Founded in 1987, STA Laboratories, Inc. is the leading independent diagnostic laboratory for the seed and plant industry. STA Laboratories provides technology-based, scientifically sound services that cover the entire life cycle from genetics to seed and plant.

Our services and diagnostic products are designed to help you make objective product decisions that manage risk, ensure quality and improve genetics of your seed and vegetatively propagated material.A full-service lab, STA Laboratories is made up of three divisions:

STA Seed Quality Services - We provide industry-leading seed health testing, specializing in the detection of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli (bacterial fruit blotch) in cucurbit species. STA Seed Health Laboratories are USDA accredited through the National Seed Health System (NSHS). Our seed health testing provides assurances that seed borne diseases were managed in your production fields, promoting client confidence in your seed product.

Germination, physical purity and vigor analysis, featuring our state-of-the-art Seedling Vigor Imaging System (SVIS) are all part of our seed analysis services. Registered Seed Technologists (RST) ensures uniform testing standards to meet seed labeling regulations in the United Stated and abroad.

STA Plant Health -Featuring our Grapevine HealthChecktm services for virus, bacterial and fungal pathogens. Effective disease indexing, resistance screening, and plant pathogen detection, diagnostics and eradication for the agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and ornamental industries.

STA Genetic Services - High-quality molecular marker and mapping services that enhance seed quality and plant breeding. Hybrid purity and varietals identification using high resolution Isoelectric Focusing Electrophoersis (IEF).