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2020 Beyond Myrtle Rust news

  1. Marley Ford, a student of ecology's underdogs

    Study set to reveal friendly fungal root associates of ramarama, a species hard-hit by myrtle rust

  2. Microscopic epiphytes may help in the war against myrtle rust

    Fungi and bacteria associating with native myrtle plants could slow the spread of the potentially fatal disease. Researcher Hayley Ridgway discusses how.

  3. Researchers predict refuges from myrtle rust

    Researchers identify 'refugia' where myrtle species may escape the onslaught of the disease in a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Ecology

  4. Seeing the trees in the forest: understanding the role of myrtles in New Zealand’s ecosystems

    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...

  5. Sarah Sale, growing a troublesome fungus for good

    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.

  6. 'Home gardening' during lockdown

    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.

  7. New study sites for Beyond Myrtle Rust

    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.

  8. Postgraduate scholarships

    Funding is available within the Beyond Myrtle Rust research programme for two students, for up to two years of full-time post graduate study (a longer period of part time study may also be considered). Funding is available for both the PGDipSci year of classes, and for the following year of Masters ...

  9. Myrtle rust is having sex – why this matters and what it means for New Zealand

    A new study finds the fungus causing myrtle rust is undertaking sexual reproduction in New Zealand

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