This immunoblot test kit tests 100 field tillers for endophyte presence. Commonly used to check tall fescue pastures for endophyte. It does not tell a toxic endophyte from a novel (non-toxic) one; an ergot alkaloid test does. SKU Number: ENDO797-3
This immunoblot test kit is the same a ENDO797-3 only a smaller format for testing smaller stem cross sections. Used for tall fescue and other grasses grown out from seed. SKU Number: ENDO797-2
This immunoblot test kit tests 100 seeds for endophyte presence. Use it to check tall fescue and other grass seed before planting. SKU Number: ENDO797-1
This ELISA qualitative alkaloid detection kit can analyze 96 tillers for alkaloid presence. The Phytoscreen kit detects ergot alkaloids in grass tillers; Agrinostics sells the test kit only, not ergot. In tall fescue pastures, ergot alkaloids made by the endophyte cause fescue toxicosis in grazing livestock. SKU Number: ERGALK797-2
Laboratory ergot alkaloid analysis of a 100-seed sample you provide. This is a laboratory testing service. Agrinostics does not sell ergot.
Preparing your seed sample (Sampling Method 2)
Use a seed probe to collect seed from the middle of each bag in the seed lot you want tested.
Combine samples only from bags with the same seed company, seed lot number and storage history. Keep seed from different lots, sources or storage conditions separate.
Place each combined sample in a zip-lock bag. Label it with your name, mailing address, email address, seed variety, seed company and seed lot identification number.
Read the full Sampling Method 2 instructions for more collection and submission details. For questions about how much seed to send or the packaging and shipping requirements for ergot alkaloid testing, contact Agrinostics.
Ergot alkaloids from the tall fescue endophyte can be present in the seed as well as in the growing plant.
This quantitative ELISA kit can analyze 54 samples for ergot alkaloids in urine containing 0-100 ppb. Note: A creatinine analysis is important to interpret the data. See our Phytoscreen creatinine kit. SKU Number: ERGALK797-4
This quantitative ELISA kit can analyze 54 samples for ergot alkaloids in plant tissues containing 0 to 4 ppm. Samples with higher alkaloid concentration can be diluted for analysis. SKU Number: ERGALK797-3
This first and simple colorimetric kit utilizes the microplate format typical of ELISA to analyze up to 54 samples. It can be analyzed on any microplate reader capable of reading at a wavelength of 490-510 nm. SKU Number: CREAT797
You submit seeds. We grow the tillers in our green house for 6 weeks, then test for viable endophytes.
Often used for tall fescue seed lots.
SKU Number: ENDO899-2
Price: $380.00
Two Ways to Test for Ergot Alkaloids and Endophytes
Agrinostics supports two ways of working. You can send a sample to our laboratory and receive an analysis report, or you can run the test yourself in your own lab with a Phytoscreen kit. Everything in this shop belongs to one of those two groups.
The patented Phytoscreen immunochemical kits let a laboratory screen its own samples in house. The immunoblot kits test 100 samples at a time for endophyte presence in seed and in field tillers. The ELISA kits cover tiller ergot alkaloids, a qualitative test that analyzes 96 tillers, and quantitative measurement of ergot alkaloids in plant tissue and in urine, each reading up to 54 samples. Kits are manufactured when you order them, carry a shelf life of six months when stored as directed, and are stamped with an expiration date. Endophyte detection kits come with a positive and a negative control to score your samples against.
Sample Types Covered
Between the two groups the shop covers field tillers, greenhouse grow-out tillers, seed, plant tissue, hay and feed, and animal urine. Urine ergot alkaloid results are read together with a creatinine analysis, which is available both as a Phytoscreen urine creatinine kit and as a urine creatinine laboratory analysis. Agrinostics works with everyone from a homeowner or small farmer with a single sample through to a seed company submitting many, and contract services are available for volume business.
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