Plant Disease and Nematode Clinics
The Department of Plant Pathology operates two Plant Disease Clinics to provide diagnostic support for county extension personnel and the residents of Georgia. Our services include analysis for plant disease, disorders, and nematodes as well as suggesting appropriate management strategies. Our clients include extension educators, growers, retailers, arborists, golf courses, researchers, and homeowners. The Plant Disease Clinic works closely with the UGA Cooperative Extension county offices.
First contact your county extension office for assistance with your plant disease problem. If the county office cannot provide an answer to the disease problem, the county office may submit the sample to the appropriate Plant Disease Clinic. All samples sent to the clinics must be submitted through the county extension offices, otherwise additional fees apply.
"The Plant Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory (MDL), located at the University of Georgia Tifton campus, is a fee-based service lab provided by the Department of Plant Pathology. The primary mission of the MDL is to provide advanced testing for plant pathogens via molecular and serological methods (PCR, qPCR, LAMP, ELISA, etc.) on plant samples submitted to the laboratory and affected by bacteria, fungi, viruses, or nematodes. We provide molecular disease diagnostic support to Extension and research personnel, commercial growers and homeowners, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture for vegetables, fruits, turf, ornamentals, and other plants."
Sampling and submission guides
Sample submission forms
- Commercial Plant Disease Submission form
- Homeowner Plant Disease Submission form
- Nematode Assay form
- PClinic (County login required)
Sample Type:
All homeowner samples. Commercial fruit and ornamentals, forestry, forages, turfgrass, and small grains.
Contact:
Ansuya Jogi
Phone (706) 542-9157
or (706) 542-8987
ansuya@uga.edu
Fax (706) 542-1262
Address:
UGA - Plant Pathology
Athens Plant Disease Clinic
2105 Miller Plant Sciences Bldg.
120 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602-7274
Sample Type:
Row crops (cotton, corn, peanut, soybean, etc.), pecan, commercial vegetables
Contact:
Jason Brock
Phone: (229) 386-7495
jbrock@uga.edu
Fax (229) 386-7415
Address:
Tifton Plant Disease Clinic
Room 116
4604 Research Way
Tifton, GA 31793
Sample Type:
All samples for nematode analysis
Contact:
Ganpati Jagdale
Phone: (706) 542-9144
gbjagdal@uga.edu
Fax (706) 542-5957
Address:
UGA - Plant Pathology
Nematode Laboratory
2350 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602-4356
