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 |
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 lesion on kauri tree Gum oozing out of longitudinal lesion |
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P. agathidicia oogonia Light micrograph of P. agathidicida oospore (Scale bar equals 15 µm) |
P. agathidicia sporangia Differentiation of the cytoplasm within papillate sporangia into acid fuchsin stained zoospores |
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. 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 growth on V8 Colony morphology of ex-holotype ICMP 17027 after 10-days incubation at 20°C in the dark |
Comparative gametangial morphology of Phytophthora Clade 5 species Comparative gametangial morphology of Phytophthora Clade 5 species, with SEM (top) and light microscopy (bottom). P. heveae has smooth walled oogonia with funnel-shaped, amphigynous antheridia. P. agathidicida has mildly stipulate oogonia with globose amphigynous antheridia. P.cocois has mildly bullate oogonia with reflexed amphigynous antheridia. P. castaneae has coarsely bullate oogonium with rugose protuberances and narrow amphigynous antheridia (Weir et al. 2015). |
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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. agathadicida disease symptom Excavated lesion, with outer bark removed showing extent of disease-front |
P. agathidicida sporangium Globose to ovoid-ellipsoid, papillate sporangium |


