K-State Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab

***The K-State Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab will be CLOSED between Dec 23, 2024 and Jan 3, 2025. Testing in the lab will resume on Monday, Jan 6th, 2025. Please ship samples prior to Wednesday, Dec 18th for overnight and before Monday, Dec 16th for USPS to ensure samples arrive in time. Please notify the diagnostic lab (clinic@ksu.edu) prior to sending samples during this time so we can watch for them. For additional support during this time, please email (clinic@ksu.edu) or call (785-532-1383). ***

Helping You Get to the Root of the Problem

The K-State Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab provides timely diagnostics of plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria, viruses, and fungal-like organisms. Our mission is to provide this service to K-State Research and Extension personnel, consultants, commercial producers, landscape companies, and homeowners both within and outside of Kansas. After plant diagnosis, we will provide research-based resources and connect you with one of our experts to answer any questions.

Looking for something else?

Our lab specializes in disease identification in plants. If you need help with other plant issues or identification, please check out these K-State resources:

Herbicide Residue Testing

Residue testing is a specific set of tests run by dedicated labs. We maintain a list for you to get the best help.

View the herbicide testing labs