b'ASSOCIATION NEWS 9.Khalid, E., Afzal, I., Khan, S.H.U. andCommittee, delivered two lectures on seed Awan, S.I. (2024). Comparison of hermetic anddrying and storage: Introduction, principles conventional bags for maize seed preservationand techniques and Seed moisture contents in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Journal of Storedin storage. Irfan Afzal, a member of the Seed Products Research, 105: 102215. doi.org/10.1016/j. Storage Committee, presented on Seed quality jspr.2023.102215 evaluation during seed storage, while Filippo 10. Zahid, S., Afzal, I., Ahmed, Z. and Shakeel,Guzzon, also a member of the Committee, A. (2024). Physiological and biochemicalpresented on Seed storage and dry chain responses of a wide range of quinoa accessionstechnology to preserve seed quality. This was to accelerated aging conditions. Seed Science andfollowed by a presentation from Fawad Shah, the Technology, 52(3), 343365. doi.org/10.15258/ President of the Minnesota Crop Improvement sst.2024.52.3.10 Association, who shared his practical experience 11. Veser, J., Kodde, J., Groot, S.P.C., Fix, R.,on seed sampling. And finally, Waseem Abbas, van der Sman, R.G.M. and Schutyser, M.A.I.an Assistant Professor at UAF, delivered a lecture (2024). Universal or species-specific influenceon Insect pests in grain storage: persistent to of moisture on the glass transition in varioussustainable management approaches.horticultural seeds? Scientia Horticulturae, 338: 113705. Committee Member Presentations12. Esfandiari, A., Norling, C., Kaji, R.,Seed Storage Committee members gave McLachlan, A., Mathew, L., Fleming, M., Morgan,presentations at various seminars on seed E. and Nadarajan, J. (2024). Variations in seedstorage.dormancy occurrence and their classifications in1.Nadarajan, J., Divinagracia, J., Mathew, thirteen Actinidia species. Seeds, 3, 179196. doi. L., Esfandiari, A., Wiedow, C., Koot, E., Duffy, org/10.3390/seeds3020014 A. and Morgan, E. (2024). Oral presentation 13. Da Silva Dias, G., Chaves, J.T.L., Santos, T.R.S.,on Ex-situ conservation of Aotearoa New Garcia, Q.S., Artur, M.A.S. and Bicalho, E.M.Zealands Actinidia sp. genetic resources at the (2024). Be prepared: how does discontinuousXI International Symposium on Kiwifruit, 2024 hydration in Tabebuia heterophylla seeds induceFebruary 2024, Mt Maunganui, New Zealand. Netherlands, 25 September 2024.stress tolerance in seedlings? Plant Biol J. doi. 2.Nadarajan, J. (2024). Seed storage behaviour:8.Groot, S.P.C. (2024). Benefits of low oxygen org/10.1111/plb.13719 what do we know now that we did not knowseed storage and packaging. Talk presented 14. Nadarajan, J. (2024). Annual report for50 years ago? An invited presentation for thefor the webinar for the Asia and Pacific Seed National Collection of the Crop GermplasmGenebank Resources on the Web (GROW)Association (APSA), 31 October 2024.Resources Unit. A Plant & Food Research reportwebinar, organised through a partnership9.Sommerville, K.D. (2024). Banking prepared for MBIE (20222023), contract No.between the Crop Trust and the CGIARrainforest seeds. Talk presented at the Rainforest C11X1701, job code P/140600/01. PFR SPTS No.Genebank Initiative, 15 May 2024 (see www. Connections Conference, Ballina, New South 26163, 15 September 2024. croptrust.org/news-events/events/grow- Wales, Australia, June 2024.15. Nadarajan, J., Divinagracia, J., Mathew,webinar-seed-storage-behavior-what-do-we- 10. Sommerville, K.D. (2024). Cryopreservation L., Esfandiari, A., Wiedow, C., Koot, E., Duffy,know-now-that-we-didnt-know-50-years-ago-1/). of macadamiaa tough nut to crack. Talk A. and Morgan, E. (2024). Ex-situ conservation3.Nadarajan, J. (2024). An invited talkpresented at the International Botanical of Aotearoa New Zealands Actinidia sp.presented on Cryopreservation, emphasisCongress, Madrid, Spain, July 2024.genetic resources. A review paper acceptedon long-term security of crop germplasm and11. Sommerville, K.D. (2024). Gardening by the editorial board of XI Internationalrecalcitrant seeds at the Science SymposiumAustralia (local TV show), segment on collecting Symposium on Kiwifruit, for publication in Actaof the ISTA Centenary Celebrations and Annualand banking rainforest seeds (see www.Horticulturae. Meeting, Cambridge, UK, 1 July 2024. abc.net.au/gardening/how-to/rainforest-at-16. Areington, C.A., OKennedy, M.M. and4.Bicalho, E.M. (2024). Priming em sementesrisk/104345968), August 2024.Sershen (2024). Establishing in vitro screeningpara restaurao de reas nativas da mata12. Afzal, I. (2024). Seed storage of vegetable protocols based on phenotypic plasticity ofatlntica impactadas pela minerao [Seedcrops. A talk presented at the training workshop Amaranthus dubius and Galinsoga parviflorapriming to restore Atlantic Rainforest areason Demonstration of seed production methods seeds for drought, salinity, and heat tolerance.impacted by mining]. A lecture delivered inof vegetable crops at University of Agriculture, International Journal of Plant Biology, 15(3),Portuguese for undergraduate students of theFaisalabad (UAF), Pakistan, 24 June 2024.878894. doi.org/10.3390/ijpb15030063 Biology course at the Federal University of Viosa, Florestal, 22 October 2024.Regional Seed Storage Workshop in5.Groot, S.P.C. (2024). Seed drying and Pakistan storage. A lecture presented for an MSc course A training workshop on Innovative Seed Storagein Seed Science and Technology, Wageningen Technologies was organised by Irfan Afzal atUniversity, 16 January 2024.the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF)6.Groot, S.P.C. (2024). Seed storage and the in Pakistan from 12 May 2024. This workshoprelative effects of temperature, moisture and presented and discussed practical knowledgeoxygen. An invited talk presented at the ISTA on innovative technologies to maintain seedCentenary Celebration Science Symposium on quality during storage, with particular focusSeed quality assurance: a critical component of on the needs of seed industry to reduce post- food and nutritional security, Cambridge, UK, 1 harvest losses throughout the seed supply chain.July 2024.Thirty-five people from public and private seed7.Groot, S.P.C. (2024). Benefits of low oxygen sectors participated in this training workshop.seed storage and packaging. Talk presented for Fiona Hay, a senior member of the ISTA Moisturethe Seed Meets Technology fair, Zwaagdijk, The 44 SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL www.seedtest.org'