Laboratory Testing

The CAV has an Accredia accredited laboratory (accreditation certificate and test list) and is officially recognized by the National Phytosanitary Service to perform phytopathological analyses on its own material in conservation and also on behalf of others, using optical microscopy techniques, microbiological techniques (isolation and identification), serological (direct and indirect ELISA, IFAS), molecular (PCR, RT-PCR, Real Time PCR, Digital droplet PCR) and biological (indexing) techniques.

The MASAF (Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests) recognizes the CAV’s ability to:

• perform phytosanitary analyses on fruit plants, vines, vegetables, ornamentals and related propagation materials for the search of phytoplasmas, viruses, viroids, bacteria, fungi, nematodes and mites/insects;
• perform varietal correspondence analyses on fruit plants, vines and vegetables (DNA fingerprinting); The range of phytopathological analyses that the CAV laboratory offers to its customers can be consulted in the Service Specification.

The request for genetic-health analyses to the laboratory must be sent by filling out the ANALYSIS REQUEST form.