Incursion Reports
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Research Programmes

Nectria
Armillaria
Unwanted Organisms
Needle Cast
Beneficial Organisms
Bark beetles and wood- borers
Incursion response
General


Annual Reports and Workshop Presentations




Dothistroma Research Programme

Optimising spray application efficiency for Dothistroma control – persistence of different formulations
Stefan Gous, Brian Richardson and Mark Kimberley (2007)

Optimising spray application efficiency for Dothistroma control – characterisation of spray formulation properties
Stefan Gous and Brian Richardson (2006)

Dothistroma (red-band) needle blight of pines and the dothistromin toxin: a review
R.E. Bradshaw (2004)

Cyclaneusma Research Programme

Economic Impact of Cyclaneusma Needle-cast in New Zealand
L. S. Bulman (May 2009)

Cyclaneusma needle-cast ~ current knowledge and knowledge gaps
Lindsay Bulman (2005
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Physiological Needle Blight (PNB) Research Programme


Pine Needle Blight
N. Gould (2006)

Needle Cast, General Research Programme

Needle Diseases of Radiata Pine in New Zealand - A review
Lindsay Bulman, Rebecca Ganley, Margaret Dick  (August 2008)

Foliar Diseases of Pine - The New Zealand Experience
Lindsay S. Bulman  (2006)