Consultancy with PhytoGuard™
EcoPath Solutions now provides a specialised Phytophthora consultancy service to support restoration practitioners, government agencies, and nursery operators in safeguarding plant health. Using our field-deployable PhytoGuard™ diagnostic system, we deliver onsite testing and risk assessments that identify the presence of Phytophthora in nursery stock, soils, and infrastructure before plants are purchased or moved into restoration sites. This service bridges the gap between science and practice—offering fast, cost-effective insights to prevent the inadvertent spread of this destructive pathogen.
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Problem
Phytophthora is a silent threat to restoration and greening projects, often hitchhiking on infested plant material, soils, water, or contaminated pots. Once introduced into the nursery, it cycles through production systems and spreads via delivery into our urban forests and natural ecosystems—causing irreversible biodiversity loss.
Early detection protects your projects, reduces long-term costs, and ensures you're not importing a pathogen with your plants.
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PhytoGuard™ Solution
EcoPath Solutions now offers onsite batch testing and risk pathway analysis using the PhytoGuard™ system. This consultancy service provides rapid detection of Phytophthora in pre-purchase or pre-translocation plant stock. By screening soils, water, pots, and nursery infrastructure, we deliver a comprehensive snapshot of contamination risk—based on the proven infection pathways illustrated above.
Interested in consultancy, contacts us:
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Outcome
Clients receive a clear, science-based risk profile to guide purchasing, planting, and restoration decisions.
One of our team can visit you to test your water, soil, plants or tube stock onsite. Once back at the laboratory, your samples will be analysed and results in the form of a report will be returned to you.