ISTA Workshop on Flower Seed Testing

ISTA Accredited seed testing laboratory, Naktuinbouw, the Netherlands will host an ISTA workshop on Flower Seed Testing prior to the ISTA Annual Meeting 2012.  

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Organizer:
ISTA Accredited seed testing laboratory, Naktuinbouw
Anton Grim
a.grim@naktuinbouw.nl


Lecturers:     
Stefanie Krämer
Rita Zecchinelli
Zita Ripka
Sylvie Ducournau
Anton Grim     

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Aim of the workshop:
To gain knowledge and some experience in flower seed testing.


Target Group:
Staff of laboratories willing to gain experience on flower seed testing


Workshop content:
Purity analysis,
Germination testing
Tetrazolium testing
Statistics in seed testing
Excursion to flower auction and flower seed company  


Preliminary programme:
Lectures and practice on purity analysis, germination and tetrazolium testing on flower seeds

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Registration fee:      
ISTA members:                   €400
None ISTA members:        €600 
(Fee includes instructive materials, manuals and proceedings; coffee breaks, lunches and official dinner; Excursion to flower auction and flower seed company)

Registration will be limited to 40 participants                         
Registration deadline: Friday, March 30^th, 2012      


Accommodation:    
Tulip Inn Leiderdorp €80,00
(breakfast included but exclusive of tourist tax)
www.tulipinnleiderdorp.nl
leiderdorp@autogrill.net
+31 71 5899 302

For accommodation registration code please contact Anton Grim (a.grim@naktuinbouw.nl)