PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS AND SOIL TESTING LABS IN CALIFORNIA


The following is a list of laboratories, which were/are active in plant- and soil-testing as of April 2000. I suggest you call the laboratory prior to submitting samples. Quite often samples must be taken, packaged and sent in a particular manner in order to obtain the best possible diagnosis. The laboratory can provide you with these instructions. Finally, no laboratory has been intentionally omitted from this list. However, it is hard to keep track of everyone.

PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS AND SOIL TESTING LABS IN CALIFORNIA

Laboratory Name

Phone

Address

Services Offered

A&L Laboratory

209/529-4080

1010 Carver Road, Modesto, CA 95350

plant, soils, compost nutrient testing; no diagnostics

ATS Laboratories (Ag Tech Serv)

619/344-2532

106 So.8th St., Brawley, CA 92227

soil, plant, water NPK tissue analyses

Agri Service (Mary Matava)

619/727-5451

2142 "B" Industrial Ct., Vista, CA 92083

test citrus and avocado for Phytophthora

Associated Labs (Ed Behare)

714/771-6900

806 N.Batavia, Orange, CA 92668

plant & soil tests, incl.NPK, heavy metals, ag. suitability

Butler's Mill Lab

619/263-6181

5180 Naranja St., P.O.Box 740069, San Diego, CA

soil NPK testing

Crop Doctor Lab (Heather Vallier)

805/962-0505or 805/927-7707

2751 Ernest Place, Cambria, CA 93428

turf, ornamentals, trees, veg.crops diagnostics

Fallbrook Ag Lab Inc. (Carolyn Wells)

619/728-4828

433 S.Main St., Fallbrook, CA 92028

ornamental plant diagnostics

Fruit Growers Lab, Inc.-FGL

805/659-0910

P.O.Box 272, Santa Paula, CA 93060

soil, tissue&compost testing; Phytophthora, nematodes

Gary King, Horticultural Consultant

619/941-7409

1321 Hodges Rd., Oceanside, CA 92056

agricultural&horticultural crop diagnostics

Orange County Dept.of Agriculture (Richard Tiffer)

714/447-7100

Orange Cty.Dept.of Agriculture, 1010 S.Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805

plant disease diagnostics

PACE Turfgrass Research (Larry Stowell)

619/272-9897

1267 Diamond St., San Diego, CA 92109

turf diagnostics

Pacific Plant Health (Don Ferrin)

909/342-0224

1485 Spruce St., Ste.D, riverside, CA 92507

plant disease diagnostics

Perry Laboratory

408/722-7606

471 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076

horticultural advising & testing

Plant Disease Diagnosis (Louellen Pierce)

510/937-3841

780 Palmer Rd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596

turfgrass and plant disease diagnostics

Primus Group, Inc.

805/922-0055

3130 Skyway Dr., Ste.308, Santa Maria, CA 93455

pesticide residues, microbes, plant tissues, soil and water

San Bernardino County Dept. of Agriculture (Rod Lampman)

909/387-2123

San Bernardino County Dept. of Ag., 777 E. Rialto Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92415

plant disease diagnostics

San Diego County Dept.of Agriculture (Pat Nolan)

619/694-2753

San Diego County of Ag., 5555 Overland Ave., Bldg.#3, San Diego, CA 92123

plant disease diagnostics

Soil and Plant Laboratory, Inc.

714/282-8777

1594 North Main St., Orange, CA 92867

diagnostics, soil, plant nutrient analyses

Tree Associates (John Lichter)

916/795-1517

3963 Central Lane, Winters, CA 95694

tree and landscape problem diagnostics (N. Sacr. Valley)

Wallace Laboratories

800/473-3699

365 Coral Circle, El Segundo, CA 92045

plant, soil, compost analyses, no diagnostics

Compiled by Marcella E. Grebus, Ph.D., Plant Pathology Specialist, UC Riverside.