Plant Pest Diagnostics Center - Plant Pathology Laboratory
CDFA Plant Pathogen Collections
CDFA-Plant Pest Diagnostics
3294 Meadowview Road
Sacramento, CA 95832
fax: 916-262-1190
General Information about the CDFA Plant Pathogen Collections
Co-Curators:
Dr. Cheryl Blomquist
email: cblomquist@cdfa.ca.gov
phone: 916-262-1870
Dr. Barry Hill
email: bhill@cdfa.ca.gov
phone: 916-262-1120
Dr. Suzanne Rooney Latham
email: slatham@cdfa.ca.gov
phone: 916-262-1130
Dr. Dan Opgenorth
email: dopgenorth@cdfa.ca.gov
phone: 916-262-1163
Dr. Tongyan Tian
email: ttian@cdfa.ca.gov
phone: 916-262-1127
Tim Tidwell
email: ttidwell@cdfa.ca.gov
phone: 916-262-1132
Dr. Yunping Zhang
email: yzhang@cdfa.ca.gov
phone: 916-262-1134
For further information or to arrange a visit, please contact one of the Curators.
Overview
The CDFA Plant Pathology Collections are maintained as several separate entities.
- Phytophthora species isolate collection.
- Herbarium of fungal plant disease specimens from California.
- Isolate collection of fungal plant pathogens found in California.
- Bacterial culture collection (formerly housed at University of California, Berekely).
The collection is used mainly as in-house reference material to assist CDFA scientists in the identification of and research on plant pathogens. No type material is maintained in the collection.
Collections Use Guidelines
Collection material is not available for loan. However, visiting scientists are welcome to examine and work with the specimens in the CDFA Plant Pathology Laboratory, by arrangement.
Other CDFA Collections
- California State Collection of Arthropods
- CDFA Herbarium
- CDFA Seed Herbarium
- CDFA Nematode Collection