Potato

We offer potato testing for certification, diagnosis, and research.

Agdia Testing Services is approved by USDA-APHIS to perform plant pathogen diagnostics for minituber production. More information regarding this pilot program certification can be found on the USDA Export Services website.

Please contact us for information on sending potato sprouts, tubers, leaves, tissue cultures or seed lot samples.  We can help you pick the best testing to fit your needs and provide information on sending tubers or tuber cores for BRR (Cms) and/or Dickeya screening.

Potato Screen (12 tests)

Pathogen

Symbol

Format

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus Cms Isothermal Amplification (AmplifyRP)
Dickeya Group Test DICKEYA Isothermal Amplification (AmplifyRP)
Pectobacterium atrosepticum Patro ELISA
Potato leafroll virus  PLRV ELISA
Potato spindle tuber viroid PSTVd Hybridization
Potato virus A  PVA ELISA
Potato virus M PVM ELISA
Potato virus S PVS ELISA
Potato virus X PVX ELISA
Potato virus Y PVY ELISA
Rhizoctonia solani Rhiz ELISA
Tobacco rattle virus TRV Isothermal Amplification (AmplifyRP)

The above listed tests are recommendations based on published findings, common requirements for international trade, and positivity trends observed in our laboratory over the decades. We encourage and actively work with our clients to customize their screens to best suit their needs.

Pricing is dependent on the test(s) requested and the number of samples submitted. Please contact testing@agdia.com for a quote.

 
If you would like to screen your samples for the viruses most commonly associated with mosaic symptoms, the following "Basic 6" screen may be used.

Basic 6 Potato Screen

Pathogen

Symbol

Format

Potato leafroll virus  PLRV ELISA
Potato virus A  PVA ELISA
Potato virus M PVM ELISA
Potato virus S PVS ELISA
Potato virus X PVX ELISA
Potato virus Y PVY ELISA

Direct Tuber Virus Screen:

Maximum composite size is 10 tubers.

Pathogen

Symbol

Format

Potato mop top virus PMTV Isothermal Amplification (AmplifyRP)
Potato virus Y PVY Isothermal Amplification (AmplifyRP)
Tobacco rattle virus TRV Isothermal Amplification (AmplifyRP)

Other pathogen tests available for potatoes:

Pathogen

Symbol

Format

Alfalfa mosaic virus AMV ELISA
Andean potato latent virus  APLV ELISA
Beet curly top virus BCTV Isothermal Amplification (AmplifyRP)
Begomovirus group test (Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus, Tomato severe rugose virus, Tomato yellow vein streak virus, Tomato mottle Taino virus, Potato yellow mosaic virus) Begomo PCR
Capsicum chlorosis virus  CaCV Lateral Flow Assay (ImmunoStrip)
Carlavirus group test (Potato virus H, Potato virus P) Carla PCR
Closteroviridae group test (Potato yellow vein virus, Tomato chlorosis virus) Clostero PCR
Comovirus group test (Andean potato mottle virus) Como PCR
Cucumber mosaic virus CMV ELISA
Curtovirus /Becurtovirus group test (Beet curly top virus) Curto Hybridization
Groundnut bud necrosis virus / Watermelon silver mottle virus  GBNV/WSMoV ELISA
Groundnut ringspot virus / Tomato chlorotic spot virus GRSV/TCSV ELISA
Impatiens necrotic spot virus INSV ELISA
Liberibacter solanacearum Lso Isothermal amplification (AmplifyRP)
Nepovirus group test (Potato black ringspot virus) Nepo PCR
Pea early browning virus / Pepper ringspot virus PEBV/PepRSV PCR
Pectobacterium group test (P. carotovorum, P. atrosepticum, P. parmentieri, P. wasabiae) Pecto PCR
Pectobacterium brasiliense Pbr PCR
Phytophthora Phyt ELISA
Potato acuba mosaic virus PAMV ELISA
Potato mop top virus PMTV ELISA, Isothermal Amplification (AmplifyRP)
Potato latent virus PotLV ELISA
Potyvirus group test (Wild potato mosaic virus) POTY ELISA
Potato virus T PVT ELISA
Potato virus V  PVV ELISA
Tobacco rattle virus TRV Real-time PCR
Tobacco streak virus TSV ELISA
Tomato spotted wilt virus TSWV ELISA
Tymovirus group test (Andean potato mild mottle virus) Tymo PCR
Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum Rs ELISA