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The Plant Disease Clinics provide diagnostic support for county and area Extension personnel and the residents of Georgia. Our services include analysis of plant material and soil for bacterial, fungal, viral, and nematode pathogens as well as suggesting appropriate control measures when available. Our clients include Extension Educators, Growers, Retailers, Arborists, Golf Courses, Researchers, and Homeowners. The Plant Disease Clinic works very closely with the UGA Cooperative Extension county offices. If there is an office near you, you may want to contact them for assistance with your plant disease problem. Please follow the instructions for submitting samples carefully. The diagnosis of a sample that was improperly collected, packed, and/or shipped and arrives in poor shape is very difficult.

The Clinic is a facility of the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Georgia. This alliance allows the clinic to maintain a strong connection with the leading Researchers in the field of Plant Pathology. The clinic provides accurate plant disease diagnosis, quick turn around time, professional services, and up-to-date control recommendations.

Plant Disease Clinics at UGA

Sample Type Contact Name & Number Contact Address
Christmas trees, commercial fruit and ornamentals, foresty, homeowner samples, legume forages, mushrooms, turf and small grains, urban ornamental landscapes,
wood rots

Holly Thornton
Phone: (706) 542-8987, hthornto@uga.edu
Fax (706) 542-4102

Jan Fowler
Phone: (706) 542-8987, jfowler@uga.edu

UGA - Plant Pathology
2317 Miller Plant Sciences Bldg.
Athens, GA 30602-7274

Tobacco, pecan, cotton, soybean, peanut, corn, kenaf, commercial vegetables

Jason Brock
Phone: (229) 386-7495,
jbrock@uga.edu
Fax (229) 386-7415

Tifton Plant Disease Clinic
Room 116
4604 Research Way
Tifton, GA 31793
All samples for nematode analysis Clifford Brewer
Phone: (706) 542-9144, cbrewer@uga.edu
Fax (706) 542-5957
UGA - Plant Pathology
Nematode Laboratory
2350 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602-4356
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