In-field rapid, portable & cost effective plant disease diagnostics
The Nursery & Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ) had identified a plant disease diagnostic product developed by United kingdom based company Forsite Diagnostics, that is portable, cost effective, accurate, rapid and reliable (96% correlation to laboratory based diagnosis).
In this Nursery Paper Queensland Industry Development Manager John McDonald outlines the technology behind the application of the Pocket Diagnostic TM Test Kits relevant to the Australian horticultural industry.