Marion Wood
Plant and Food Research
Control, Protect, Cure
This theme will incorporate research from across Ngā Rākau Taketake, with an emphasis on novel tools and approaches.
The inventory of research outputs and resources can be found here:
This research is Completed
Overview Te Tirohanga Whānui
The myrtle rust and kauri dieback spaces desperately need a suite of fully integrated management tools and approaches to saving our ngahere (forest).
To this end, Ngā Rākau Taketake is investing in research and related activities in the field of Tools and Technologies for Detection and Management. This team has been using an extensive outreach process to socialise new technologies, assess important values and concerns, and ensure research, operations and case studies are integrated.
Mā te whiritahi, ka whakatutuki ai ngā pūmanawa ā tāngata
Together weaving the realisation of potential
Control, Protect, Cure 2022
Research Area Summary Te Whakarāpopototanga Kaupapa
Extensive consultation has determined priority areas for research:
- Rapid/novel detection and diagnostics
- Currently used/alternative disinfectants and their validation
- Mātauranga-based bioactives
The team have reached out to over 120 people in the myrtle rust and kauri dieback spaces to find out what needs to be done and who could do it. Seven video hui have taken place, or are scheduled to focus on: disinfecting pathways/alternative disinfectants; pathogen control in the landscape; mātauranga-based bioactives; forest health; novel detection methods for kaitiaki and land managers; and diagnostics in the field.
Co-leads Ngā kaiārahi ngātahi
Plant and Food Research
Dave Milner
Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Whatua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou
Perception Planning Limited
Perception Planning Limited
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Resource outputs from this programme
Video
Kaurilands Summit 3 – 2023
A playlist of presentations given at the Kaurilands Summit 3 held by Ngā Rākau Taketake, 9 – 12 May 2023, at Semenoff Stadium, Whangārei.
Webinar
Kaurilands Summit 2021
Over 120 attendees representing community groups, iwi, research organisations, councils and government agencies came together online for the inaugural Kauriland Summit in June 2021. The…
Report
Development and deployment of an Austropuccinia psidii biotype differential diagnostic test.
Five Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assays, designed by USA-based colleagues to specifically diagnose four of the genetic clusters (clades) of Austropuccinia psidii (Pandemic (two assays), Eucalyptus,…
Report
Cultural monitoring tools: A mana whenua narrative
This report reflects the narrative captured whilst developing and trialing a cultural monitoring survey tool for the Ngā Rākau Taketake Theme, Control Protect, Cure; Cultural…
Report
Optimising methods for screening the susceptibility of host species populations to myrtle rust
The highly invasive rust Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) has an unusually large host range, with over 480 known hosts worldwide. The aim of this project…
Publication
Thesis: Detection and prevention: Improving techniques to manage Phytophthora agathidicida, the causal agent of kauri dieback
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) have been published as molecular detection techniques for P. agathidicida; however, they are not yet…
Presentation
Why understanding the biology of Phytophthora agathidicida matters – Jochem Vink
Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake. To find out more about the Control, Protect, Cure research theme…
Presentation
Updating the toolbox in the fight against Phytophthora agathidicida – Marion Wood
Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake. To find our more about the Control, Protect, Cure research theme…
Publication
A fluorescence-based viability assay for Phytophthora agathidicida oospores (Preprint)
Viability staining is an essential tool in many fields of microbiology. In this study, we aimed to establish a dual fluorescence method for detecting the…
Publication
Harnessing CRISPR-Cas for oomycete genome editing
Oomycetes are a group of microorganisms that include pathogens responsible for devastating diseases in plants and animals worldwide. Despite their importance, the development of genome…
Publication
Plant-pathogen management in a native forest ecosystem
Forest ecosystems all over the world are facing a growing threat from plant disease outbreaks. As pollution, climate change, and global pathogen movement intensify, so…
Publication
The Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) profile of Phytophthora agathidicida and its potential use as diagnostic tool
Phytophthora diseases cause devastation to crops and native ecosystems worldwide. In New Zealand, Phytophthora agathidicida is threatening the survival of kauri, an endemic, culturally and…
Tool or Model
Myrtle Rust Science Stocktake
A list of past and current research focussed on biology, impacts and management of myrtle rust is now available. This updated stocktake builds on work…
Tool or Model
Kauri Dieback Science Stocktake
A list of past and current research focused on biology, impacts and management of kauri dieback is now available. This updated stocktake builds on work…
Video
Control, Protect, Cure 2022
The ‘Control, Protect, Cure’ team have been using an extensive outreach process to develop and socialise new technologies, assess important values and concerns, and ensure…
Media
Kauri: The fightback against dieback
The threat to kauri from dieback hasn’t gone away but the disease isn’t spreading as fast as feared. New management techniques and research into the…