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The Pathology
Committee is a newly reactivated AOSA/SCST committee that
will focus on issues related to seed pathology
testing and how fungal
infection effects vigor and germination.
Attendees agreed to work on two projects for the coming
year:
1. To determine standard methods for conducting tests when
pathogens or saprophytes are present in germination tests
and affect the percentage germination and to present this
information at next years meeting.
2. To research the health hazards of exposure to
Aspergillus flavus spores and the personal protection
equipment that should be used when working under
conditions of exposure to high numbers of airborne spores.
Minutes from the June 2006 Meeting
Resources:
National Seed
Health System
www.seedhealth.org
The National Seed
Health System (NSHS) is authorized by USDA-APHIS to
provide specific standards for laboratory seed health
tests and seed crop field inspections that may be used for
the issuance of a Federal Phytosanitary Certificate to
meet international regulations regarding export of seed
from the USA.
International Seed Health Initiative (ISHI)
http://www.worldseed.org/ishis.htm
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)
www.seedtest.org
Seed health
testing methods are available to download at no charge.
North American Plant
Protection Organization (NAPPO)
www.nappo.org
A Regional Plant Protection Organization of the
International Plant Protection Convention, coordinates the
efforts among Canada, the United States and Mexico to
protect their plant resources from the entry,
establishment and spread of regulated plant pests, while
facilitating intra/ interregional trade.
On-Line Glossary of Technical Terms in Plant Pathology
American Phytopathological Society-
Seed Pathology Committee
Environmental and Health
References
documents to download
Center for Disease Control
(CDC) -
State of the Science on
Molds and Human Health
Environmental protection Agency (EPA)
Mold Prevention in
schools and Commercial Buildings
Environmental protection Agency (EPA)
Guide to Mold, Moisture and
Your Home
Environmental protection
Agency (EPA)
Indoor Air Pollution
Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia
Aspergillosis Infection
The New York City Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene Mold Remediation
Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in
Indoor Environments
OSHA Mold
References
OSHA Guide to Mold in the Workplace |
