Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab

The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will be closed Friday, Dec. 22nd thru Monday, Jan. 1st for the Christmas Holiday and New Year. If you plan to submit samples for Oak Wilt testing, the last day for us to receive them is Thursday, Dec. 7th due to their incubation period. All other samples should be received by the clinic no later than Monday, December 18th, or it is suggested you wait until we are back to our normal business hours of Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm, Jan. 2nd, 2018.

The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will be closed Friday, Dec. 22nd thru Monday, Jan. 1st for the Christmas Holiday and New Year. If you plan to submit samples for Oak Wilt testing, the last day for us to receive them is Thursday, Dec. 7th due to their incubation period. All other samples should be received by the clinic no later than Monday, December 18th, or it is suggested you wait until we are back to our normal business hours of Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm, Jan. 2nd, 2018.You... Read More →

The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will be closed Monday, January 15th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. You can view the Texas A&M University system's holiday schedule here.

The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will be closed Tuesday, January 16th due to inclement weather. The clinic will resume its regular business hours on Wednesday, January 17th if conditions improve.

The Gonzales Master Gardeners are pleased to host the first Master Gardener Plant Health and Diagnostics Educator Specialist training program. Chaired by Dr. Kevin Ong, Director of The Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology, Texas A&M University, the course will offer an intensive training with a broad overview of plant health and diagnostics. Schedule, information, and registration can be found using this link: https://txmg-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/Plant-Health-and-Diagnostics-Program2056-1.pdf