NIAB - National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Plant Science Into Practice
Pathogen Cultures
Contact: Dr Jane Thomas
The NIAB maintains a large collection of plant pathogens, which are avalible for purchase. Isolates are supplied as a single pathogen slope or an ampule of spores. Larger quantities of inoculum such as that require for the treatment of a field trial are avalible on request.
Primary inoculum can be supplied as follows:
a) Ampoules of freeze-dried spores:
- Bean rust
- Brown rust of wheat, barley & ryegrass
- Crown rust of ryegrass
- Leek rust
- Stem rust of ryegrass
- Yellow rust of wheat1, barley1 & cocksfoot
£75 + VAT per ampoule
b) Detached leaf culture
- Powdery mildew of wheat1 & barley1
£75 + VAT per packet
1 Isolates containing known virulence genes can be supplied.
c) Infected seedlings
- Powdery mildew of wheat1 & barley1 (£75 + VAT)
- Downy mildew of pea (£60 + VAT)
- Yellow rust of wheat1 & barley1 (£230 + VAT per 35 section multistrip)
- Brown rust of wheat & barley (£230 + VAT per 35 section multistrip)
d) Agar plates
A wide range of fungal and bacterial pathogens are avalible (£60 + VAT per plate). Please contact us for full details of the pathogens avalible.