Pathogen detection & quantification

  • 500+ detection tests on Fungi, Bacteria, Nematodes, Virus/Viroids
  • PCR and NGS screening of bacteria & fungi
  • Taxonomy and entomology biodiversity studies
  • Plant Doctor diagnostic service
  • Seed Certification
    • Material movement, official certificates and Phytosanitary Passports (PP)
    • ISTA seed germination and pathogen diagnostic
  • Artificial inoculum supply
    • Soil, seed and plant contamination for R&D studies
    • Survival and virulence checks

Plant breeding and crop protection projects 

  • Varietal screening
    • Bioassays
    • Genotyping / disease resistance markers
    • Phenotyping / field scoring
  • Crop protection R&D
      • Efficacy screening in vitro, tests on plants, field studies
      • Safety lab tests and field studies
      • Impact on environment, food chain studies
  • Registration services
    • Strategic advice, dossier and submission support
  • Resistance monitoring
    • Field strain collection
    • Baseline of susceptibility and resistance tests (FRAC, IRAC and ad hoc methods)

Fully integrated operations

  • Microbiology, pathology and taxonomy/entomology
  • Field trials
  • Climatic chambers, rhizotrons, timelapse, greenhouses
  • Biochemistry, molecular biology, genomics

International phytosanitary standards and accreditations

Trialling and analytical support