In progress

Oomycetes as hidden drivers of forest succession
Understanding the influence of oomycetes in the succession of healthy forests
In progress

T2 | Microbial Biocontrol

Molecular basis of the apple scab pathosystem
Understanding how the apple scab pathogen, Venturia inaequalis, promotes host susceptibility or resistance using new and existing genetic tools.
Completed

Outreach and Engagement

Follow this Kura Exploring Biosecurity and Forest Health
This kaupapa brings together kura, researchers, and communities to learn about forest health, biosecurity threats, and the power of Indigenous knowledge in protecting our taiao.
Completed

T1 | Ecosystem Health

The potential for plant pathogen spillover in Aotearoa New Zealand
Observing how fungi are shared between native plant species and how this may lead to spillover events.
Completed

T1 | Microbe-Host Interactions

Exploring the relationship between Phytophthora species and kauri dieback
Determining whether secreted proteins of the kauri dieback pathogen, Phytophthora agathidicida, influence the growth of Phytophthora species that co-occur in the soil surrounding diseased trees.
In progress

T1 | Microbe-Host Interactions

Effector proteins in Phytophthora agathidicida, a kauri dieback study
Understanding the molecular basis of pathogen-host interaction, through the functional analysis of effector proteins in the kauri dieback pathogen, Phytophthora agathidicida.
Completed

T1 | Microbe-Host Interactions

Insight into the effectomes of Aotearoa Phytophthora cinnamomi isolates by comparative genomics
The use of comparative genomics and genome annotation to determine the effector proteins of Phytophthora cinnamomi, forms part of an investigation into the preservation of kauri.
In progress

T2 | Pacific Futures

Role of microbial communities in agrobiodiversity resilience
Exploring the diversity of soil microbial communities, and understanding their role in supporting agrobiodiversity resilience and agroecosystem productivity.
Completed

T1 | Health Frameworks

Climate effects on arthropod spillover
Understanding how climate affects spillover of pest-controlling arthropods from natural forest fragments to managed areas.
Completed

T1 | Health Frameworks

Wetlands: Where does the Nitrogen go?
Understanding how ecological restoration affects the partitioning of nitrogen among plant and soil pools in unrestored, restored and conserved wetland forests.