Around a decade ago, an invasive fungal disease called myrtle rust reached Australia and began to spread like a plague through certain plants. The disease affects plants of the Myrtaceae family, which ...

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The invasive plant pathogen myrtle rust has been detected at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. Myrtle rust is a bright yellow-looking fungus originally from South America, infecting plants ...

MPI staffers examine plants at Kerikeri Plant Production for signs of the fungal disease myrtle rust. Biosecurity response to discovery of myrtle rust at Kerikeri Plant Production, Riddell Rd, Keriker ...

Myrtle rust, pictured on willow myrtle, has been detected in 26 properties around New Zealand. Photo/file Prisoners on remand rises drastically under new regime.

The number of properties infected with myrtle rust nationally is 26. The affected properties include private gardens, plant nurseries and retailers and an orchard. The stats stand at: 21 properties in ...

Myrtle rust is a disease that has been infecting New Zealand’s iconic native myrtles since it arrived in the country in 2017. Researchers have now identified geographical areas (known as ‘refugia’ by ...

Seed banks in New Zealand preserve seeds and other genetic material in dry conditions at minus 20 degrees Celsius. Seeds must be dessicated (dried) and seeds react differently to drying and cold ...