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Plant Disease Diagnostic Service

Ensuring sustainable plant health …

The Plant Disease Diagnostic Unit provides a range of plant pest and disease identification services to industry, government and private customers.

Range of services

disease diagnosis
fungal isolation
advice and treatment recommendations

Benefits

better control of pests and diseases
healthier plants
reduced use of chemicals

We specialise in

isolation of soilborne diseases
diseases of trees and palms
isolation and identification of fungi that cause plant diseases

Plant Pathology staff

Manager

Edward Liew (Head of Plant Pathology Section) - disease diagnostics, pathogen populations, fungal phylogenetics, tropical crop diseases, Fusarium, Phytophthora

Staff

Brett Summerell (Director Science & Public Programs) - Fusarium, fungi of Australian native plants
Matthew Laurence (Senior Technical Officer)
Julie Bates (Technical Officer)

Deliver specimens to

Plant Disease Diagnostic Unit
Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust
Mrs Macquaries Rd
Sydney NSW 2000

Click here to find out about collecting and packaging your samples

Click here for service costs

Other contact details

Telephone: (02) 9231 8186
Facsimile: (02) 9241 1135
Email: pddu@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

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