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Plant pathologist Dominie Wright recently visited three leading laboratories in Sacramento, Iowa and West Lafayette, which were all world recognised centres of excellence providing top line diagnostics. Disease-related problems are becoming more complex with the increasing diversity of crops sown and the higher yield expectations of growers. Ms Wright said she studied new techniques to improve and expand the capacity of seed health testing for broadacre and horticulture crops in Western Australia. The Seed Science Centre at Iowa is considered the best in the world. This service is an important model for our seed testing service especially in terms of WA producing certified seed and ensuring imported seed meets quarantine requirements.