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Beyond Myrtle Rust news

  1. 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.

  2. '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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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

  6. ‘Tis the season

    Myrtle rust, a disease caused by the fungus Austropuccinia psidii, is threatening myrtle plants in New Zealand, including some Christmas favourites.

  7. New recruit

    The pathogen causing myrtle rust might be tiny, but its effects could impact carbon, water and nutrient cycles at both the plant and ecosystem levels.

  8. Myrtle rust featured at Tauranga Conservation Week

    There’s still plenty of local community interest about the research and management of myrtle rust.

  9. Myrtles for tomorrow

    The Beyond Myrtle Rust Programme (BMR) is proud to be sponsoring a myrtle rust symposium at this year’s New Zealand Ecological Society Conference in Christchurch.

  10. Preparing our trees defences against myrtle rust

    Myrtle rust is a disease caused by an invasive pathogen that infects iconic native New Zealand trees in the Myrtaceae family, such as pōhutukawa and manuka. The windborne fungus causes tree dieback and potentially tree death.

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