We believe that symptoms are the visible manifestation of a plant’s health status. This approach allows us to work with a wide variety of species: agricultural, industrial, ornamental, native and aromatic plants.
With the support of experts in every field of plant pathology, we identify the causative agent(s) using the appropriate tools for each specific case.
A) For businesses and institutions seeking to strengthen their technical teams and standardize diagnostic and management criteria. We combine scientific principles with practical tools to assess plant health in production systems efficiently and accurately.
B) Socio-educational approach (free of charge)
We provide technical talks for communities and educational institutions, promoting the understanding of plant health through the observation and interpretation of symptoms, enabling people to develop basic skills in phytopathological diagnoses and gain insight into the possible causes of plant health problems.
VEGETABLES: leaf, stem, fruit, flower, and root crops, (lettuce, tomato, eggplant, broccoli, sweet potato, among others).
LEGUMES: chickpeas, beans, peas, lentils, among others.
HERBS: lavender, pennyroyal. lemon verbena, oregano, etc.
Direct Diagnosis: Identification of plant-pathogenic fungi with and without incubation of symptomatic tissue.
In vitro culture: Isolation in general or semi-selective media.
Optical microscopy: identification and morphological characterization of fungal species.
Molecular analysis: confirmation of causative agents or early detection of emerging pathogens.
Phytophthora and Pythium: in soil and plant tissue by plant trap and/or isolation on semi-selective medium.
Count of Pythium spp: in soil, counting by drop plating (semi-quantitative method).
Verticillum dahliae (olive and vegetables): isolation in a semi-selective medium.
Valsa ceratosperma (apple, pear): isolation in general culture media.
Detection of viruses and bacteria in collaboration with specialized reference laboratories.
