Facebook-f Icon-x-twitterx Instagram Youtube Linkedin
Members Area
Arbitration

ISHI provides a forum for exchanging information, sharing expertise on seed health testing and the development of new seed health tests.

Youtube Linkedin Instagram X-twitter Facebook

ISHI shares its knowledge on seed health testing through various documents besides its methods, validation reports, and best practices.

Below are lists of guidelines, position papers, terms, technical fact sheets, publications and videos.

Guidelines

TitlePublication Year
Guidelines on Seed Health Testing in the Vegetable Seed Industry2010
Real-time PCR, an ‘indirect’ test used for pre-screening in seed health methods2018

Position Papers

Title Publication Year
ISF Viewpoint on Indirect Seed Health Tests  2013

Technical Opinion Papers

Title Publication Year
High Throughput Sequencing in Seed Health Testing 2019
Tobamovirus outbreaks in Solanaceae are not linked to use of indicator plant tests: A retrospective analysis 2022

Technical Guidelines

TitlePublication Year
Technical Guidelines for PCR Assay Development for Seed Health Tests2024
Technical Guidelines for the Organisation of Comparative Tests2024
Technical Guidelines for the Validation of Seed Health Methods2025

Terms

TitlePublication Year
Abbreviations2025
Glossary of Terms2025

Technical Fact Sheets

Title Publication Year
Southern tomato virus in Tomato seed 2019

Publications (from 2019)

Title Journal Publication Year
ISHI in Retrospect: Let’s tackle this together Prophyta – Focus on Europe 2019
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: ISHI-Veg develops new, specific detection method Prophyta – The Annual 2019
The future of seed health testing: going back to basics Prophyta – The Annual 2020
Global seed movement poses demanding challenges Prophyta – The Annual 2021
Detection Acidovorax citrulli in melon: faster, cheaper and more efficient Prophyta – Focus on Europe 2021
Zucchini vein clearing disease: ISHI-Veg develops grow-out based detection method Prophyta – The Annual 2022
Seed Health Testing: Doing Things Right PhytoFrontiers™ 2022
Seed health initiative on vegetables: Celebrating 30 years of ISHI-Veg Prophyta – The Annual 2023
Seed health methods: ISHI’s validation process Prophyta – The Annual 2023
Development and validation of real-time PCR tests for specific identification of Xanthomonas species causing bacterial spot disease on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and pepper (Capsicum annuum) EPPO Bulletin 2023
International Seed Health Initiative: Improving toolbox to support evolving needs Prophyta – The annual 2024
Development and validation of a multiplex real-time RT-PCR test for the screening of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) for the detection of pepino mosaic virus EPPO Bulletin 2024
Harmonization of controls: Building blocks of the ISHI best practices Prophyta – Focus on Europe 2025

Videos

TitlePublication Year
“Improved Assay” by ISHI-Veg (Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi)2021
“New Assay” by ISHI-Veg (Tomato brown rugose fruit virus)2021
“Practical Alternative” by ISHI-Veg (Acidovorax citrulli)2021