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  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 |
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 |
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P. agathidicia disease symptoms on kauri  Crown decline of mature kauri, with branchlets with little or no leaves |
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 oogonia  Light micrograph of P. agathidicida oospore (Scale bar equals 15 µm) |
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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 |
P. agathidicia sporangia  Differentiation of the cytoplasm within papillate sporangia into acid fuchsin stained zoospores |
P. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  Gum oozing out of longitudinal lesion |
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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  P. agathidicida oogonia with SEM (top) and light microscopy (bottom) |
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 |