About the Book
This book is based on selected papers developed from the second International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) – Plant Disease Committee symposium, held in Cambridge in August 1996. Contributors include research workers active in this area from all parts of the world. The book is divided into five sections. The first discusses new and priority seedborne diseases from the different geographical regions of the world. The second addresses policy issues and is by authors from seed testing organizations, commerce and government. The next section describes new technical developments in seed health testing, particularly the detection of seedborne fungi and viruses using molecular techniques. There is then a group of papers evaluating new methods in comparative tests, conducted by both the ISTA-PDC and the International Seed Health Initiative (ISHI). The final part of the book examines quality assurance in routine seed health testing laboratories and in the production of high quality seed. The book represents an essential reference for all plant pathologists working with seeds and for seed testing laboratories.
Table of Contents:
SECTION ONE: New and Priority Seedborne Diseases 1: New and priority seedborne diseases in Western Europe, V Cockerell 2: Recent problems with loose smut in oats and common bunt in wheat in the Nordic countries, G Brodal, H Kortema, C Scheel and K Sperlingsson 3: Seed health testing in Eastern and Central European countries - the present and prospects, T Tylkowska 4: The reoccurrence of Burkolderia solanacearum in Southern European countries, M Sousa Santos 5: Seedborne diseases of economic importance in Israel and the use of alternatives to mercuric fungicides, N Lisker and J D Klein 6: New and important seedborne diseases in Southern Africa, J J Serfontein 7: Seedborne disease in North America: Diversity and change, J W Sheppard 8: New and priority seedborne diseases in South America, M F Batista 9: Seedborne diseases in Australia and New Zealand, M Ramsey, E Alberts, J Fletcher and N Grbavac 10: Potentially important seedborne pathogens of economic crops in North East Asia, W S Wu SECTION TWO: Developments in Seed Health Testing Policy 10: ISTA-PDC’s terms of reference in the past and for the future, C J Langerak 11: The International Seed Health Initiative, G Meijerink 12: Cereal seed health strategies in the UK, N D Paveley, W J Rennie, J C Reeves, M W Wray, D D Slawson, W S Clark, V Cockerell and A G Mitchell 13: Review on policy developments with regard to seed-health testing and seed treatment in the Nordic countries with special reference to Denmark, C Scheel 14: Developments in seed health testing policy - a US perspective, D McGee 15: Development of seed health testing policy in South America, J C Machado, M G G C Vieira, C A Coser and L A Mendonça 16: Developments in rice seed health testing policy, T W Mew SECTION THREE: Techniques in Seed Health Testing: New Methods andApproaches 17: Development of a PCR-based test to detect and identify Pyrenophora spp, E A Stevens, E J A Blakemore and J C Reeves 18: Characterisation of the seedborne fungal pathogen Phomopsis phaseoli f. sp. meridionalis: the agent of soya bean stem canker, D S Jaccoud-Filho, D Lee, J C Reeves and J Y Tadashi 19: Detection of Tilletia indica in wheat and T. barclayana in rice samples and its implication for seed certification, S S Chahal and P P S Pannu 20: BIO-PCR: A highly sensitive technique for detecting seedborne fungi and bacteria, N W Schaad, M R Bonde and E Hatziloukas 21: Immunofluorescence colony-staining (IFC) as a tool for sample indexing and for the determination of field thresholds for pathogenic seedborne bacteria, J W L Van Vuurde 22: Comparison of serological and molecular methods for detection of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice seed, A M Alvarez, F-U Rehman and J E Leach 23: Immunocapture reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (ICRT-PCR) for the detection of lettuce mosaic virus, R A A Van der Vlugt, M Berendsen and H Koenraadt 24: Comparison of immunocapture-PCR and ELISA in quality control of pea seed for pea seed-borne mosaic potyvirus, T T H Phan, R K Khetarpal, T A H Le and Y Maury SECTION FOUR: Evaluation of Comparative Tests 25: ISTA - Plant Disease Committee (PDC) Bacterial Working Group: Comparative tests and working sheets, N W Schaad 26: Comparative test for the detection of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in crucifer seeds, H Koenraadt 27: Comparative tests with the osmotic blotter method for detection of Drechslera spp. in barley seeds, G Brodal SECTION FIVE: Quality Assurance - Seed Health Testing and Certification 28: ISTA accreditation in seed health testing laboratories, J D Hutchins 29: NAL (NAKG accredited laboratory): A quality assurance system for seed health testing laboratories, J B M Wesseling 30: Microbiological reference materials for quality control in seed health testing, R W Van den Bulk and J D Taylor 31: Quality control of seed for viruses: Present status and future prospects, Y Maury and R K Khetarpal
Review :
"This book presents the proceedings of the Second International Seed Testing Association Plant Disease Committee Symposium held in Cambridge, U.K., 5-8 Aug. 1996. The 32 papers in this book discuss various topics dealing with seed health testing, ranging from disease surveys and pathogen detection methods to national and international policy. . . . Most of the authors of chapters did a good job of utilizing figures, graphs, and illustrations to present their information. Seed Health Testing: Progress Towards the 21st Century is a reference book that should be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of horticulturists and plant pathologists that are associated in any way with the seed industry, including university faculty as well as employees in the private sector. A copy should also be in the library of private and public employees that are interested in the development of seed health testing policy."--HortScience
