ISHI Technical resources – International Seed Federation

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

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

Below a list of guidelines, position papers, technical fact sheets, publications and videos which can be found here.

Title	Publication Year
Guidelines on Seed Health Testing in the Vegetable Seed Industry	2010
Real-time PCR, an ‘indirect’ test used for pre-screening in seed health methods	2018

Title	Publication Year
ISF Viewpoint on Indirect Seed Health Tests	2013

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

Title	Publication Year
Southern tomato virus in Tomato seed	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
Regulated Pest List Initiative: Science-based information reduces unwarranted trade barriers	Prophyta – The Annual	2021
Whitefly main vector of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus	Prophyta – Focus on Europe	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
Regulation of seed too often excessive	Prophyta – The Annual	2022
Phytosanitary regulations of okra seeds assessed	Prophyta – The Annual	2023
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

Title	Publication 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