from ecology and evolution to maximise the use of native seeds in species conservation and habitat restoration

Digital imaging of seed germination

Didier Demilly, Sylvie Ducournau, Marie-Hélène Wagner, Carolyne DürrGEVES, France

Testing for viable seeds in Grain Screening Pellets

Steve Jones, Nicole Wurm, Ruojing Wang, Sharon LeungCFIA, Canada

Origin of variation in spinach germination results between laboratories

Lucile Daron, Meindert Klooster, Rafael Chan-Navarrete, Anton GrimENZA ZADEN, The Netherlands

12:30–13:30 Lunch break

13:30–14:30 Session 1 (continued)

Application of the radicle emergence test to assess seed vigour of cereal and forage crops

Mohammed Khajeh-Hosseini, Rahmatolah Gheshm, Mostafa CheshmiFerdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Germination performance of damaged maize seeds evaluated by micro-computed tomography and image processing

Francisco Gomes-Junior, Silvio Cicero, Carlos Vaz, Lúcio JorgeUniversity of São Paulo, Brazil

On-line proficiency tests elucidate the cause of under-dispersion in germination testing

Michael Kruse, Peter DeplewskiUniversity of Hohenheim, Germany

14:30–15:00 Poster session 1

15:00–15:30 Coffee break

15:30–17:00 Poster session 1 (continued)

17:00–20:00 Time allocated for ISTA TCOMs side meetings

Thursday, 16 June 2016

08:00–16:30 Congress Registration desk open

08:30–16:30 ISTA Seed Symposium day 2

08:30–10:00 Session 2: Advances in seed health testing for ensuring quality seed production and storageGary Munkvold, Iowa State University, USAEmerging disease issues affecting international seed movement and seed health test development

Storage of cereal seeds may reduce Fusarium/Microdochium infection frequencies and increase germination

Guro Brodal, Margit Kim, Birgitte Henriksen, Håkon TangeråsNibio, Norway

TESTA project: Transmission from seed to plant and from soil to plant of Tilletia caries (early detection by PCR and damage threshold)

Geoffrey Orgeur, Audrey Chamaille, Isabelle Serandat, Aurélie Dupuy, Matthieu RollandGEVES, France

Effect of biopriming seed treatment with Rhizobacteria on plant growth of hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and incidence of Phytophthora blight

Satriyas Ilyas, Aulia Zakia, Candra Budiman, Dyah ManoharahBogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–11:30 Session 2 (continued)

Development of quantitative and qualitative test methods for detection of wheat bunt diseases (Tilletia spp.) by means of Real-Time PCR assays

Monika Grundler, Monika Sedlmeier, Benno Voit, Berta Killermann, Ludwig NiessenBavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Germany

Integrating the effects of sampling and analysis to produce sampling plans for seed-borne pests and pathogens

Valerie Cockerell, Roy Macarthur, Jane Thomas, Mauro Dal Pra, Maaike Bruinsma, Harrie Koenraadt, Ilaria AlbertiSASA, UK

Umbel browning and stem necrosis in carrot seed production in France: isolation and characterization of the fungal pathogen

Frank Bastide, Isabelle Serandat, Pascal Poupard, Philippe Simoneau, Valérie GrimaultGEVES, France

11:30–12:30 Poster session 2

12:30–13:30 Lunch break

13:30–14:30 Poster session 2 (continued)

14:30–15:00 Session 3: Environmental effects on seed qualityIlse Kranner, Univeristy of Innsbruck, AustriaEffects of the maternal environment on seed quality

15:00–15:30 Coffee break

15:30–16:30 Session 3 (continued)

The effect of environmental conditions during seed production on seed development and vigour

Birte Boelt, Dot Vittrup Pedersen, Karsten Hartelius, Jens Michael CarstensenAarhus University, Denmark

Effect of simulated rainfall at different stages of wheat seed development and maturation on subsequent seed longevity

Richard Ellis, Gajender YadavUniversity of Reading, UK

Comparison of the effects of high temperatures during grain filling on grain composition and seed quality of wheat, oilseed rape and pea

