The National Agricultural Genotyping Center (NAGC) is an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited, high-throughput, nonprofit laboratory specializing in DNA assay development and molecular diagnostics. As a core cooperator within the National Predictive Modeling Tool Initiative (NPMTI), NAGC serves as a primary testing facility for the Corn, Wheat, and Pulse Research Advisory Committees (RACs), having performed tens of thousands of tests in support of pathogen quantification in the environment, disease monitoring and confirmation to assist in pest management efforts.
NAGC develops and validates molecular assays targeting a wide range of economically significant pathogens affecting major U.S. crops. New molecular assays are considered each year, based on the needs and recommendations from the RACs.
Through its partnership with NPMTI, NAGC provides high-confidence molecular data that supports: