• Indigenous biosecurity: Māori responses to kauri dieback and myrtle rust in Aotearoa New Zealand 

  Lambert, Simon J.; Waipara, N.; Black, Amanda; Shadbolt, Melanie; Wood, W. (Palgrave-MacmillianCham, Switzerland, 2018-05-25)

  It is widely acknowledged that Indigenous peoples have traditional knowledge relevant to modern environmental management. By asserting roles within associated science and policy networks, such Indigenous Knowledge (IK) can ...

• Herbicide ingredients change Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium and Escherichia coli antibiotic responses 

  Kurenbach, B.; Gibson, P. S.; Hill, Amy M; Bitzer, A. S.; Silby, M. W.; Godsoe, William; Heinemann, J. A. (Microbiology Society, 2017-12-01)

  Herbicides are frequently released into both rural and urban environments. Commercial herbicide formulations induce adaptive changes in the way bacteria respond to antibiotics. Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium and ...

• Identification of biogenic volatile organic compounds for improved border biosecurity 

  Nixon, Laura (Lincoln University, 2017-11-30)

  Effective border biosecurity is a high priority in New Zealand. A fragile and unique natural ecosystem combined with multiple crop systems, which contribute substantially to the New Zealand economy, make it essential to ...

• Anesthesia methods and the agroecology of Scaptomyza flava (Drosophilidae), a Brassicacae pest in New Zealand and associated parasitoid, Asobara nr. persimilis (Braconidae) 

  Rayl, Ryan (Lincoln University, 2018-01-31)

  A key pest of brassicas worldwide is the leaf-mining fly, Scaptomyza flava, the larvae of which can cause cosmetic damage leading to crop rejection by supermarkets/consumers. In climates where leafy salad brassicas are ...

• Characterising the growth response and pathogenicity of Phytophthora agathidicida in soils from contrasting land-uses 

  Lewis, Kai (Lincoln University, 2018-03-29)

  The genus Phytophthora (Oomycetes, Peronosporales, Pythiaceae) is responsible for several forest declines worldwide (i.e. jarrah dieback in Australia (P. cinnamomi) and sudden oak death in California and Europe (P. ramorum)). ...

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