ISTA Accredited seed testing laboratory, Naktuinbouw, the Netherlands will host an ISTA Workshop on Variety Testing prior to the ISTA Annual Meeting 2012.
Organizer: ISTA Accredited seed testing laboratory, Naktuinbouw
Dr. Hedwich Teunissen
h.teunissen@naktuinbouw.nlLecturers:
Dr. Hedwich Teunissen (Naktuinbouw)
Others to be determined
Aim of the workshop:
Overview of the different methods that can be applied for Variety Testing. The main focus is on DNA
based methods for variety ID and statistics. Hands-on experiments of PCR-based marker systems,
fingerprint analysis and clustering.
Preliminary programme:
- Overview of conventional and protein ID methods
- Overview of sampling for Variety Testing and preparation of working samples
- Different methods for DNA extraction and quantification
- Polymerase Chain Reaction, optimalisation, primer design etc.
- Molecular markers for Variety ID – Different types of markers
- Data analysis in BioNumerics (different outputs of fingerprint data)
- Data mining/Database development
- Genetic similarity analyses and statistics (clustering, PCA, MDS)
- Statistical aspects of purity testing
- Molecular markers applications at Naktuinbouw
- Future (technological) developments for variety testing
Registration fee:
ISTA members:
€450 None ISTA members:
€650
(Fee includes instructive materials, manuals and proceedings; coffee breaks, lunches and official dinner)
Registration will be limited to
20 participants
Registration deadline:
Friday, March 30th, 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 Hedwich Teunissen (
h.teunissen@naktuinbouw.nl)
