Onion

Seed Health Testing

Sample Submission & Forms

Available Tests on Onion

Bacterial Testing

Method

Pantoea ananatis pv. ananatis Dilution plating
Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis Dilution plating
Pseudomonas syringae pv. porri Dilution plating
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Dilution plating
Pseudomonas viridiflava Dilution plating
Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. alli Dilution plating

Fungal Testing

Method

Alternaria porri Blotter
Aspergillus niger Blotter
Botrytis aclada Agar plating
Botrytis allii Agar plating
Botrytis byssoidea Agar plating
Botrytis squamosa Agar plating
Colletotrichum dematium Blotter
Diaporthe phaseolorum var. cojas Blotter
Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae Blotter
Glomus iintraradices (Rhizophagus irregularis) Agar plating
Peronospora destructor Seed wash microscopy
Phomopsis longicolla Blotter
Pleospora harbarum Blotter
Puccinia allii Seed wash microscopy
Urocystis cepulae Seed wash microscopy
Urocystis magica Seed wash microscopy
Verticillium dahliae Freeze blotter

Other Testing

Method

Aphelenchoides fragariae Baermann funnel
Ditylenchus dipsaci Baermann funnel
Aster yellows (Phytoplasma) PCR

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