Sunburst Plant Disease Clinic Inc. Email Format
FarmingCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Sunburst Plant Disease Clinic, Inc. is a farming-focused agricultural laboratory based in Turlock, California, established in 1997 by Dr. Thomas T. Yamashita. The company provides diagnostic services to identify pests, diseases, and mineral deficiencies in crops, using conventional and molecular methods, including real-time PCR and ELISA analyses. Its diagnostics team supports growers, pest control advisors, garden managers, and related professionals by offering reports with educational context and remediation recommendations, and it collaborates with industry stakeholders such as PCA’s, chemical representatives, groundskeepers, nursery managers, and homeowners. With a dedicated DNA extraction facility and an expanding suite of tests, Sunburst similarly conducts investigatory and developmental research and offers educational seminars on request. The organization emphasizes its broad capability to characterize samples and tailor grower-specific programs to address physiological, pathological, and entomological agricultural challenges.