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Seed Health Testing Services

Prices valid through June 2008

We are testing for over 300 pathogens for phytosanitary export & quality assurance.

If you do not see a specific pathogen on this list, please call!

Lisa Shepherd
Seed Health Testing Coordinator / National Seed Health System Certified
127 Seed Science Center
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515.294.6493
Fax: 515.294.8303
Email:


Corn Tests

Plate Tests:
Diplodia, Fusarium, Aspergillus, Nigrospora, Cercospora, Other Ear / Leaf Fungi
$50
Blotter Tests:
Helminthosporium-type blights, General Fungal Screening
$35
Wash Tests:
Corn Smuts and Rusts
$35
Soak Tests:
Crazy Top, Downy Mildews
$50
Viral Tests:
Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus, Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus, Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus, Other Viruses
$60
Bacterial Tests:
Goss's Wilt
$60
Stewart's Wilt
$60
Stewart's Wilt for South Africa (1000 seeds)
$120

Soybean Tests

Plate Tests:
Purple Seed Stain, Phialophora, Phytophthora, White Mold, Storage Molds, Other Fungal Pathogens
$50
Blotter Tests:
Phomopsis / Diaporthe, General Fungal Screening
$35
Soak Tests:
Nematodes
$35
Viral Tests:
SMV, BPMV, ToRSV, TRSV, Other Viruses
$60
Bacterial Tests:
Bacterial Blight, curtobacterium, Other Bacterial Pathogens
$125 for one, $25 each additional

Small Grain Tests

Wash Tests:
Karnal Bunt, Other Smut / Bunt Pathogens
$35
Blotter Tests:
Fungal Pathogens
$35
Bacterial Tests:
Bacterial Pathogens
$125 for one, $25 each additional

Alfalfa Tests

Bacterial Tests:
Clavibacter (CMI), Xanthomonas (XCA), Other Bacterial Pathogens
$125 for one, $25 each additional
Viral Tests:
AMV, Other Viruses
$60
Nematode Tests:
Ditylenchus, Other Nematodes
$35

Rice Tests

Bacterial Tests:
Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae and oryzicola
$125 for one, $25 each additional
Plate Tests:
Fungal Pathogens
$50
Soak Tests:
Smuts, Nematodes
$35

Sunflower Tests

Plate Tests:
Sclerotinia, Verticillium, Alternaria, Other Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50
Wash Tests:
Puccinia, Septoria
$35
Grow-Out Examinations:
Downy Mildew
$35

Tomato Tests

Bacterial Canker (CMM), Bacterial Speck (PST), Bacterial Spot (XCV)

$125 for one, $25 each additional
Fusarium, Other Fungi
$35 to $50
ToRSV, PepMV, Other Viruses
$60
Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid (PSTV)
$355

Melon Tests

Angular Leaf Spot (PSL)
$125
Gummy Stem Blight, Fusarium, Other Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50
SqMV, CMV, Other Viruses
$60

Brassica Tests

Black Rot (XCC), Peppery Leaf Spot (PSM)
$125 for one, $25 each additional
Phoma lingam, Verticillium, Other Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50

Pepper Tests

Bacterial Spot (XCV)
$125
Nematodes
$35
Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50

Bean Tests

Bacterial Blight (XCP), Bacterial Brown Spot (PSS), Halo Blight (PSP)
$125 for one, $25 each additional
Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50

Spinach Tests

Verticillium, Other Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50

Lettuce Tests

Verticillium, Other Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50
ArMV, Other Viruses except LMV
$60

Peanut Tests

Virus Screen for Peanut Mottle Virus, Peanut Stripe Virus, Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus
$60

Carrot Tests

Bacterial Blight (XCAR)
$125
Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50

Flower / Grass Seed Tests

Bacterial Pathogens
$125
Fungal Pathogens
$35 to $50
Nematodes
$35
Viruses
$60

Tests for Mycotoxins

Quantitative test for Alfatoxin
$60
Quantitative test for Fumonisn
$60
Quantitative test for Vomitoxin (Deoxynivalenol)
$60