Pocket Diagnostic®
Pocket Diagnostic®
Technical Specification
Technology Readiness Level
TRL 9
Farm Scale Types
Big scale, Small scale
Production Systems
Greenhouse, Open field
Technique Types
Diagnostics and detection techniques, ELISA, RNA and DNA Methods (Diagnostics and detection techniques)
Application Ranges
Bacteria, Fungi, Others, Viruses
Company Name
ABINGDON HEALTH (formerly known as Forsite Diagnostics Ltd) National Innovation Campus Sand Hutton York YO41 1LZ, UK
Country Origin
United Kingdom
Special Requirement
Need for a special agricultural landscape
Need Special Training

Description

Using similar technology to a pregnancy test, Pocket Diagnostic® is a range of easy to use rapid plant disease tests kits for the detection of commercially damaging plant diseases in plants and crops caused by fungi, bacteria and viruses.

The rapid tests are designed to provide quick, reliable, in the field results to enable faster decision making and prevent the spread of disease for efficient crop disease management, and environmental protection.

The rapid plant disease tests of pocket diagnostics is available for Erwinia amylovora, potato virus Y, Ralstonia solanacearum and Phytophthora.

For More Information
Crops Used
  • Bell pepper
  • Orchards (pears, peach, pistachio)
  • Potato
  • Tobacco
  • Tomato
  • Apple
Species
  • Potato virus Y
  • Ralstonia solanacearum
  • Phytophthora genus
Training Comment

Using the tests is simple. No training is required. All you have to do is:
– break up some plant material
– add the sample to the buffer bottle
– shake the buffer bottle (includes ball bearings)
– allow the plant material to settle in the bottle
– use the pipette provided to add liquid to the test

Cost Detail

Potato virus Y (box of 4 tests) €24.51
Phytophthora
Ralstonia solanacearum

Working speed

less than 10 minutes

Support

Free central support

Mode of operation

Workable in the lab and under field conditions

Accuracy

High

Keywords
  • Diagnostics
Media Files
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