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Potato Disease Testing

Description

The NDSU Plant Diagnostic Lab conducts potato disease testing in support of the potato program (ND State Seed Department) in North Dakota and several other states.

We are a USDA-approved laboratory to test seed potatoes for Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus (bacterial ring rot) for export to Canada.

Testing Request Form

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Bacterial ring rot (BRR) Testing

Bacterial Ring Rot Testing (qPCR) Non-export: $35 per subsample | Export: $65 per subsample

Recommended sample size: 400 tubers bulked at 2 subsamples (200 tubers per subsample)
Coring fee: A $35 charge per sample will be added for coring tubers. Please contact us before sending whole tubers.
Additional fees: A $35 surcharge may be added if fewer than 5 samples are received or processed at the same time.

Bacterial Ring Rot Equipment Swab Testing (qPCR) $25 per swab

Additional fees: A $25 surcharge may be added if fewer than 10 samples are received or processed at the same time.

Dickeya soft rot / black leg Testing

Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) and Tobacco Rattle Virus (TRV) Testing

Potato Virus Y (PVY) Sprout Testing

Potato Virus X (PVX) Leaf Testing

Late Blight Screening

Tissue Culture / Greenhouse Screening

Potato Disease Testing

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