Seed and Plant Health

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

Trialing & Analytical Support