The document 'ISTA SHC Review Methods Questionnaire' is now available on the ISTA Website at https://www.seedtest.org/stream/nl-l---1--%400dfbc7321031--47.html

The Seed Health Method Validation Programme requires that methods approved as Official Methods should be reviewed after 5 years to ensure their continuing effectiveness and suitability. Official Seed Health Testing Methods are found in the International Rules for Seed Testing, Annexe to Chapter 7, Seed Health Testing Methods. There are currently 12 ISTA Official Seed Health Testing Methods that are now due for review, having been approved in 2001 (listed in Table 1).

We have received no formal request for changes or withdrawal of any of these methods since 2001.

The ISTA Seed Health Committee would like to receive your feedback as part of the review process.

To help us we would be pleased if you could answer the questions in the questionnaire and return it to the ISTA Secretariat at the address below by 31 August 2006, or by email to: tcom.admin@ista.ch.