Ames, IA – The National Seed Health System (NSHS) and the Online Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business (STB) at Iowa State University are excited to announce that registration is now open for the hands-on seed health testing short course in October.

This short course is specifically designed for early-career seed laboratory technicians who are actively involved in testing. The training focuses on hands-on laboratory techniques supported by lectures and classroom discussions, with special relevance for technicians working in or seeking employment with NSHS-accredited laboratories.

The three day agenda includes:

  • NSHS method Be 4.3 – Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens flaccumfaciens on beans
    • Selective media plating with conventional PCR confirmation test and pathogenicity testing
  • NSHS method Mz 1.1 – Stenocarpella maydis on maize
    • Culture plate
  • NSHS method So 7.1 – Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) on tomato and pepper
    • Reverse transcription quantitative PCR

Registration is $1,895 for non-accredited NSHS companies, and $1,695 for NSHS accredited companies and STB Graduate Students. Space is limited. To ensure broad participation, please limit registrations to no more than two individuals per company.

More details about this workshop are available at www.seedhealth.org/events

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Contact:

Kelly Iverson, NSHS Program Coordinator, kiverson@iastate.edu

Gary Munkvold, STB Program Director and NSHS Co-Director, munkvold@iastate.edu

 

About the National Seed Health System

The National Seed Health System is a program authorized by USDA-APHIS and administered by the Iowa State University Seed Science Center to accredit both private and public entities to perform certain activities needed to support the issuance of Federal phytosanitary certificates for the international movement of seed.

About the Online Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business

The Seed Technology and Business Graduate Program at Iowa State University is an exclusively online-only graduate program focused on preparing students for seed-related management roles. The program is designed specifically for professionals working in the seed sector and aims to offer fresh perspectives on how seed delivers values to users and society.

About the Seed Science Center

The Seed Science Center at Iowa State University is a center of excellence nationally and internationally in seed research, education, technology transfer, and international seed programs.