December 6-6, 2017

WEBINAR - Variability in Seed Testing Results

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Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) *

Online - Online, United States

November 27-29, 2017

1° Workshop para Analistas de Sementes

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Associação Paranaense dos Produtores de Sementes e Mudas (Apasem)

Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil

November 27-29, 2017

Workshop on Imaging Technologies for Seed Evaluation

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Aarhus University, Department of Agroecology - Slagelse, Denmark

The overall aim of this workshop is to introduce optical technologies (like multispectral imaging, NIRS, electrophotography and X-ray) in seed evaluation. The participants learn about and practice the use of imaging technologies for seed evaluation.

October 23-25, 2017

1° Workshop para Analistas de Sementes

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Associação Paranaense dos Produtores de Sementes e Mudas (Apasem)

Toledo, PR, Brazil

October 23, 2017 - November 10, 2017

COURSE - Plant genetic resources and resilient seed systems for sustainable food security

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Wageningen University & Research

, Nepal

The training is designed for public, civil, research, education and/or development professionals working in a range of relevant programmes.

September 18-21, 2017

ISTA Workshop Seed Health Testing Sunflower, Soybean and Flax

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Angers, France

Previous proficiency tests showed unexpected results between participants. This workshop will help participants to train on seed health testing methods for detecting fungi and harmonize notations.

August 15-17, 2017

Iowa State University's Seed Conditioning Workshop: Seed Corn/Soybean Quality Testing

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Iowa State University

Iowa State University - Ames, IA, United States

July 18-19, 2017

Bayer Company - ISAAA Summer Workshop

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Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST) *

Bayer Vegetable Seeds - Parma, ID, United States

June 26, 2017 - August 9, 2017

Curso: Muestro y aseguramiento de la calidad aplicado a la toma de muestras de lotes de semillas

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Instituto Nacional de Semillas, Uruguay (INASE)

Complejo Turistico Flores - Flores, Uruguay

June 19-22, 2017

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Annual Meeting 2017

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Renaissance Hotel - Denver, CO, United States

The event will be held in collaboration with the Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) and the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST). This will be the first time that the three seed testing associations will be holding a joint Annual Meeting.

June 19, 2017 - December 15, 2017

International Certificate Program in Seed Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship

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Michigan State University

Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI, United States

Global seed agribusiness management, strategy and new ventures (at Michigan State University); Practical training and experience with seed companies in India (at Bejo Sheetal Bio-Science Foundation); Business management and entrepreneurship training (at National Institu...

June 18-18, 2017

Workshop: Tolerances in Seed Testing: Applications and Practices and How to Design and Implement a Referee Study

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Renaissance Denver Stapleton Hotel - Denver, CO, United States

The first part will cover principles and applications of tolerances in seed testing. The second part of the workshop will cover how to establish a referee study.

June 17-18, 2017

Flower Seed Workshop

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Denver Botanical Gardens - Denver, CO, United States

June 16-18, 2017

Native Seed Testing Workshop

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Denver, CO, United States

Testing native seeds: Purity, Germination, TZ and practical testing issues will be explored

June 16-26, 2017

Exposition de variétés de semences agricoles de hautes technologies

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Centre des biotechnologies - Hô Chi Minh City, Vietnam

June 14-16, 2017

Workshop: Seedcalc and other Tools for Statistics in Seed Testing Workshop

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Denver, CO, United States

Statistical distributions usually found in seed testing; Sampling principles for seed testing; Seed testing plans for adventitious presence testing or low level testing using qualitative and quantitative assays; Seed testing plans for purity testing; Statistical outlier...

June 6, 2017 - November 23, 2017

ISTA Workshop on Advanced Seed Vigour Testing

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Bangalore, India

The workshop will be focused on two of the ISTA validated tests, the Radicle Emergence test and the Conductivity test. The workshop will be made up of practical experience of the two tests, lectures and interactive seminars.

June 6, 2017 - September 22, 2017

67th Australasian Grain Science Conference 2017

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Rydges Hotel - Christchurch, New Zealand

May 15-17, 2017

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Seed Testing Short Course: Corn and Soybean Quality Evaluation Workshop

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Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States

Participants will evaluate seedlings from testing methods on two seed lots of corn and two soybean seed lots and will see how their results compare to the class average, high and low results. Traditional seed testing methods include warm germination (sand, rolled paper ...

