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Mature native trees now dying
29 January 2021
The death of a mature ramarama (Lophomyrtus bullata) tree on the East Cape. Image: Roanne Sutherland, Scion
The first known case of mature tree death due to myrtle rust infection has been observed in the East Cape of Aotearoa New Zealand, suggesting localized extinction for some native myrtles coul...
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Field work season ramping up for the Beyond Myrtle Rust programme
29 January 2021
Young Lophomyrtus bullata (ramarama) plants in dense Taranaki forest, awaiting examination by the Beyond Myrtle rust team.
After a year of interruptions by COVID-19 lockdowns, researchers from the ‘Ecosystem Impacts’ research aim of the Beyond Myrtle Rust Programme are embarking on the first fieldw...
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Student sets his sights on Myrtaceae vines
29 January 2021
Master's student Hone Ropata is researching how myrtle rust could impact aka (vine) species, while working as a part of the Plant & Food research team. We had a chat to learn more about his mahi.
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Myrtle rust
Marley Ford, a student of ecology's underdogs
2 November 2020
Study set to reveal friendly fungal root associates of ramarama, a species hard-hit by myrtle rust
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Microscopic epiphytes may help in the war against myrtle rust
2 November 2020
Fungi and bacteria associating with native myrtle plants could slow the spread of the potentially fatal disease. Researcher Hayley Ridgway discusses how.
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Researchers predict refuges from myrtle rust
12 October 2020
Researchers identify 'refugia' where myrtle species may escape the onslaught of the disease in a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Ecology
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Seeing the trees in the forest: understanding the role of myrtles in New Zealand’s ecosystems
28 August 2020
Understanding, predicting, and managing the impacts of a plant disease requires knowledge of the host. With myrtle rust now well established in New Zealand, attention is turning to the hosts of the disease: plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Of the studies being conducted under the Ecosystem Im...
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Sarah Sale, growing a troublesome fungus for good
28 August 2020
Sarah Sale, a PhD candidate and new member of the Beyond Myrtle Rust programme, started her research at the University of Canterbury in April amid New Zealand’s lockdown. Although COVID-19 definitely complicated the initial stages of her PhD, there was a silver lining.
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'Home gardening' during lockdown
30 June 2020
Covid-19 lockdown resulted in plenty of challenges and opportunities for everyone in Aotearoa. Whether this was learning to work with your "colleague" streaking through the "office", or realising that your partner has a laugh reserved just for work, everyone has a story or two to tell.
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New study sites for Beyond Myrtle Rust
30 June 2020
It might not be ‘the season’ but the team from Beyond Myrtle Rust (BMR) couldn’t wait to get back out into the field this month.
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