Only samples that contain the correctly completed form are received. Download it here.
Optional Disease Diagnostic Service (SCMV and SCBV) Download it here.
Value of the disease diagnosis service: : $ 52.000
This value applies to the diagnosis of each sample for each of the diseases; Soca rickets (RSD), Leaf scald (LSD), Yellow leaf virus (SCYLV), Bacilliform virus (SCBV) and Cane mosaic virus (SCMV). The sample must be taken by the grower.
For the diagnosis of rickets and leaf scald, the TBIA technique is used and for yellow leaf virus, bacilliform virus and mosaic virus, the molecular PCR technique is used.
Price effective as of January 1, 2024.
Cenicaña offers disease diagnosis services in sugarcane leaf tissue samples from seedbeds and commercial fields.
The service makes a main diagnosis for the diseases of:
In addition, as an optional analysis according to the client's request or the crop's symptoms, the diagnosis of sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) and Bacilliform virus (SCBY) is offered.
Who should take the samples?
The laboratory is located at the Cenicaña Experimental Station, via Cali-Florida km 26. They can also be sent to the Cenicaña liaison office in Cali.
The results: phytosanitary analyzes are delivered in an estimated time of ten (10) business days, counted from the date of receipt of the samples in the laboratory.