LABORATORY INFORMATION


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Plant Health Laboratory

Department Of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Backweston Agri-laboratories, Young's Cross, Celbridge, Co. Kildare ( W23X3PH ) Ireland
+353 (0)1 615 7414
+353 (0)1 615 7196



Quality Programme The diagnostic work of the laboratory is based on a quality programme following quality assurance principles. YES
Laboratory accredited (ISO 17025) for certain activities? If yes, the laboratory is accreditated according to ISO 17025. The pests and methods for which the laboratory is accredited is indicated unless the laboratory is accredited for a large number of pests and methods. In that case, a standard phrase 'contact the laboratory' is indicated. YES
Laboratory participates in test performance studies? Test performance study (also referred to as ring tests or collaborative trials): Evaluation of the performance of one or more tests by two or more laboratories using defined samples (evaluation of a test). YES
Laboratory participates in proficiency-testing Proficiency testing (evaluation of the competence of the laboratory): Establishing the competence of a laboratory in analysing defined samples using their established test. YES
Laboratory offers training in diagnostics? NO
Last update on 2026-01-21

Accreditation certificate number :
  • DAFM Accreditation Cert

Expertise


Expert Level Organism Techniques used Years of
experience
Cullen Louise species Chalara fraxinea Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Dothistroma pini Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Dothistroma septosporum Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Fusarium circinatum Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Lecanosticta acicola Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Phyllosticta citricarpa Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Phytophthora kernoviae Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Phytophthora ramorum Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Ralstonia solanacearum Molecular
 7
Cullen Louise species Xanthomonas citri pv. citri Molecular
 8
Cullen Louise species Xylella fastidiosa Molecular
 8
Destefanis Maria species Chalara fraxinea Molecular
 12
Destefanis Maria species Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus Molecular
 8
Destefanis Maria species Dothistroma pini Molecular
 9
Destefanis Maria species Dothistroma septosporum Molecular
 9
Destefanis Maria species Erwinia amylovora Molecular
 8
Destefanis Maria species Fusarium circinatum Molecular
 8
Destefanis Maria species Lecanosticta acicola Molecular
 9
Destefanis Maria species Phyllosticta citricarpa Molecular
 12
Destefanis Maria species Phytophthora ramorum Morphological
Molecular
 13
Destefanis Maria species Ralstonia solanacearum Molecular
 12
Destefanis Maria species Thrips palmi Molecular
 7
Destefanis Maria species Xanthomonas citri pv. citri Molecular
 9
Destefanis Maria species Xylella fastidiosa Molecular
 9
Lopez Vernaza Manuel genus Begomovirus Molecular
 5
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Molecular
 5
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Clavibacter sepedonicus Molecular
 6
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Phyllosticta citricarpa Molecular
 6
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Phytophthora kernoviae Molecular
 6
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Phytophthora lateralis Molecular
 5
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Phytophthora ramorum Molecular
 6
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Ralstonia solanacearum Molecular
 6
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Rose rosette virus Molecular
 5
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Tomato brown rugose fruit virus Molecular
 6
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus Molecular
 6
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Xanthomonas citri pv. citri Molecular
 6
Lopez Vernaza Manuel species Xylella fastidiosa Molecular
 5
O'Hanlon Richard species Phytophthora ramorum Morphological
 13

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