Dr. Karen Rane, UMD Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Director
University of Maryland, College Park
Due to the University of Maryland College Park response to COVID-19, the UMD Plant Diagnostic Laboratory is not able to receive plant samples at this time.
If you need plant diagnostic services, please do not send samples to the clinic. Contact me via email (rane@umd.edu) with photos of the plants in question, and I will do my best to answer your concerns. Photos for diagnosis should include at least one overall picture of the site or crop, as well as close-ups of the plants and symptoms in question. Please make sure the photos are in focus for the best chance of diagnosing plant problems. Include a description of the problem, the distribution of symptomatic plants (such as: grouped, random, along edges), percent of plants affected, as well as any spray applications made in the past four weeks. The UMD Plant Diagnostic Lab Sample submission form outlines the type of information that is useful for plant problem diagnosis.
We will contact you if there is a change in this procedure. Thank you for your patience as we deal with this unprecedented situation.
