Prices

ISTA Test Prices

About ISTA Testing

As this is a new area for our business, we will be monitoring the cost and market and prices may change accordingly. 

  • Sampling Training and Accreditation - $288.75 Cost per person. Minimum 5 people per course
  • Sampling from the lot - $168/hour plus travel expenses
  • BIC - $24.75
  • OIC - $90.75

Purity

  • All Species within our Scope  - $107.25 Grasses, Cereals, Small Legumes, Pulses, Other Agricultural Species

Determination of Other Seed

Prices when requested with Purity test.

  • Grasses  - $57.75 Ryegrass, Millet, Phalaris, Fescue, Rhodesgrass, Panic, Digit, Buffel, Bambatsi, Bluegrass
  • All other Species within our Scope - $44.00 Cereals, Small Legumes, Pulses, Other Agricultural Species

Thousand Seed Weight

  • All Species within our Scope  - $77.00 Grasses, Cereals, Small Legumes, Pulses, Other Agricultural Species

Germination

  • Grasses 1 $165.00 Ryegrass, Millet, Phalaris, Fescue
  • Grasses 2 $189.75 Rhodesgrass, Panic, Digit, Buffel, Bambatsi, Bluegrass
  • Cereals $159.50  Oats, Barley, Wheat, Sorghum, Maize
  • Small Legumes $129.25  Lucerne, Clover
  • Pulses $189.50  Soybeans, Lablab, Mungbeans, Chickpeas, Lentils, Peas
  • Other Agricultural Species 1 $159.50  Canola
  • Other Agricultural Species 2 $189.75  Sunflower

Germination Test Prices

About Germination Testing

  • Group 1 - $78.21 Wheat, Barley, Sorghum, White French Millet, Canola, Panicum, Lucerne
  • Group 2 - $99.99 Japanese Millet, Oats, Cowpea, Sunflower, Mungbean, Maize, Adzuki Bean
  • Group 3 - $120.12 Chickpea, Lablab, Soyabean, Canary, Pea, Silk Sorghum, Setaria, Pigeon Pea
  • Group 4 - $133.10 Carpet grass, Couch, Sabi, Digitaria, Bluegrass, QLD Bluegrass
  • Group 5 - $150.70  Stylo, Bambatsi, Panic and (when no scarification is required) Signal Grass, Burgundy Bean, Butterfly Pea, Atro
  • Group 6 - $150.70 Signal Grass, Serradella
  • Group 7 - $184.14 Rhodes, Buffel
  • Group 8 - $188.10 Natives such as Eucalypts, Acacia - Prices vary please enquire. 
  • Acid Scarified - $188.10 Unless advised otherwise applies to all seed of (but not restricted to) Leucaena, Atro, Burgundy bean, Butterfly Pea, Glycine & Signal Grass
    *Please advise if acid scarification is not required.
  • Non viable Germination - $120.12

Purity Analysis Prices

About Purity Analysis

  • Group 1 - $85.36 Sorghum, White French Millet, Mungbean, Sunflower, Panicum, Lablab, Chickpea, Wheat, Barley
  • Group 2 - $109.12 Japanese Millet, Setaria, Bambatsi, Canary Grass, Oats, Kikuyu, Ryegrass
  • Group 3 - $142.78 Stylo, Couch, Carpet Grass, Purple Pigeon Grass
  • Group 4 - $196.13 Silk Sorghum, Grasses (Rhodes, Buffel, Bluegrass, Signal, Digitaria, Sabi, Panic)
  • Ungraded Purity 14% Surcharge (up to 100% when very dirty)
  • Pelleted Purity 20% Surcharge
  • Mixed Purity Charge provided on initial examination of the sample
  • Complex Heterogeneous Mixed Samples Charge based at an hourly rate

Weed Seed Search Prices

About Weed Seed Search

Western Australian weed seed search

Min Qty required. refer to sampling basics.

