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The following information is effective October 1, 2006.
Agricultural Certification Services
 
Name of the Test Tested
For
Number of
Tubers/Leaves
Time
Required
Cost
(HST not included)
Brazil Testing MOSAIC (PVY)
LEAFROLL(PLRV) 
PSTVd
400
leaves or tubers

3 days (leaves)

6-8 weeks (tuber)

$ 840.00

$ 1200.00

BRR BACTERIAL RING ROT
400 tubers
200 tubers
400 cores
200 cores

3 days
3 days
3 days
3 days

$ 240.00
$ 195.00
$ 215.00
$ 180.00

Eye Indexing
PVA, PVM, PVS, PVX, PVY, PLRV, PSTVd, BRR

As required
4-6 weeks

Depends on the number
of eyes to
be indexed

Import
BRR
POTATO SPINDLE TUBER (PSTVd)

400 tubers
3-4 days

$345.00

Nuclear Audit
(plantlets)

PVA, PVM, PVS, PVX, PVY, PLRV, RLSV, PSTVd, BRR

5-6 plantlets
3-4 days

Depends on the number
of lines to
be tested

Nuclear Audit
(green house leaves)
PVA, PVM, PVS, PVX, PVY, PLRV, PSTVd

1 % of the crop
with maximum
number of
leaves 25 and
minimum 5.

3-4 days

Depends on the number
of leaves to
be tested


Post Harvest Testing
(non-
regulatory)

MOSAIC ( PVY)
LEAFROLL ( PLRV)
400 tubers

200 tubers
6-8 weeks

6-8 weeks

$ 550.00

$ 350.00


Post Harvest Testing
(non-
regulatory)

ANY SINGLE VIRUS SUCH AS PVY, PLRV, PVX, PVA
400 tubers

200 tubers
6-8 weeks

6-8 weeks

$ 385.00

$ 245.00

Potato Spindle Tuber PSTVd
As required
3-4 days


Depends on the number
of samples to be tested

Uruguay Testing MOSAIC (PVY)
LEAFROLL (PLRV)
PVX
400 leaves
or
400 tubers

3 days (leaves)

6-8 weeks (tuber)

Depends on the number
of samples to be tested

Virus Cleaning PVA, PVM, PVS, PVX, PVY, PLRV
2 plantlets or tubers
1 year


$ 1200.00

GMO Testing
BT CRY 3-A PROTEIN

As required 3 days

$530.00/400 tuber sample

Late Blight
PHYTOPHTHORA

400 tubers 
200 tubers
5 weeks

$215.00
$160.00

Don Testing
FUSARIUM TOXIN

1 KG GRAIN 3 days

$30.00

Water Testing
E. COLI & COLIFORM

100 ml 2 days

$35.00


Note: BRR sample could also be used for post-harvest testing or vice-versa, if required. Any additional virus could be tested along with post harvest test at an extra cost of $ 165.00 for 400 tubers or $ 100.00 for 200 tubers sample.

For post harvest testing please submit 10%-15% more tubers than required.

To have tests completed, please contact: 

Dr. Mathuresh Singh, Director or
Angela Gallagher, Laboratory Assistant
Agricultural Certification Services
1030 Lincoln Road
Fredericton, NB E3B 8B7
(506) 459-0293
Fax: (506) 457-0769
taterlab@potatoesnb.com