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NDSU Plant Diagnostic Lab
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Plant Diagnostic Lab

Special tests not listed below may be available by arrangement. Contact information is below, at left.

NDSU Plant Diagnostic Lab Fees

  • Routine diagnosis: ND Resident $15; Out of State $25
  • Non-routine Culture - Routine diagnosis fee + $10: $25
  • ELISA (serological test for certain viruses, fungi, or bacteria): $25 ($10 for each additional sample, same organism)
  • Dutch elm disease test: $30
  • Herbicide injury evaluation (visual only; see Pesticide Information in vertical menu bar for more information): $15
  • Plant or insect identification: $15
  • Mold identification (limited): $15
  • Nematode screen (SCN, others): $25
  • Soil Bioassay: Rhizomania (BNYVV): $110
  • Soil Bioassay: Root rot index (Aphanomyces): $110
  • IFA for ash yellows phytoplasma (for research samples only): $30
  • Potato tuber/storage/soft rots evaluation: $35 (min. 30-40 lbs)

NDSU Seed Health Testing Fees

  • Canola
    Blackleg of Canola assay (2-3 lb. min. sample): $50
  • Dry Edible Beans
  • Dome Test for Bacterial Blight pathogens (3-5 lb. min. sample): $50
    Anthracnose testing (3-5 lb. min. sample): $50
    Dome + Anthracnose (5-8 lb min. sample): $90
  • Potato
  • Late Blight screen (min. 400 tubers): $75
    Bacterial Ring Rot of Potatoes for Export (min. 400 tubers required; ELISA/IFA): $150
    Virus testing on tuber sprouts (min. 600 tubers): 1st Virus: $342 ($25 each additional virus)
    Potato tissue culture 6-virus/1-bacteria screen (PVA, PVM, PVS, PVX, PVY, PLRV, and Cms.; Ec by request): $10
    PSTV (available only by special arrangement): varies
  • Pulse crops - Lentils / Chickpeas (Garbanzos) / Field Peas
  • Ascochyta screening (3-5 lb. minimum sample): pea/lentil (500-600 seeds screened): $65; chickpea (1000 seeds screened): $95
    Anthracnose screening (2-3 lb. minimum sample): $50
    Nematode seed wash: $25
  • Small Grains
  • Black Point screen (2-3 lb. minimum sample): $75
    Rust/Bunt/Smut seed wash: $75
  • Sunflower
  • Nematode seed wash: $25
 

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Plant Diagnostic Lab
NDSU Plant Pathology
206 Waldron Hall
Fargo, ND 58105
Phone: 701-231-7854
Fax: 701-231-7851

 

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