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 Plant
Disease Diagnostic Laboratories
The University of Kentucky operates two Plant
Disease Diagnostic Laboratories, one on the Lexington Campus
and another at the UK Research and Extension Center in Princeton,
KY.
The UK Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratories are
used primarily as an educational resource for UK Extension Agents
in Agriculture and Horticulture located in county Extension offices
throughout the Commonwealth. Kentucky citizens interested in
submitting plant samples for diagnosis may contact their county
Extension office for information on sample preparation and submission.
Forms
The Plant Disease Identification Form (carbonless
triplicate) is available from the
Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in Lexington and Princeton.
Download the "Tree
and Shrub Disease Identification Form" (pdf 32KB)
Please copy this form on to YELLOW photocopy
paper.
Soybean
Cyst Nematode Analysis Form (pdf 68KB)
Soybean
Cyst Nematode Sampling Instructions (pdf 24KB)
Soybean Cyst Nematode: a Potential Problem for Nurseries (ID-110)
Soybean Cyst Nematode Analysis Form
for the
Nursery Trade (pdf 35KB)
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Office
Procedures
County
Extension Office Procedures Manual: Plant Disease Diagnostic
Laboratory
(pdf) (revised April 2012)
PPA-9 - "Submitting
plant specimens for Disease Diagnosis" (html)
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Digital Consulting
System (DCS)
Link to DCS = https://warehouse.ca.uky.edu/DCS/
To access the
Digital Consulting System,
provide your CATPAWS login id and password.
DCS
- How To Use (4.6 MB)
[Note: Single-left click to open this up in PowerPoint® or
right-click this link and select "Save Target As..."to download
file]
DCS
- Taking good images (10.0 MB)
[Note: Single-left click to open as an on-line presentation
in html format
but you can also right-click and select "Save target As..." to
download it to your computer]
DCS - An
Overview
(2.5 MB)
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right-click this link and select "Save Target As..."to download
file]
NOTE: We are working on an iPhone/iPad App to replace the DCS system sometime in early 2013.
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PDDL
Annual Reports
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Enhancing
Diagnostic Skills
Plant Diseases (basics, from KY Master Gardener Manual) (pdf)
Diagnosing Plant Problems (from KY Master Gardener Manual) (pdf)
Enhancing
Diagnostic Skills (2003 Extension Conference) (1.8MB download)
[Note: Single-left click to open this up in
PowerPoint® or
right-click this link and select "Save Target As..."to
download file]
Plant
Disease Diagnosis (APSnet Education Center)
UK Diagnostic Images
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PCR Protocols
A growing list of protocols using Polymerase Chain Reaction techique
for detection of various plant pathogenic microroganisms.
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