Washington, DC
October , 2008
USDA - Items of Interest in
Seed
October 2008
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5072815
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editor‘s Notes
OECD Seed Schemes 2008 Meeting Held in Chicago, IL
Dr. Richard Payne Honored by the American Seed Trade
Association
2008 Association of Official Seed Analysts-Society of
Commercial Seed Technologists Annual Meeting
Meeting of the International Seed Testing Association
AMS Representative Travels to India
OECD Seed Schemes Fee Changes
Amendments to CFIA Regulations Published
Seed Grader News
Seed Sampling Training
Federal Seed Schools
International Seed Testing Association 6th Seed Health
Symposium
ISTA Workshop on Species and Variety Testing
National Organic Program Workshop
New Web Site
Ag Discovery Visit
Federal Seed Act Cases Settled
Fall Trueness-to-Variety Overview
Reasons for Changing the Name of a Variety
Tolerances and the Federal Seed Act Regulations – Part II
Bioassay for Fungicide and Growth Performance Tests for
Presence of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
Endophyte Testing
Tips for Using the Microscope for Seed Identification
Understanding Botanical Nomenclature
USDA National Resources Conservation Service Plants
Database: A Useful Tool in Seed Laboratories
Seed Segments – A Journey to Pennsylvania
Ryegrass Fluorescence List
Plant Variety Protection Certificate Status
Calendar of Events
Directory of Services
Full document:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5072815
Source:
Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch
801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054-2193
Phone: 704-810-8870
FAX: 704-852-4189 (Lab), 4109 (Chief)
email: seed.ams@usda.gov
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