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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Mat to control spread of P. agathidicida  |
P. agathidicia oogonia  P. agathidicida oogonia with SEM (top) and light microscopy (bottom) |
P. agathadicida disease symptom  Excavated lesion, with outer bark removed showing extent of disease-front |
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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 sporangium  Globose to ovoid-ellipsoid, papillate sporangium |
P. agathidicida lesion on kauri tree  Gum oozing out of longitudinal lesion |
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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 |