Spinach

Seed Health Testing

Sample Submission & Forms

Available Tests on Spinach

BacteriaAssayNSHS
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss; Syringae blight/leaf spot)Dilution plating
Pseudomonas syringae pv. spinaciae (Bacterial leaf spot)Dilution plating
FungiAssayNSHS
Cercospora beticolaBlotter
Cladosporium variabileBlotter
Colletotrichum spinaceaeBlotter
Colletotrichum spp.Blotter
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. spinaciaeBlotter
Peronospora farinosa f.sp. spinaciaeSeed wash microscopy
Pythium UltimumAgar plating
Pythium spp.Agar plating
Sclerotinia sclerotiorumBlotter
Stemphylium botryosumBlotter
Verticillium dahliaeBlotter
Verticillium dahliaeAgar plating
Virus, Viroid, PhytoplasmaAssayNSHS
Beet curly top virus (BCTV)PCR
Broad bean wilt virus 1 (BBWV1)RT-qPCR
Broad bean wilt virus 2 (BBWV2)RT-qPCR
Sowbane mosaic virus (SoMV)RT-PCR
Spinach latent virus (SpLV)RT-PCR
Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)RT-PCR
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)RT-qPCR; ELISA

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