We need to prepare for more incursions of pests, diseases and weeds that are being driven by our rapidly transforming world, scientists have cautioned in a recent study.
The University of Canterbury has joined the Bio-Protection Research Centre as a key partner.
The recent finding of myrtle rust on Raoul Island pōhutukawa trees marks a significant and very sad milestone in a long history of impacts of invasive pathogens, pests and weeds on New Zealand's unique flora and fauna, says Dr Andrea Byrom, Director of the New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge.
This Annual Report highlights the key achievements and research highlights from the Bio-Protection Research Centre in 2016.
A biosecurity expert is sounding a warning for New Zealand to continue to be vigilant about guarding its borders, with new research showing pests are continuing to spread around the world.
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![Scotch broom. Credit: Danny S. (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://bioprotection.org.nz/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/cytisus_scoparius_by_danny_s._-_001.jpg "Scotch broom. Credit: Danny S. (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons")
The Bio-Protection Research Centre is offering a fully funded three-year PhD scholarship based at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ, to research the role of plant-associated microbes in plant physiological responses to weed invasion.
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The main objective of this meeting is to bring together scientists with an interest in the genetics and molecular basis of plant-microbe interactions from New Zealand and Australia.
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Sun 3 Sep 2017 - 9:00am to Mon 4 Sep 2017 - 5:00pm
Centre Overview
The Bio-Protection Research Centre is finding innovative, natural and sustainable solutions to protect New Zealand's plant-based, productive ecosystems from pests, diseases and weeds.
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27/06/2017Bio-Protection Research Centre Master’s student Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu has received a 2017 Science and Innovation Graduate Award from Fulbright New Zealand.
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29/05/2017The University of Canterbury has joined the Bio-Protection Research Centre as a key partner.
