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Available Plant Pathology Tests and Services

Test duration times are approximate and may not reflect total sample turn around times, depending on the laboratory’s current backlog. Please contact the laboratory if you need a more precise timeframe for when results will be available or to request a rush service.

Samples received on Fridays may not be processed until the following Monday.

Contact the laboratory about testing pathogens not listed in the services schedule.

01-Alternaria radicina

Black rot of carrots

CROP
Carrot
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
100 g (0.022 lb)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Bacterial Testing (Plant)
CROP
Plant Samples
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Plant tissue
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Whole symptomatic plant is preferred.

If whole plant is unable to be sampled, samples should include healthy margins around symptomatic material.

01-Bacterial Testing (Seed)
CROP
Seed Samples
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Varies, contact lab
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus ELISA
CROP
Grains (Wheat-Barley-Triticale)
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Botrytis sp.
CROP
Allium sp.
TEST DURATION
4 - 6 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
100 g (0.022 lb)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Clavibacter michiganensis pv. insidiosus

Bacterial wilt of alfalfa

CROP
Alfalfa
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
500 g (0.1 lb)/6,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Clavibacter michiganensis subsp michiganensis

Bacterial canker

CROP
Tomato/Pepper
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
500 g (0.1 lb)/6,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Clavibacter michiganensis subsp sepedonicus 400 Tubers PCR

Bacterial ring rot

CROP
Potato
TEST DURATION
Variable
SAMPLE SIZE
400 tubers
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$250.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sprouting required

01-Culture Identification – PCR
CROP
Third Party Testing
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Lab will provide
ACCEPTABLE SEED
N/A
COST
Varies
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Verification testing

01-Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens

Bacterial wilt of beans

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus)
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Leptosphaeria maculans 1000 Seed Test (Syn Phoma lingam)

Black leg of brassicas

CROP
Brassicas
TEST DURATION
3 - 5 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
100 g (0.022 lb)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Pantoea stewartii 400 Seed ELISA

Stewarts wilt

CROP
Corn
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
5,000 g (10 lbs)/6,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi

Bacterial blight of peas

CROP
Pea
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
5,000 g (10 lbs)/6,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

01-Xanthomonas campestris pv campestris

Black rot of brassicas

CROP
Crucifers
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
500 g (0.1 lb)/6,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-Alternaria dauci

Leaf blight of carrots

CROP
Carrot
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
100 g (0.022 lb)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-Culture Identification – Sequencing
CROP
Third Party Testing
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Lab will provide
ACCEPTABLE SEED
N/A
COST
Varies
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Verification testing

02-Fungal Testing (Plant)
CROP
Plant Samples
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Plant tissue
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$55.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Whole symptomatic plant is preferred.

If whole plant is unable to be sampled, samples should include healthy margins around symptomatic material.

02-Fungal Testing (Seed)
CROP
Seed Samples
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Varies, contact lab
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-Fusarium sp. 400 Seed
CROP
Pea
TEST DURATION
3 - 5 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-High Plains Virus 400 Seed ELISA
CROP
Corn
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-Onion Yellow Dwarf Virus
CROP
Allium sp.
TEST DURATION
4 - 6 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
500 g (0.1 lb)/6,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-Potato Leafroll Virus 400 Tubers ELISA
CROP
Potato
TEST DURATION
Variable
SAMPLE SIZE
400 tubers
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$200.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola

Halo blight of beans

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus)
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-Tilletia controversa

Common bunt

CROP
Grains (Wheat-Barley-Triticale)
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Treated or Untreated
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

02-Xanthomonas alfalfae

Bacterial leaf spot of alfalfa

CROP
Alfalfa
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
500 g (0.1 lb)/6,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

03-Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus 400 Seed ELISA
CROP
Corn
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

03-Phoma sp.
CROP
Alfalfa
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
100 g (0.022 lb)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

03-Potato Virus A 400 Tubers ELISA
CROP
Potato
TEST DURATION
Variable
SAMPLE SIZE
400 tubers
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$200.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

03-Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae

Brown spot

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus) and Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

03-Samples Sent to Third Party Laboratory
CROP
Third Party Testing
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Lab will provide
ACCEPTABLE SEED
N/A
COST
Varies
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If testing is not available in the lab

03-Tilletia indica

Karnal bunt

CROP
Grains (Wheat-Barley-Triticale)
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Treated or Untreated
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

03-Viral Testing (Plant)
CROP
Plant Samples
TEST DURATION
3 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Plant tissue
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Whole symptomatic plant is preferred.

If whole plant is unable to be sampled, samples should include healthy margins around symptomatic material.