May 15-17, 2017

Hort Connections 2017

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Adelaide Convention Centre - Adelaide, SA, Australia

This event, combining the National Horticulture Convention and PMA Fresh Connections, brings together the largest number of growers, supply chain members, government stakeholders and industry service providers in the Australian horticulture industry.

May 8-11, 2017

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Seed Testing Short Course: Purity Week

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Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States

The emphasis of the week will be on seed identification through working with samples, advice from instructors, and use of electronic and hard copy references. Participants will have the opportunity to work with up to 32 species of seeds, grasses, legumes, cereals plus w...

May 1-4, 2017

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Seed Testing Short Course: Germination Week

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Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States

Participants will gain experience evaluating seedlings of 16 species (crops, vegetables, flowers grasses, etc.) from the warm germination test plus work with cold tests, accelerated aging, tests for biotech traits (herbicide bioassay, immunoassay), tetrazolium and more.

April 3-6, 2017

ISTA SHC Workshop: How to validate a method and check the performance of quality system in Seed Health testing

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Universidad de Almería - Almeria, Spain

This workshop will provide an overview of Seed health testing methods and method validation principle as well as methods to check the performance of their quality system: ability to implement a method, proficiency tests organization. It will allow participants to work w...

March 7, 2017 - May 16, 2017

Opleiding Zaadanalyse & Gezondheidsonderzoek

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Naktuinbouw

Naktuinbouw - Roelofsarendsveen, Netherlands

March 7-10, 2017

4th International Symposium on Molecular Markers in Horticulture

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Napier War Memorial Conference Centre - Napier, New Zealand

February 20-23, 2017

ISTA Workshop on Advanced Seed Vigour Testing

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Seed Laboratory INO7 - Bengaluru, India

The workshop will be focused on two of the ISTA validated tests, the Radicle Emergence test and the Conductivity test. The workshop will be made up of practical experience of the two tests, lectures and interactive seminars. It will also offer an opportunity for general...

January 18-19, 2017

2017 North East Seed Analyst Workshop

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Harrisburg, PA, United States

January 18-21, 2017

Seed Industry Program 2016 - "Traits - Market - Growth - Leadership"

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Cornell University

Hotel Radisson Blu - Hyderabad, India

The program will focus on enhancing the ability of the participants to understand emerging issues and develop strategic solutions to augment business through deeper understanding of research management, technology access through licensing, regulatory compliance, market ...

December 1-1, 2017

2017 PREDICTA® B Root Disease Risk Management Courses

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South Australian Research & Development Institute (SARDI)

Technology Park, Bentley - Perth, WA, Australia

Each one-day course provides accreditation for delivering PREDICTA® B – the DNA-based soil testing service which enables identification of the pathogens posing the greatest risk to cereal crops.

November 22-24, 2017

Horti China 2017

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Shanghai, China

The international platform connecting China with the world-wide business of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and plants – Focusing on seeds, young plants, greenhouse technology, preservation & handling technology, trade and logistics.

November 13-17, 2017

24th Asian Seed Congress

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Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)*

Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park - Bangkok, Thailand

November 8-10, 2017

3rd International Conference for Crop Improvement

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University of Reading, Malaysia campus - Johor Bahru, Malaysia

October 26-28, 2017

International Conference on Epigenetic Research

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Osaka, Japan

October 4-5, 2017

First Global Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition 2017

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UN Conference Center - Bangkok, Thailand

October 2-5, 2017

5th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium (IPPS)

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Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN)

Adelaide, SA, Australia

October 2-5, 2017

ComBio 2017

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Adelaide Convention Centre - Adelaide, SA, Australia

incorporates the annual meetings of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Australian Society of Plant Scientists and the Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology.

September 26-28, 2017

Science Protecting Plant Health 2017

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Brisbane Convention Centre - Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Conference themes will focus on the latest science, research and practice from leaders in their fields encompassing all the disciplines of plant biosecurity and plant pathology.

