Official Newsletter of the WANA Seed Network
No. 35, July 2008
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Literature, books and journal articles of interest to readers are presented here. Please send information on seed publications on policy, regulation, and technology to the Editor for inclusion in Seed Info.
Books
Bishaw, Z and A.J.G. van Gastel. 2007. Seed production of cool-season food legumes: faba bean, chickpea and lentil. This fully illustrated technical manual describes seed production methods for faba bean, chickpea and lentil. Collectively, known as cool-season food legumes, these crops are grown worldwide, and play a critical in food security in developing countries. The manual covers all stages of the seed production cycle: variety maintenance, selection of seed growers, production practices, quality control, mechanization, pest and disease control, processing and storage. The emphasis is on practical information and guidelines for producing high-quality legume seed in a developingcountry context. This book is probably the first such compilation, summarizing available but hard-to-find information from many sources into a single, comprehensive reference source. It will be useful to producers, extension staff, quality assurance agencies, training programs, as well as seed relief programs. ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria; vi + 84 pp. ISBN 92-9127-194-8; Price: US$ 40.
Brescianti, F. and A. Valdes (eds). 2007. Beyond Food Production: The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction. Most incidences of poverty are concentrated in rural areas and farming is a major source of income to the rural poor. Therefore, the argument goes, agricultural growth is a good way to reduce poverty. In reality, however, things are not quite so clear-cut. Produced by the FAO, Beyond Food Production takes a closer, statistic-led look at some of the issues affecting rural agricultural communities en route to development. The results from studies on three continents are intriguing, if divergent, but the analysis is aimed at readers with a firm background in econometrics. Edward Elgar Publishing, 240pp, ISBN 978 92 5 105534 2 (Hb), £59.95; Website: www.earthprint.com/fao
Useful Websites
ISTA is pleased to announce that the ISTA Statistics Committee has elaborated an updated version of Seedcalc 8 with the ability to design qualitative testing plans using a Bayesian approach. This new capability was presented at the 28th ISTA Congress 2007 under the title 'A Bayesian approach for adventitious presence (AP) semi-quantitative testing in conventional seed lots'. The program is now available for free down at https://www.seedtest.org/stream /nl-l---1--%40a3a28d620689--85.htm.