Beyond Myrtle Rust is a research programme that aims to study the behaviour, ecology, and impacts of the disease myrtle rust in New Zealand.
Joined June 2021
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🚨 Austropuccinia psidii (Myrtle rust) back on the EPPO Alert List
eppo.int/ACTIVITIES/plant_qu…
Removed in 2003, it's now re-added due to its spread, expanded host range, and new aggressive strains. This aims to raise NPPO awareness on its risks in trade
#PlantHealth
ALT Wikimedia commons – Johnn Tann (AU) On Chamelaucium uncinatum in Australia
ALT Wikimedia commons On Syzygium smithii in New Zealand
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Ngā Rākau Taketake has been named a finalist for the NZ Biosecurity Science Award in the Ko Tātou This Is Us 2023 Biosecurity Awards. The winners will be announced in Pōneke on April 8, 2024.
Best wishes to Ngā Rākau Taketake and all other finalists for the final announcement!
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Are you up for a nature poetry competition? 🖋️🌿We’re asking our followers to write a poem about any of New Zealand's beloved native myrtle plants. The winner will receive a myrtle-themed gift hamper!
~Submit by 14 Feb
~Details in the thread
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It has been great to meet you @_Alyssa_Martino and Mahajabeen Padamsee @byondMyrtleRust
Go #myrtle #rust
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Another exciting role @scion_research. Come and work for us as a Molecular Pathology Technician🥼🔬🧪🧫👩🔬💻🌲🦠🪲 Got mean molecular lab skills and a passion to help protect New Zealand's native and exotic forests? This role could be for you! careers.sciencenewzealand.or…
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Was a pleasure to present on the @byondMyrtleRust webinar last week! ICYMI, the recording is now available on YouTube🌱🧬
youtu.be/GDNmQNzGjvc
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Rātāmoehau in full flower at Ōtari.
An endemic tree related to pōhutukawa and rātā, Metrosideros bartlettii is one of the rarest trees in Aotearoa, a taonga of Ngati Kuri. Only thirteen individuals remain in the wild with five genotypes 🌳 – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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Michael Bartlett from @scion_research presenting on the impacts of #myrtlerust on the health of native NZ Lophomyrtus species #NZes2022 #NgāRākauTaketake @BarnesEcoDiv
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IN THE NEWS: In @NZStuff, Scion scientist Michael Bartlett explains how a newly identified fungus that feeds on myrtle rust is being investigated as one of many tools to suppress the devastating effect of myrtle rust on plants. bit.ly/3XnfdgB @byondMyrtleRust #plantsci
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With myrtle rust threatening rainforests, a trans-Tasman working group is tackling the disease. Renee Johansen, project manager for @byondMyrtleRust, joins as the Aotearoa representative.
Read more about the working group here: landcareresearch.co.nz/disco…
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A huge thanks to NZPPI for holding these myrtle rust workshops, from the 28th September, throughout October 2022.
Register here: nzppi.co.nz/EVENTS/19657/
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Most people probably aren't aware that it's standard practice for @inaturalistnz observations adjacent to development sites to be referenced in resource consent applications now so if you want to make a real difference with how your local area develops get out and get observing.
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Job Opportunity! Scion are looking for a Senior Scientist (Molecular Forest Pathology) in a full-time role, based in Rotorua.
Application close this September the 10th.
View the Seek job description here: bit.ly/3R31fMK
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"Not only is it causing havoc in the peat bogs, the natural ecosystems on the Chathams and the associated shrubland, but it's also invading pasture."
Myrtle rust has been found on Chatham Islands, but experts think it's going to help control a pest.
rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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Why do we work on Myrtle Rust?
Members of the Myrtaceae are considered the second most important plant family in NZ. Jo et al. 2022
Losing Myrtaceae will impact forest ecosystems greatly. Great talk! #whywedowhatwedo
@scion_research @byondMyrtleRust @mwlr_nz
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Join Beyond Myrtle Rust's upcoming webinar!
Hear how Insu Jo & his team used a nationwide forest & shrubland inventory data set to quantify the ecological importance of Myrtaceae based on its richness & abundance.
Wed Apr 13
11 - 11:30 AM NZST
Register: bit.ly/3x8PPAq
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The @ausmycsoc March Virtual Seminar will feature Dr Peri Tobias from @Sydney_Uni talking about her genomic sequencing work on myrtle rust.
Wed 30th March
12:00pm Sydney time (2pm NZ, 9am WA)
Via Zoom!
Zoom Registration: bit.ly/3NiSxZK
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Restoring the native forests that once blanketed Aotearoa is a crucial part of our response to the climate emergency. The Government is proposing that permanent carbon forests be native only. Have your say from 14 March.
beehive.govt.nz/release/new-…
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This will probably be my last paper on myrtle rust, at least for a while!💛😊🌿Led by Dr. Anthony Manea, we found that #monoterpenes were the only secondary metabolite to reduce plant susceptibility to A. psidii @MLeishman1 @MQBiology @BioInvasions doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-0…
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What's the key way you can help prevent the spread of myrtle rust this summer? Read more on our guest blog by Jenny Leonard at Beyond Myrtle Rust. treesthatcount.co.nz/blog/20…
