Virginia State Seed Laboratory

Virginia Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Lab Details
LABORATORY MANAGER SHANNE STAPLETON, RST (DIRECTOR)
600 N. Fifth St. Rm. 232
Richmond, VA 23219
shanne.stapleton@vdacs.virginia.gov
(804) 786-8795
(804) 371-7790
Tests Performed
  • Purity
  • Germination
  • Noxious Exam
  • TZ
  • Phenol for Variety
  • Peroxidase Testing
  • Electrophoresis
  • GMO Testing
  • Seed Count
  • Visual Variety Testing

Staff Directory

NameTitleEmailAccreditation
Colleen LeonardSenior Seed Analystcolleen.leonard@vdacs.virginia.govRST
Dr. Neelima MareeduSeed Analystneelima.mareedu@vdacs.virginia.govRST
Dr. Shilpi ChawlaSeed Analystshilpi.chawla@vdacs.virginia.govRST
Elizabeth GeyerSeed Lab CoordinatorElizabeth.Geyer@vdacs.virginia.govRST
Sarah HurniSeed Analystsarah.hurni@vdacs.virginia.govCVT
Lauren HeydSeed Analystlauren.heyd@vdacs.virginia.gov
Alexa MarshallSeed Analystalexa.marshall@vdacs.virginia.gov
Madeline WhitehornSeed Analystmadeline.whitehorn@vdacs.virginia.gov