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Ancient Rongoā Māori practices to fight Kauri dieback are part of a broader revival of indigenous traditional practices in NZ

Traditional Rongoā Māori health practitioners claim indigenous treatments are curing Kauri trees of dieback and the Government is investing.

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Professor Peter Dearden was part of a panel discussing genetic methods for pest control

Skip to 1.55min to hear Peter Dearden speak at the Primary Industries Summit.

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The potential for the use of gene drives for pest control in New Zealand: a perspective.

Genetic technologies such as gene editing and gene drive systems have recently emerged as potential tools for pest control. Gene drives, in particular, have been…

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High-throughput chemical screening identifies compounds that inhibit different stages of the Phytophthora agathidicida and Phytophthora cinnamomi life cycles

Here, we have screened over 100 compounds for their anti-oomycete activity, as a potential first step toward identifying new control strategies. Our screening identified eight…

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Conservation & Restoration 2022

It’s a huge challenge to conserve and restore kauri and native plants vulnerable to myrtle rust for future generations. It requires Te Ao Māori world…

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Protected, Restored, Connected

Online Presentations from Eco-index given at Crazy & Ambitious 3, 24 May 2022 1) John Reid (Ngāti Pikiao, Tainui; JD Reid Ltd) and Penny Payne…

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Seed Storage Physiology of Lophomyrtus and Neomyrtus, Two Threatened Myrtaceae Genera Endemic to New Zealand

There is no published information on the seed germination or seed storage physiology of Lophomyrtus bullata, Lophomyrtus obcordata, and Neomyrtus pedunculata. This lack of information is hampering conservation efforts…

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Variability in phosphite sensitivity observed within and between seven Phytophthora species

Phosphite is used to control and manage many phytophthora diseases in horticultural systems worldwide and natural ecosystems in Australia, Africa, New Zealand and parts of…

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Report

Weather associated with myrtle rust on the North Island east coast

The aim of this study was to use a modelling approach to examine winter temperatures in New Zealand, particularly on the east coast of the…

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Pest control perceptions: comparing pesticides with next-generation control methods

In our part of the BioHeritage National Science Challenge we have been investigating the use of next-generation pest control technologies, with a focus on RNA…

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Presentation

Conservation genetics of maire tawake – Colan Balkwill

Restoration genetics of maire tawake – a nationally critically threatened tree species. Presented as part of the Kaurilands Summit 2023, hosted by Ngā Rākau Taketake.…

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Protected land: Threat of invasive species

A letter written and published in response to the report “One -third of global protected land is under intense human pressure”, discussing that the index…

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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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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,…

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Connecting through space and time: catchment-scale distributions of bacteria in soil, stream water and sediment

Terrestrial and aquatic environments are linked through hydrological networks that transport abiotic components from upslope environments into aquatic ecosystems. However, our understanding of how bacteria…

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Polygenic basis for adaptive morphological variation in a threatened Aotearoa New Zealand bird, the hihi (Notiomystis cincta)

To predict if a threatened species can adapt to changing selective pressures, it is crucial to understand the genetic basis of adaptive traits, especially in…

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Ancient Rongoā Māori practices to fight Kauri dieback are part of a broader revival of indigenous traditional practices in NZ

Professor Peter Dearden was part of a panel discussing genetic methods for pest control

The potential for the use of gene drives for pest control in New Zealand: a perspective.

High-throughput chemical screening identifies compounds that inhibit different stages of the Phytophthora agathidicida and Phytophthora cinnamomi life cycles

Conservation & Restoration 2022

Protected, Restored, Connected

Seed Storage Physiology of Lophomyrtus and Neomyrtus, Two Threatened Myrtaceae Genera Endemic to New Zealand

Variability in phosphite sensitivity observed within and between seven Phytophthora species

Weather associated with myrtle rust on the North Island east coast

Pest control perceptions: comparing pesticides with next-generation control methods

Conservation genetics of maire tawake – Colan Balkwill

Protected land: Threat of invasive species

Extracting and cryopreserving embryonic axes

Development and deployment of an Austropuccinia psidii biotype differential diagnostic test.

Connecting through space and time: catchment-scale distributions of bacteria in soil, stream water and sediment

Polygenic basis for adaptive morphological variation in a threatened Aotearoa New Zealand bird, the hihi (Notiomystis cincta)

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