IN-FIELD RAPID, PORTABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS^©

The Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ) has identified a plant disease diagnostic product developed by United Kingdom (U.K.) based company, Forsite Diagnostics, that is portable, cost effective, accurate, rapid, and reliable (96% correlation to laboratory based diagnosis). In this paper Queensland Industry Development Manager John McDonald outlines the technology behind and the application of the Pocket^® Diagnostic^TM test kits relevant to the Australian horticultural industry.