Announcement

Recording Access for 2021 & 2022 Beltsville Workshop Participants

Everyone that attended virtual workshops in 2021 and 2022, now have access to the formatted recordings for the workshop topics they attended. The 2021 participants will have access to the 2022 materials. Instructors made some improvements between the two years and decided to give everyone access to the 2022 materials.

PPCDL/Beltsville Workshops - 2023 schedule and information posted

We are pleased to announce the 2023 PPCDL-Advanced Diagnostic Workshops hosted by the Scientists of the Plant Pathogen Confirmatory Diagnostic Laboratory (PPCDL) in Laurel, Maryland.

After a 2-year pause, we have planned for the return of in-person workshops. The planning team has developed a schedule that offers a wide variety of topics and delivery methods…nine topics in all…and both in-person and virtual workshops.

PathogenDx searching for nucleic acid specimens of Cannabis sativa infecting viruses

PathogenDx is searching for nucleic acid specimens of Cannabis sativa infecting viruses to validate a novel plant virus detection assay.

Specific viruses of interest include Beet Curly Top Virus (BCTV), Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV), Tobacco Streak Virus (TSV), Arabis Mosaic Virus (ArMV), Alfalfa Mosaic Virus (AMV), and Lettuce Chlorosis Virus (LCV).

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