*Must be sampled by an accredited sampler

  • Group 1 - $93.39 Sorghum, White French Millet, Mungbean, Sunflower, Panicum, Lablab
  • Group 2 - $120.12 Japanese Millet, Setaria, Bambatsi, Canary Grass, Oats, Kikuyu, Ryegrass
  • Group 3 - $173.47 Stylo, Couch, Purple Pigeon Grass
  • Group 4 - $230.78 Silk Sorghum, Grasses (Rhodes, Buffel, Bluegrass, Signal, Digitaria, Sabi, Panic)
  • Pelleted 20% Surcharge

Tasmanian weed seed search

Min Qty required: 2kg

  • Group 1 $101.42 Large Seeds (Sorghum, Sunflower etc)
  • Group 2 $129.364 Small Seeds (Millets etc), Animal Feed and Mixes
  • Group 3 $135.96  Fine grasses

Where 5 kgs need to be examined higher charges apply

Other weed seed searches (including other export)

Min Qty required: 1kg

  • Refer to purity prices 

Seedling Vigour Analysis Prices

About Seedling Vigour Analysis

  • Vigour - Group 1 -$116.05 Barley, Sorghum, Oats, Soybean, Sunflower, Wheat,
  • Vigour Group 2 - $165.44 all others
  • Conductivity vigour - $136.62
Controlled deterioration and Accelerated Ageing
  • Group 1 - $152.02 Barley, Sorghum, Oats, Soybean, Sunflower, Wheat
  • Group 2 - $261.47 All others

Tetrazolium Prices

About Tetrazolium Testing

  • Group 1 - $133.10 Wheat, Barley, Durum, Mungbean, Regur Mungbean, Cowpea, Lucern, Maize
  • Group 2 - $138.60 Atro, Japanese Millet, Pearl Millet, White French Millet, Shirohie Millet, Chickpea
  • Group 3 - $193.16 Soybean, Sorghum, Oats, Sunflower, Stylo, Purple Pigeon Grass, Setaria 
  • Group 4 - $230.78
  • Digitaria, Bluegrass, Silk Sorghum, Bambatsi, Canary Grass, Panorama
  • Group 5 - $302.83 Rhodes Grass, Signal Grass, Buffel
  • Group 6 - $320.21 Pelleted TZ

Mungbean Analysis Prices

About Mungbean Analysis

  • Germination - $99.99
  • Seed Count - $48.95
  • Purity - $85.36
  • Charcoal rot - $109.12
  • Oversoak - $79.978
  • Appearance - $75.68
  • Sizing - $93.39
  • Sprouting - $321.53
  • AMA Standard $171.04

Classification to GTA Prices

Grain Analysis Prices

About GTA

  • GTA1 - $150.70 Pulses (other than Mungbeans – see separate pricing)
  • GTA2 - $224.07 All Other (We cannot do Falling Number tests on Wheat at present)

AgEtal provides a number of stand alone grain tests, for example:

    • Moisture NIR - $35.53
    • Protein NIR - $35.53
    • Protein and moisture Same Sample - $58.41
    • Oil Content NIR - $35.53
    • Moisture Oven - $92.73
    • Moisture HE50 - $27.94
  • Screenings - $44.00
  • Test Weight - $33.00
  • Admixture - $103.95
  • Seed Count - $46.64
  • Sizing - $50.60
  • Pop Corn Popping Expansion - $160.05

NIR Testing

NIR Testing

About NIR Testing

  • $37.29 per sample 1 Analyte
  • $61.38 per sample 2 Analytes
  • $84.04 per sample 3 Analytes
  • $105.05 per sample 4 or more Analytes
  • Faba Beans (Protein, Moisture)
  • Chick Peas (Protein, Moisture)
  • Mungbeans (Moisture)
  • Soybeans (Protein, Moisture, Fat)
  • Chana Dahl (Protein, Moisture)
  • Sunflower (Moisture, Oil)
  • Wheat (Protein, Moisture, Fat, Fibre, Ash, Starch)
  • Barley (Protein, Moisture, Fat, Fibre, Ash, Starch)
  • Cereal Grains (Protein, Moisture, Fat, Fibre, Ash, Starch)
  • Canola (Protein, Moisture, Oil)
  • Green Coffee Beans (Moisture, Oil)

*Results are only reliable within the parameters and range of calibration.

*Cereal grains is a general cereal calibration and may not yield accurate results.

*500gram sample required.

