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 seed quality, molecular breeding, plant health 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 – Industry-leading seed health testing (specializing in bacterial fruit blotch), germination, and physical purity analysis, as well as state-of-the-art hybrid purity evaluations.

STA Plant Health – Effective disease indexing, resistance screening, and plant pathogen detection, diagnostics and eradication for the agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and ornamental industries.

STA Genomics – High-quality molecular marker and mapping services that enhance seed quality and plant breeding.