Myrtle Ora

Research on the health of our Myrtaceae plants and their forests.

Sarah Sale, growing a troublesome fungus for good

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Need help to identify a myrtle? There’s an app for that

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Conserving and restoring our taonga rākau 

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Profile: Dr Beccy Ganley

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Ngarara in the Ngahere – a Toi Taiao Whakatairanga project

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Natasha Tassell Matamua

Stepping down: Natasha Tassell-Matamua moving from co-lead to researcher for Theme 2

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Marcus-Rongowhitiao Shadbolt

Ngā Pī Ka Rere spotlight: Marcus-Rongowhitiao Shadbolt, passionate about seed conservation

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Publication

Susceptibility of native New Zealand Myrtaceae to the South African strain of Austropuccinia psidii: A biosecurity threat

Austropuccinia psidii, the cause of myrtle rust, has spread globally where Myrtaceae occur. Multiple strains of A. psidii have been identified, including a unique strain found…
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Video

Host, Pathogen & Environment 2022

The ‘Host, Pathogen and Environment’ team is focusing on the ‘disease triangle’: host susceptibility, the pathogen and the right environment for disease expression. They are…
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Publication

Positioning Research to Improve Tree-Biosecurity Relations

Management of biosecurity threats to forests and indigenous trees needs to address the legacy of colonising practices that have prohibited diverse knowledges from being included.…
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Publication

Resistance of New Zealand Provenance Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea robusta, Kunzea linearis, and Metrosideros excelsa to Austropuccinia psidii

Resistance to the pandemic strain of Austropuccinia psidii was identified in New Zealand provenance Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea robusta, and K. linearis plants. Only 1 Metrosideros…
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Report

Ngā Rākau Taketake scoping panel report

This report was created by the Ngā Rākau Taketake scoping group and focuses on combatting the plant pathogens that cause kauri dieback and myrtle rust.…
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Te Whakahononga – the video

Produced by Taimania Productions Ltd. for Te Whakahononga research programme. Launched at the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.   To find out…
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Presentation

Extracting and cryopreserving embryonic axes

Presented at the Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment, online conference 2021. Cryopreservation offers a method of conserving exceptional species long term…
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Webinar

So Where to From Here? TTW’s Vision for our Kete

A presentation from Melanie Mark Shadbolt as part of the Te Mana Motuhake o te Kākano: Māori Seed Conservation Hui held online, 16 October 2023.…
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Hapū Led Solutions to Myrtle Rust

Hapu led solutions for myrtle rust has empowered mana whenua to understand, respond and identify solutions to myrtle rust. This report describes how Myrtle rust…
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