Table 3.
Commercially available devices for plant pathogen detection.
| Device/Product | Underlying principle | Company | Target application |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgriStrip | Lateral flow immunoassay |
|
Pathogens of ornamental crops |
| PCR macro-array | PCR |
|
Eight potato viral pathogens: |
| Rapid plant disease tests | Lateral fiow assay | Pocket Diagnostic, UK | Erwinia amylovora, Potato virus Y, Phytophthora, Ralstonia solanacearum |
| Alert Test Kits | Lateral fiow assay | Neogen Corporation | Pythium, Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia |
| ImmunoStrip | Lateral fiow immunochromatography | Agdia, Elkhart | Plant virus |
| Agdia products | ELISA, PCR, | Agdia, Elkhart | Bacteria, fungus, oomycete, virus, viroids, |
| SmartCycler | Real-Time PCR | Cepheid | Aspergillus, Phakopsora sp. |
| TwistAmp® Exo RT kit | Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) | - | Yam mosaic virus (YMMV) |