Advancing triangular lesion extending up the trunk of an 80 cm DBH kauri tree in the Huia Dam Site along Twin Peaks Track, Waitakere Regional Park
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P. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  |
Mat to control spread of P. agathidicida  Jogger running over a plastic-reinforced, foam-mat containing a 2% solution of Trigene™ Advance (quaternary ammonium compound) as part of a cross-country event, in the Waitakere Regional Park |
P. agathidicia sporangia  Differentiation of the cytoplasm within papillate sporangia into acid fuchsin stained zoospores |
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Tāne Mahuta “Lord of the Forest” kauri tree  Tāne Mahuta “Lord of the Forest” is a giant kauri tree (approximately 47 metres in height) in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. Its age is unknown but is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years |
P. agathidicida growth on MEA  Diffuse, non-patterned, colony morphology of ICMP 16471 (the original “Gadgil isolate”) after 10-days incubation at 20°C in the dark |
P. agathidicia oogonia  Light micrograph of P. agathidicida oospore (Scale bar equals 15 µm) |
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P. agathidicida growth on CMA  Diffuse, non-patterned, colony morphology of ICMP 16471 (the original “Gadgil isolate”) after 10-days incubation at 20°C in the dark |
P. agathidicida oospores in planta  Oospores in the roots of kauri seedlings inoculated with P. agathidicida. The root has been cleared with potassium hydroxide and bleached with peroxide before being stained with trypan blue (scale bar =100 µm). |
Boot wash to station to control spread of P. agathidicida  Use of hypochlorite solution applied through a “livestock drench-gun”, integrated with a soil grate to allow potentially contaminated soil to be collected |
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P. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  Gum oozing out of longitudinal lesion |
P. agathidicia oogonia  P. agathidicida oogonia with SEM (top) and light microscopy (bottom) |
P. agathidicida oospores  Oospores of P. agathidicida in the roots of kauri seedlings inoculated with P. agathidicida. The root has been cleared with potassium hydroxide and bleached with peroxide, before being stained with Trypan Blue |