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Texas High Plains Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

Timely determination of plant disease causal agents for timely solution implementation

Disease Diagnostics and Plant and Insect Identification Services

The Texas High Plains Plant Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory, THPPDD, provides diagnostics and testing for diseases and mycotoxin challenges to several crops.

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Services and Submitting Your Sample

Send your sample to the THPPDD lab for testing and diagnostics in small grain crops, corn, sorghum, cotton, hemp, vegetables, and other field crops.

Plant Pathology Extension at Amarillo

The plant diagnostic laboratory is operated by the plant pathology extension program at Amarillo. Learn more about how our faculty in the Texas High Plains address diseases that threaten regional grain and vegetable production.