{"id":87,"date":"2019-07-19T12:47:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T16:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:16:26","slug":"citrus-disease-diagnosis-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/citrus-disease-diagnosis-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrus Disease Diagnosis Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For questions about disease issues affecting citrus, commercial citrus producers and homeowners in Georgia are encouraged to contact their local UGA Extension Agent (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/county-offices.html\">https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/county-offices.html)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At UGA, there are currently four diagnostic labs that accept citrus samples from within Georgia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>UGA Plant Pathology Plant Disease Clinic in Tifton<\/b>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Purpose<\/span>: For routine citrus disease diagnosis on COMMERCIAL citrus. Physical samples should be submitted through the UGA Extension system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Website<\/span>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plantpath.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/plant-disease-clinics.html\">https:\/\/plantpath.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/plant-disease-clinics.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Cost<\/span>: Commercial citrus samples free if submitted through a county extension agent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Contact<\/span>: Laxmi Pandey, Phone: (229) 848-2532, E-mail: laxmi.pandey@uga.edu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Address<\/span>: UGA &#8211; Plant Pathology Tifton Plant Disease Clinic, Room 116, 4604 Research Way, Tifton, GA 31793<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UGA Plant Pathology Plant Disease Clinic in Athens<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Purpose<\/span>: For routine citrus disease diagnosis on HOMEOWNER citrus. Physical samples should be submitted through the UGA Extension system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Website<\/span>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plantpath.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/plant-disease-clinics.html\">https:\/\/plantpath.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/plant-disease-clinics.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Cost<\/span>: $10 minimum fee per homeowner samples<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Contact<\/span>: Daniela Gutierrez Yanez, Phone: (706) 542-9157, E-mail: Daniela.GutierrezYanez@uga.edu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Address<\/span>: UGA &#8211; Plant Pathology Athens Plant Disease Clinic, 2405 Miller Plant Sciences Bldg., 120 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602-7274<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>UGA <\/b><b>Plant Pathology Nematode <\/b><b>Laboratory<\/b>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Purpose<\/span>: The Nematode Laboratory provides testing for all samples for nematode analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Website<\/span>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plantpath.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/plant-disease-clinics.html\">https:\/\/plantpath.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/plant-disease-clinics.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Cost<\/span>: $12 minimum fee per sample<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Contact<\/span>: Ganpati Jagdale, Phone: (706) 542-9144, Email: gbjagdal@uga.edu, Fax (706) 542-5957<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Address<\/span>: UGA &#8211; Plant Pathology Nematode Laboratory, 2350 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30602-4356<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UGA Plant Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Purpose<\/span>: For molecular diagnostic samples (including viruses and bacteria), fungicide resistance assays.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Website<\/span>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/mdl\/\">https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/mdl\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Cost<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/mdl\/available-tests-and-fees\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/mdl\/available-tests-and-fees\/\">Fees vary based on testing desired<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Contact<\/span>: Alejandra Jimenez Madrid, Phone: (229) 386-3372, Email: a.jimenez@uga.edu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Address<\/span>: Plant Molecular Diagnostic Lab, 115 Coastal Way, Tifton, GA 31794<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For questions about disease issues affecting citrus, commercial citrus producers and homeowners in Georgia are encouraged to contact their local UGA Extension Agent (https:\/\/extension.uga.edu\/county-offices.html). 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