The University of Missouri’s Plant Diagnostic Center has reopened with a new leader.

Peng Tian, a plant diagnostician, says they’ve been open since February first and will operate year-round.

“I think it’s vital for our community to have a facility of the Plant Diagnostic Clinic. Just like human beings, we get sick and go to the doctor, plants get sick, too.”

The center is backed up by Tian’s expertise and that of entomologists and weed scientists…to assist home gardeners and farmers.

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