Colony morphology of ex-holotype ICMP 17027 after 10-days incubation at 20°C in the dark
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P. agathidicia growth on PDA  |
P. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  Gum oozing out of longitudinal lesion |
P. agathidicida sporangium  Globose to ovoid-ellipsoid, papillate sporangium |
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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. agathidicia sporangia  Differentiation of the cytoplasm within papillate sporangia into acid fuchsin stained zoospores |
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 |
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P. agathidicia growth on V8  Colony morphology of ex-holotype ICMP 17027 after 10-days incubation at 20°C in the dark |
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. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  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. agathidicia disease symptoms on kauri  Crown decline of mature kauri, with branchlets with little or no leaves |
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 |
P. agathadicida disease symptom  Excavated lesion, with outer bark removed showing extent of disease-front |