September 25-27, 2017

69th Annual Congress of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)

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International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)

Taichung, Taiwan

September 17-19, 2017

8th China Seed Expo and 13th National Seed Information Exchange and Products Trade Fair

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Langfang International Convention and Exhibition Center - Langfang , China

September 6-8, 2017

Asia Fruit Logistica 2017

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Hong Kong, China

September 3-6, 2017

Australian Barley Technical Symposium

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Wrest Point Hotel Casino - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

“The science and the craft: barley-beer-whisky"

September 1-5, 2017

Independent Seed Graders Association Conference

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Independent Seed Graders Association

Margaret River, Australia

August 23-23, 2017

WORKSHOP - Developing the Seed Sector: What Role for Policy?

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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) - Dhaka, Bangladesh

August 20-24, 2017

Greensys 2017 - International Symposium on High Technology for Environment Engineering, Energy-Saving and Crop Management in Greenhouse Systems

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Beijing , China

Info: Prof. Dr. Qichang Yang, IDEA, CAAS, 12#, Zhongguancun Southern Street, Haidian District, Beijing City, 100081, China. Phone: (86)010-82105983, Fax: (86)010-82106021, E-mail: yangq@cjac.org.cn

August 10-10, 2017

Workshop: Operations Excellence through Lean for the Seed Industry

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Gubba Cold Storage

Plot No. 1, Survey No. 85/A, Yallempet Mandal, Ranga Reddy Dist., NH44 - Yallempet Mandal, Telangana , India

workshop@gubbagroup.com

July 3-5, 2017

Plant Genomics 2017 - 7th International Conference on Plant Genomics

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Bangkok, Thailand

Scientists, professors and research professionals will discuss the research, achievements and advancements in this field. A platform for the interaction between experts around the world and aims to accelerate scientific discoveries and major milestones in the field of p...

June 5-9, 2017

2nd Biocontrol Asia Conference & Exhibition

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Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers - Bangkok, Thailand

May 12, 2017 - December 1, 2017

36th International Vegetable Training Course

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World Vegetable Center

WorldVeg East and Southeast Asia Research and Training Station, Kasetsart University - Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

MODULE I: From Seed to Harvest (9 October – 3 November 2017) MODULE II: From Harvest to Table (6 November – 1 December 2017)

April 10-11, 2017

Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress - Asia

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Hong Kong, China

Attracting experts working in all areas of plant science, the event will examine the latest NGS platforms and omic technologies being used for progressing plant based research in aspects such as genome editing, crop trait development, epigenetics, phenotyping, plant mic...

March 15-17, 2017

Horti ASIA 2017 - 5th International Tradeshow for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology

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Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) - Bangkok, Thailand

The objective of the show is to provide solution to serve horticulture industry (Fruit, Flower & Vegetable) in order to reduce the production cost and increase in quality & yield. Covers from pre-harvest to post-harvest: seed, soil preparation, substrate, irrigation sys...

March 14-15, 2017

BIO Asia International Conference

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Tokyo, Japan

March 6-8, 2017

International Temperate Rice Conference

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Griffith, NSW, Australia

Join us for an opportunity to celebrate research and innovation in the field, discuss the latest issues and trends in temperate rice growing and network with industry professionals on an international level.

February 27-28, 2017

GRDC Grains Research Update

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Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

The Crown Perth - Perth, WA, Australia

February 23-25, 2017

Asia Solanaceous Round Table II

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Asia & Pacific Seed Alliance (APSA)*

Bangkok, Thailand

‘Challenges and Future Trends in Solanaceous Crops R&D in Asia"

February 21-25, 2017

InterDrought- V Conference

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Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC) - Hyderabad, India

InterDrought conferences serve as a platform for presenting and debating key issues and strategies relevant for improving drought and other stress tolerance in crops. The main mission of the conference is to explore the possibilities of scientific and technological appl...

February 12-14, 2017

Indian Seed Congress 2017

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National Seed Association of India (NSAI)

Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residence - Kolkata, India

February 7-8, 2017

19th International Conference on Agricultural, Biotechnology, Biological and Biosystems Engineering (ICABBBE 2017)

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1/136, Dr. E. Moses Road Worli - Mumbai, India

A premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Agricultural, Biotechnology, Bio...

January 28-30, 2017

XIV National Seed Seminar “Food Security Through Augmented Seed Supply Under Climate Uncertainties”

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Indian Society of Seed Technology (ISST)

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR) - New Delhi, India

January 28-30, 2017

XIV National Seed Seminar: “Food security through augmented seed supply under climate uncertainties”

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

New Delhi, India