Carolyne Dürr, Sophie Brunel-Muguet, Annabelle Larmure, Christine Girousse, Agnès Sabaté, Colette Larré, Marie-Hélène WagnerINRA, France

17:00–19:00 Time allocated for ISTA TCOMs side meetings

Friday, 17 June 2016

08:00–17:00 Congress Registration desk open

08:30–17:00 ISTA Seed Symposium day 3

08:30–09:30 Session 3 (continued)

Influence of seed production environment for oilseed rape germination and vigour

Simon Goertz, Marie-Hélène Wagner, Amine Abbadi, Sylvie Ducournau, Zelkjo Micic, F Breuer, D Dugue, G LeckbandNPZ, Germany

Environmental and other factors affecting the quality of wheat seed produced in Scotland

Laura Bowden, Adrian Roberts, Valerie CockerellSASA, UK

09:30–10:00 Session 4: (ISSS Collaborative Session) Cellular and molecular methods and new approaches to seed quality determinationJulia Buitink, INRA, FranceA systems biology approach to understand and predict seed quality

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–12:30 Session 4 (continued)

Discovery of seed longevity genes through genome-wide association mapping using high-density SNP array

Jaesung Lee, Dmytro Chebotarov, Kenneth McNally, Fiona HayIRRI, Philippines

A new spectral imaging based technology for phenotyping and classification of seed samples

Karsten Hartelius, Henning van Veldhuizen, Kim Nielsen, Michael Carstensen Videometer A/S, Denmark

A new approach to prediction of normal germination and vigour based on rate of radicle emergence

Alison Powell, Linda Kerr, Marie-Hélène Wagner, Kazim Mavi, Stan MatthewsUniversity of Aberdeen, UK

The Involvement of Enclosing Maternal Tissue Layers in Seed Dormancy

Robert Geneve, Sharon Kester University of Kentucky, USA

Effects of Seed Priming with Sodium Nitroprusside and Trehalose on Improvement of Chilling and Drought Tolerance of Tobacco Seeds and Seedlings in Relation to Proline Metabolism

Zheng-Ling Long, Wen-guang Ma, Sha-sha Wang Ming Gong Yunnan Normal University, China

Analyses of several seed viability markers in individual recalcitrant seeds of Eugenia stipitata McVaugh with totipotent germination

Geângelo Calvi, Fabiana Aud, Isolde Ferraz, Hugh Pritchard, Ilse Kranner National Institute for Amazonian Research, Brazil

12:30–13:30 Lunch break

13:30–15:00 Session 5: Conservation and use of genetic resources in crop, forest and wild species.Mati Koppel, Estonian Crop Research Institute, EstoniaConservation and use of genetic resources in crop, forest and wild species in Estonia

Seed storage in ex situ genebanks - inter- and intraspecific variation and genetic determination

Andreas Börner, Mian Abdur Rehman Arif, Mai Allam, Monika Agacka-Moldoch, Ulrike Lohwasser, Mariann Börner, Manuela Nagel IPK, Germany

Practical aspects of testing seed moisture using equilibrium relative humidity (eRH)

Robert KarrfaltUSDA Forest Service, USA

Genebank seed accession phenotyping through spectral imaging

Jens Michael Carstensen, Karsten Hartelius, Fiona Hay Videometer A/S, Germany

15:00–15:30 Coffee break

15:30–16:30 Session 5 (continued)

How to germinate seeds of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) after storage at subzero temperatures

Sebastian Bopper, Maximiliane Wacker, Michael Kruse University of Hohenheim, Germany

Perspectives on the conservation and restoration of native wild legumes: the biology and ecology of Astragalus, Oxytropis and Lathyrus species as models.

