Posted: April 1, 2020
The Plant Disease Clinic remains open during the novel coronavirus pandemic to provide essential services for Pennsylvania agriculture. The clinic is operating with limited lab hours and working remotely when possible to continue identifying plant diseases and providing management recommendations.
Penn State Plant Disease Clinic diagnostician, Jennie Mazzone, analyzes a strawberry sample. IMAGE: JENNIE MAZZONE
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Plant Disease Clinic remains open during the novel coronavirus pandemic to provide essential services for Pennsylvania agriculture. The clinic is operating with limited lab hours and working remotely when possible to continue identifying plant diseases and providing management recommendations.
The clinic is accepting client samples for disease analysis and is prioritizing samples of life-sustaining crops, including field crops, vegetables, tree fruit and small fruit.
Clients may electronically submit their plant disease problems by emailing plantclinic@psu.edu. Clinic updates and additional information on submitting samples can be found on the Plant Disease Clinic's website.
