Seedborne Pathogen Testing Services
We test for seed-borne viruses, fungi, bacteria, & nematodes. Seed samples sent for \ testing must be representative of the seed lot. Therefore, click this link for sampling procedures and follow the instructions precisely for the best testing results.
a) Virus Tests: ELISA
b) Fungal Tests: Cultural & Microscopic
| Crop | Disease | Test | Charge | Seed Submission |
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Lentils |
Aschochyta blight |
Ascochyta lentis |
$95 |
3 lbs for Lentils
5 lbs for chickpea
5 lbs for field pea |
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Gray Mold |
Botrytis. cinerea, Botrytis. fabae |
$95 |
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Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum truncatum |
$95 |
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Fusarium wilt |
F. acuminatum, F. avenaceum, |
$95 |
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White mold |
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum |
$95 |
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Stemphylium blight |
Stemphylium botryosum |
$95 |
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Alternaria blight |
Alternaria alternaria |
$95 |
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Chickpea |
Aschochyta blight |
Ascochyta rabiei |
$95 |
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Gray Mold |
Botrytis cinerea |
$95 |
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Anthracnose |
Colletotrichum lupini |
$95 |
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Alternaria blight |
Alternaria alternaria |
$95 |
Bulk Discounts |
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Fusarium wilt |
Fusarium .Spp F. acuminatum, F. avenaceum, F. oxysporum f. sp. Pisi F. oxysporum f. sp. ciceri |
$95 |
2-3 Tests: 25% discount
4 ≥Tests: 50% discount
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Field Pea |
Aschochyta blight |
Ascochyta pisi |
$95 |
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Mycospharella pinodes Phoma medicaginis var. pinodella |
$95 |
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Gray mold |
Botrytis. cinerea |
$95 |
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Anthracnose |
Collectrichum. pisi |
$95 |
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Fusarium wilt |
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri |
$95 |
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Alternaria blight |
Alternaria alternaria |
$95 |
c) Bacteria Test: Cultural, biochemical, & biological
| Crop | Bacterial Blight Dome Test | Charge | Seed Submission |
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Field pea |
Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi |
$200 |
5 lbs |
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. Syringae |
$200 |
d) Nematode Test: Morphological
| Crop | Test | Charge | Seed Submission |
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Field pea |
Ditylenchus dipsaci (stem nematode) |
$100 |
3 Pounds |
e) Multi-pathogen Test Discounts
| Crop | Test | % Discount | Seed Submission |
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Chickpea
Field Pea
Lentil
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2-3 viruses only 4-6 viruses only 7-9 viruses only 2-3 fungi only
4 & more fungi only
2 bacteria |
5% 10% 15% |
Viral + fungal tests 3 lbs for lentils 6 lbs for chickpea 6 lbs for field pea
Virus + fungal + bacteria tests 4 lbs for lentils 8 lbs for chickpea 8 lbs for field pea
Virus + fungal + bacteria + nematode tests 5 lbs for lentils 10 lbs for chickpea 10 lbs for field pea
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25%
50% |
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10% |