Plant and Seed Pathology and Other Prices

  • Endophyte Testing (tiller stain method) - $545.71
  • Endophyte Testing (immunoblot method) 

    • $436.51 - 1 sample of 10 seeds
    • $1,819.25 - 5 samples of 10 seeds ($363.85ea)
    • $2,425.50 - 10 samples of 10 seeds ($242.55ea)

  • Trichoderma Presence/Absence - $309.54
  • Glyphosate - $667.04
  • Ascochyta Quantitative - $727.65
  • ISTA Float Ergot - $272.14
  • ISTA Wash Test - $272.14
  • ISTA Blotter Test - $606.43
  • ISTA Agar Test - $532.18
  • Prussic Acid - $38.72
  • Nitrate - $69.41

Virus Test Prices

Virus Testing - price per sample per target

  • Alfalfa Mosaic Virus (AMV) - $485.10
  • Arabis Mosaic Virus (ArMV) - $485.10
  • Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV) - $681.67

For the following viruses, we do not always keep testing kits in stock depending on the season and the demand. Please check with our lab staff first if you require testing for these and note that there may be a 3-6 week delay if we need to order a new kit. Pricing may differ from the below if we need to order a new kit:

  • Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) - $667.25
  • Panicum Mosaic Virus (PMV) - $479.05
  • Pea Seed-borne Mosaic Virus (PSbMV) - $449.57 
  • Tobacco Rattle Virus (TRV) - $485.10
  • Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus (BSMV), Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus (CGMMV) and Soybean Mosaic Virus (SMV) - enquire for pricing 

Nematode Test Prices

  • Nematode Count - $293.48

Mycotoxin Test Prices

Allergen Testing Prices

Electrophoresis Prices

Rapid DNA Diagnostic Prices

Rapid DNA Diagnostics - $532.18 per sample per target (target organisms below)

Bacteria:

  • Clavibacter michiganensis All
  • Clavibacter michiganensis subsp insidiosus
  • Clavibacter michiganensis subsp michiganesis
  • Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens
  • Dickeya species (incl. dadantii (ex - Erwinia chrysanthemi))
  • Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. phaseolicola
  • Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato
  • Pseudomonas syringae group
  • Xanthomonas genus, including axonodpodis (syn. campestris) 

Fungi:

  • Ascochyta rabiei 
  • Bipolaris sorokiniana (NB other Bipolaris species available upon request) 
  • Botrytis cinerea 
  • Claviceps africana (Ergot in sorghum)
  • Colletotrichum species
  • Fusarium oxysporum (Fusarium wilt)
  • Fusarium sporotrichioides
  • Leptosphaeria maculans (Black Leg)
  • Macrophomina phaseolina (Charcoal rot)
  • Periconia species
  • Phoma medicaginis (Black stem & leaf spot)
  • Pythium species
  • Phytophthora cinnamomi (Root rot, dieback)
  • Phytophthora species
  • Puccinia helianthi (Sunflower rust)
  • Rhizoctonia solani (Damping off, black scurf, root rot)
  • Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (White mould)
  • Septoria helianthi (Septoria leaf spot)
  • Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearumcaricae citrulli (Gummy stem)
  • Tilletia caries (syn. tritici), laeviscontroversa ALL IN ONE will not distinguish
  • Tilletia species (Smut)
  • Ustilago nuda (Smut)
  • Ustilago tritici (Smut)
  • Verticillium dahlia (Verticillium wilt)
  • Verticillium species

PCR Test $532.18 per sample per target (target organisms below)

Bacteria:

  • Agrobacterium (pathogenic biovars)
  • Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi
  • Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
  • Rathayibacter rathayi
  • Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli

Fungi:

  • Ceratobasidium cereale (Rhizoctonia cerealis) (Sharp eyespot)
  • Fusarium species
  • Microdochium (Monographellanivale majus (Seedling blight)
  • Phoma pinodella pinodes (Spring black stem & leaf spot)
  • Septoria tritici - IN DEVELOPMENT
  • Urocystis agropyri tritici (Smut)

Insects:

Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Lemon scented mite

GMO Test Prices

  • GMO RoundUp Ready Confirmation $38.72

Training

$288.75 per person per course with a minimum of 5 trainees.

Sampling for ISTA

  • 1-2 hour presentation about ISTA guidelines
  • Onsite practical demonstration and practice of sampling
  • ISTA sampling record book (1 per organisation)
  • AgEtal ISTA sampling manual (1 per person)
  • Online Exam
  • AgEtal Sampling Accreditation for ISTA upon singing of agreement.

Principles of Objective Sampling

  • 1-2 hour presentation on theory of representative sampling.
  • Sampling Guide
  • Online Exam
  • Internal Sampling Certificate

Weed Seed Identification Course

  • 1-2 hour training session with group activities
  • 30 min field exercise
  • Certificate of participation

Understanding GTA Standards

  • 1-2 hour training session with group activities and practical demonstrations.
  • Online Exam
  • Certificate of Completion

Other Courses

Contact us if you need training for your organisation which you believe is within our expertise. 


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