Erica Dello Jacovo, Euan James, Gregory Kenicer, Tracy Valentine, Costantino Bonomi and Pietro IannettaThe James Hutton Institute, UK

Water content effect on seed longevity

Sara Mira, Elena Estrelles, Maria Elena Gonzalez-Benito University of Madrid

16:30–17:00 Overview of symposium

Conclusion of Symposium

Andreas BörnerIPK, Germany

Laura Bowden,Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, UK

17:00 Official Photo

19:30–23:30 Official Congress Dinner and Presentation of Seed Symposium Awards

Saturday, 18 June 2016

08:00–17:00 Congress Registration desk open

08:15–16:45 Presentations of ISTA’s technical work and meetings of ISTA Technical Committees

08:15–09:30 Bulking and Sampling Committee

Chair: Eddie Goldshagg

09:30-10:00 Flower Seed Committee Chair: Rita Zecchinelli

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–11:00 Forest Tree & Shrub Seed Committee

Chair: Fabio Gorian

11:00–12:00 Germination Committee Chair: Sylvie Ducournau

12:00–12:30 Variety Committee Chair: Daniel Perry

12:30–13:30 Lunch break

13:30–14:15 Moisture Committee Chair: Jette Nydam

14:15–15:00 GMO Committee Chair: Cheryl Dollard

15:00–15:30 Coffee break

15:30–16:00 Statistics Committee Chair: Jean-Louis Laffont

16:00–16:30 SST Editorial Board Chair: Fiona Hay

16:30–16:45 Nomenclature Committee Chair: Ernest Allen

17:00–20:00 Time allocated for ISTA TCOMs side meetings

Sunday, 19 June 2016

08:15–16:30 Presentations of ISTA’s technical work and meetings of ISTA Technical Committees (continued)

08:15–09:00 Purity Committee Chairs: Elizabeth Jane TaylorGerarda de Boer - Raatgever

09:00–10:00 Seed Health Committee Chair: Valérie Grimault

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–11:00 Seed Storage Committee Chair: Hugh Pritchard

11:00–11:30 Tetrazolium Committee Chair: Stefanie Krämer

11:30–12:30 Seed Vigour Committee Chair: Alison Powell

12:30–13:30 Lunch break

13:30–14:00 Advanced Technologies Committee

Chair: Bert van Duijn

14:00–15:00 Rules Committee Chair: Steve Jones

15:00–15:30 Coffee break

15:30–16:30 Rules Committee (continued)

Chair: Steve Jones

17:00–20:00 Time allocated for ISTA TCOMs side meetings

Monday, 20 June 2016

08:30–16:30 Presentations of ISTA’s technical work and meetings of ISTA Technical Committees (continued)

08:30–09:15 Proficiency Test Committee

Chair: Günter Müller

09:15–10:00 Laboratory Accreditation and Quality Assurance Programme

Chair: Florina Palada

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–11:00 Seed Science Advisory Group

Chair: Alison Powell

11:00–12:00 Presentations by International Seed Organisations

Chair: Secretary General

12:00–13:00 Lunch break

13:00–15:00 Discussion Forum: Method development to meet the needs of seed testing in developed and developing laboratories and countries

Chair: Alison Powell

15:00–15:30 Coffee break

15:30–16:30 Discussion on the Draft ISTA Strategy 2016–2019

Chair: Joël Léchappé and Secretary General

17:00–20:00 Time allocated for ISTA TCOMs side meetings

Tuesday, 21 June 2016

08:30–17:30 ISTA Ordinary General Meeting

08:30–08:45 Welcome by the ISTA President, Joël Léchappé

08:45–10:00 1. Call to order

2. President’s address

3. Roll call of Designated Members entitled to vote

4. Comments about the minutes of the previous General Meeting

5. Report of the Executive Committee

6. Report of the Secretary General

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–12:30 7. Consideration and adoption of the proposed changes to the ISTA Articles

8. Election of Officers and members-at-large of the Executive Committee

9. Fixation of Annual Subscriptions

12:30–13:30 Lunch break

13:30–15:30 10. Consideration and Adoption of the proposed Rules Changes 2016

11. Consideration and Adoption of Reports

12. Announcement of the place and date of the next Ordinary General Meeting

13. Any other business raised by a Member, of which notice in writing has been received by the Secretary General at least two months prior to the date of the General Meeting

14. Any other business raised by consent of the Executive Committee

15:30–16:00 Coffee break

16:00–17:30 15. Discharge of the Executive Committee

16. Installation of new Officers and Executive Committee members

17. President’s closing address

18. Adjournment

17:30 Official ECOM Photo