Plant and crop diagnostic services for the detection of pests and diseases.  

The Molecular Diagnostics team at Eurofins Agroscience Services offers a range of plant and crop diagnostic services for the detection of pests and diseases. The Molecular Diagnostics team has a wealth of experience in real-time PCR and ELISA analysis as well as method development working with a wide range of plant/crop material.

Since the completion of a new dedicated soil extraction laboratory, the team is able to offer an increasing number of diagnostic tests for detection of pests and diseases.

GM Services

• Quantification of transgenic proteins in GM plant tissues (ELISA)
• Detection of transgenic DNA (PCR)
• Development of new ELISA and PCR based tests

Potato cyst nematodes and free living nematodes

• Quantitative test for PCN using real-time PCR

Viral, bacterial and fungal plant pathogens

• Viral testing by ELISA for a large range of viruses, bacteria, fungi and pests
• Club root diagnostics test