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Select the links above to take you to our list of crops.

PLEASE NOTE: This is only a small sample of the crops we test, if the crop or crop group you want to sample is not in the list below, or you are not sure, simply contact us for collection instructions.

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PLANT SAMPLING

Select the correct leaf - select crop below

Sample the youngest fully expanded leaf

Select an average representative area in the field for monitoring

Select average representative plants - avoid diseased plants

Collect enough sample for 3ml sap - see notes for leaf numbers

Do not mix varieties in the sample as there may be some variation

Optimum time to sample is from 8am - 3pm - at a similar time each sampling

Avoid sampling immediately after rain

Note heat or cold stresses when sampling

Note fertiliser and irrigation times and application rates if possible.

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HANDLING AND TRANSPORT

Use plastic bags

Collect dry samples

Keep cool and dry (don't freeze, or place in direct sunlight)

Send in post (Express courier), bus (coastal route), or Courier

Apply "Keep cool and dry" Stickers if available. Freezer bricks are not required

Do not over pack- compression will cause deterioration

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INFORMATION SHEETS -- MUST HAVE:

Click here to download

Crop name - (variety or cultivar if known)

Stage of growth - Flowering etc.

Age - weeks, months or years.

Irrigation - type and efficiency, and water quality

Performance - Vegetative growth, Fruit set, Yield.

Symptoms - colour, stripes, spots, distortion, burn, fruit quality.

Soil type and colour - sand, sandy loam, clay loam, red, brown, etc.

History - previous crop - past problems, length of fallow

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Click here to download Sampling Sheets that can then be printed.

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Asparagus
Aster
Avocado
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Baby beet
Banana
Barley
Basil
Beans
Beets
Brassicas
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
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Capsicum
Carambola
Carnations
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chervil
Chives
Christmas Bush
Chrysanthemum
Citrus
Coriander
Corn
Cotton
Cucumber
Custard Apple
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Eggplant
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Faba Beans
Field Peas
Fennel
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Gerberas
Grapes
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Hemp
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Kangaroo Paw
Kiwi Fruit
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Legumes
Lettuce
Lychee
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Mango
Mint
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Oats
Olive
Onions
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Parsley
Passionfruit
Paw Paw
Peas
Peanut
Pepper
Pome Fruit
Potatoes
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Rhubarb
Rocket
Roses
Rosemary
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Sage
Silverbeet
Snow Peas
Sorgham
Stone Fruit
Strawberries
Sugarcane
Sweet Potato
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Tarragon
Timber Trees
Tomato
Turnips
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Watermelon
Wheat
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Zucchini
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