03-Viral Testing (Seed)
CROP
Seed Samples
TEST DURATION
3 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Varies, contact lab
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

03-Xanthomonas hortorum pv. carotae

Bacterial leaf blight of carrots

CROP
Carrot
TEST DURATION
4 - 6 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
500 g (0.1 lb)/6,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

04-Combined Testing (Plant)
CROP
Plant Samples
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Plant tissue
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$100.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Whole symptomatic plant is preferred.

If whole plant is unable to be sampled, samples should include healthy margins around symptomatic material.

04-Combined Testing (Seed)
CROP
Seed Samples
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
Varies, contact lab
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150 - $200
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

04-Potato Virus Y 400 Tubers ELISA
CROP
Potato
TEST DURATION
Variable
SAMPLE SIZE
400 tubers
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$200.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

04-Sugarcane Mosaic Virus 400 Seed ELISA
CROP
Corn
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

04-Urocystis sp.

Flag smut

CROP
Grains (Wheat-Barley-Triticale)
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Treated or Untreated
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

04-Verticillium sp.
CROP
Alfalfa
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
100 g (0.022 lb)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

04-Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli

Common blight of beans

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus) and Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

05-IDAPA 02.06.39 “Year Out” Planting

Includes Potato Virus Y 400 Tubers ELISA, Potato Virus A 400 Tubers ELISA, Clavibacter michiganensis subsp sepedonicus 400 PCR, and Potato Leafroll Virus 400 Tubers ELISA

CROP
Potato
TEST DURATION
Variable
SAMPLE SIZE
800 tubers
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$850.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sprouting required

05-Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus 400 Seed ELISA
CROP
Corn
TEST DURATION
1 - 2 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

05-Xanthomonas fuscans pv. fuscans

Fuscous blight of beans

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus) and Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$110.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

06-Combined Bacteria Test

Includes Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae,  Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola,  Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli,  Xanthomonas fuscans pv. fuscans, and Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus) and Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$150.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

07-Colletotrichum lindemuthianum

Anthracnose of beans

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus) and Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$90.00 (Non-Phaseolus) $75.00 (Phaseolus sp.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

08-IDAPA 02.06.06 Plant in Idaho Test (Bean Serology)

Includes Combined Bacteria Test and Colletotrichum lindemuthianum

CROP
Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
6 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$200-$300 depending on time received, see additional information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Must be officially sampled:  call

208-332-8629 (Treasure Valley) or

208-736-3032 (Magic Valley) to schedule

Received July-February: $200

Received March: $225

Received April: $275

Received May-June: $300

08-Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Soybean rust

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus)
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

09-IDAPA 02.06.25 Plant in Idaho Test (Bean Serology)

Includes Combined Bacteria Test, plus Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, Phakopsora pachyrhizi

CROP
Bean (Non-Phaseolus)
TEST DURATION
6 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$275-$375 depending on time of receipt, see additional information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Must be officially sampled:  call

208-332-8629 (Treasure Valley) or

208-736-3032 (Magic Valley) to schedule

 

Soil tested by Idaho State Seed Lab

Received July-February: $275

Received March: $300

Received April: $350

Received May-June: $375

09-Isariopsis griseola

Angular leaf spot of beans

CROP
Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 lb lot: 5.0 lbs for every 10,000 lbs or portion thereof
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

10-Bean Common Mosaic Virus (BCMV) ELISA
CROP
Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
6-8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,100 g (2.5 lbs)/1,100 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$350.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Grow out

11-Fusarium sp.
CROP
Bean (Phaseolus sp.)
TEST DURATION
2 - 4 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
1,000 g (2 lbs)/1,000 seeds
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$75.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A

Lettuce mosaic virus
CROP
Lettuce
TEST DURATION
4 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
10,000 - 30,000 seeds, see additional information
ACCEPTABLE SEED
Untreated only
COST
$200 - $450 see additional information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ISTA testing of 10,000 seed in 20 subsamples: $200

California Standard testing of 30,000 seed in 60 subsamples: $450

MCMV Corn to Japan

Export requirement

CROP
Corn
TEST DURATION
6 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
300 leaves
ACCEPTABLE SEED
N/A
COST
$300
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Must be officially sampled:  call

208-332-8629 (Treasure Valley) or

208-736-3032 (Magic Valley) to schedule

MDMV Corn to Australia

Export requirement

CROP
Corn
TEST DURATION
6 - 8 weeks
SAMPLE SIZE
300 leaves
ACCEPTABLE SEED
N/A
COST
$300
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Must be officially sampled:  call

208-332-8629 (Treasure Valley) or

208-736-3032 (Magic Valley) to schedule

Contact Us

208-332-8640

2300 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, Idaho 83716

Open Monday through Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

Closed on State Holidays

Email the Plant Pathology Laboratory