Dothistroma needle-blight
- Dothistroma needle blight
From Field Assessment, Control and Identification of Common Foliage Diseases of Pine in New Zealand. In this page: Diagnostic features Disease location Primary diagnostic features of Dothistroma needle blight Needles turn…
- Dothistroma needle blight
Forest pathology in New Zealand No. 5. LS Bulman (2008) Based on PD Gadgil (1984). Causal organism Dothistroma septosporum (Dorog.) M. Morelet, previously known in New Zealand as Dothistroma pini Hulbary.…
- Needle blight caused by Dothistroma pini
From Scion publication Forest Research Bulletin 220, An Introduction to The Diseases of Forest and Amenity Trees in New Zealand, G.S.Ridley and M.A. Dick 2001. Species: Dothistroma pini (Ascomycete anamorph) Common…
- Dothistroma needle blight - nursery diseases
From Forest Pathology in New Zealand No. 16. Nursery diseases. Based on Margaret Dick and AL Vanner (1986), Revised by MA Dick (2008). Causal organism Dothistroma septosporum (Dorog.) M. Morelet. Until…
- The achievements of Dothistroma management in New Zealand
From Forest Health News No. 312 - December 2022 Dothistroma needle blight (Dothistroma septosporum) was first noted in NZ in 1962 and spread to susceptible areas rapidly. It was widespread…
- Reduced virulence of Dothistroma septosporum in New Zealand pine forests over 50 years
From Forest Health News 295, December 2019. Dothistroma septosporum on radiata pine with typical red colouration of dothistromin. Dothistroma septosporum was introduced into New Zealand approximately 50 years ago and the population…
- Dothistromin toxic in a virulence factor in dothistroma needle blight of pines
From Forest Health News 250 , September 2014. Dothistroma needle blight is a problem in many forests in New Zealand. A characteristic feature of this disease is the presence of…
- The economic cost of dothistroma needle blight to the New Zealand forest industry
From Forest Health News 215, May 2011. Forest growers in parts of New Zealand consider Dothistroma needle blight to be one of the most serious diseases affecting growth of radiata…
- Dothistroma Control Committee
From Forest Health News 215, May 2011. The Dothistroma Control Committee (DCC) is a sub-committee of the Forest Biosecurity Committee administered by the New Zealand Forest Owners’ Association. The DCC…
- Dothistroma pine needle blight
From Forest Health News 206, June 2010. Dothistroma (septosporum) (= D. pini) is a needle blight that affects the health and growth of pine trees. Each summer, affected forests around…
- Improved and cheaper control of dothistroma needle blight
From Forest Health News No. 175, July 2007. The New Zealand forest industry spends around $2.5 million per year on Dothistroma control by aerial application of copper in a mixture of oil…
- Dothistroma needle blight in British Columbia and an international research alliance
From Forest health News No. 167, October 2006. It was with great anticipation that I accepted an invitation to speak at the Western International Forest Disease Work Conference (WIFDWC) held at Smithers,…
- Dothistroma control
From Forest Health News 159, February 2006. The needle-cast fungus Dothistroma has been present in New Zealand plantation forests for over 40 years. Since the mid 1960s there has been considerable research…
- Seasonal development of Dothistroma pini
From Forest Health News 143, August 2004. In October 2003, a 2-year study was initiated to determine the main Dothistroma infection period by monitoring the development of lesions on pine needles. The…
- Dothistroma on the increase
from Forest Health News 124, November 2002. Severe defoliation caused by Dothistroma pini has been recorded in pine plantations in many parts of the country this year. Approximately 180,000 ha will…
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- Update to the Forest Owners Association Road Engineering Manual: Forest Road Design for HPMVs.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
The NZFOA/NZFFA Transport and Logistics committee is pleased to announce the release of a new appendix to the New Zealand Forest Owners Road Engineering Manual, titled Forest Roads for High…
- Emissions Trading Scheme fee review a relief for cost-struck foresters
Thursday, February 29, 2024
The New Zealand Forest Owners Association says the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) fees is a relief for foresters facing excessive costs and loss of climate change action. …
- Planting trees on pasture can have a positive impact on soil health
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Rather than damaging soil in New Zealand, planting trees on pasture restores soil to be similar to its original condition. A recent news story highlighting changes in soils from converting…
- Forest plantation soils have benefits too
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The Forest Owners Association (FOA) says the fact that soils under plantation forests are similar to soils under native trees, does not make them damaged, as a recent Newshub report has claimed.…
- Wilding Conifers - A legacy issue that needs continued, collaborative management
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Forest owners welcome the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) acknowledgement that the presence of wilding conifers across New Zealand is largely a legacy issue, but caution against placing costs…
- Stock take of the commercially viable alternatives to Pinus radiata
Tuesday, October 03, 2023
Scion has published a “Stock Take of the Commercially Viable Alternatives to Pinus Radiata” for MPI, which reviews alternative species, their expected growth rates, climatic range, resilience to pests or…
- SNA regulations 'confusing ecological naivety'
Thursday, July 06, 2023
Forest Owners say the just released National Policy Statement on Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) is a classic bureaucratic formula of confusing ecological naivety which will not help rare species and likely…
- Primary sector leadership not addressing economics as the real climate change issue
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
The immediate past president of the Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) says the leaders of the primary sector and government are ineffectively tinkering with lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Graham West says the…
- Forest Owners hail ‘Biosecurity Hero’
Monday, May 22, 2023
The Forest Owners Association and Scion want more people to report suspicious imported wood products which might be infested with introduced wood and forest pests. FOA Biosecurity Manager, Brendan Gould,…
- Ministerial inquiry could have widespread implications for Tairawhiti community
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry says the just announced Tairawhiti land use inquiry is recommending measures which will stop the very activities which are vital for the region’s recovery.…
- Tairawhiti land use inquiry not addressing wider issues
Sunday, May 14, 2023
The Forest Owners Association says the Ministerial Inquiry into landuse in Tarawhiti has a core of practical recommendations, but has not addressed some more difficult and fundamental issues. President, Grant…
- Forest Owners say carbon-only forestry should be kept off productive land
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The Forest Owners Association would like to see production forestry and farming on productive land – rather than this land used for carbon-only forests. It says this should be a…
- Opportunities from Trees Workshops - NZ Wide
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The NZ Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) is running 18 extension workshops in May and June with a target audience of landowners, or people with access to land, who are potential tree…
- Forest Owners back more trees for Tairawhiti
Sunday, April 16, 2023
The Forest Owners Association has told the Ministerial Inquiry into land use in Tairāwhiti, that the region’s future has to include more trees for land stability. But it appreciates forest…
- Small scale woodlot owners have their say in Tairawhiti Land use Inquiry
Sunday, April 02, 2023
he outgoing President of the Farm Forestry Association says it has been vital for farm foresters to directly address the Ministerial Inquiry into forestry and other land use in Tairāwhiti.…
- Future forests need to be multifunctional to meet climate change in Tairawhiti
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The Farm Forestry Association says the just convened Ministerial Inquiry, into land-use across Tairāwhiti, needs to look closely at the tree options for shoring up vulnerable farm and former forest land in…
- Hill country farming campaign shows they think climate change is someone else’s problem
Thursday, March 09, 2023
The Forest Owners Association says the latest campaign against forestry, led by Beef+Lamb New Zealand and 50 Shades of Green, is climate change responsibility denial, and is dangerous in the…
- Forest Owners says two months too brief to look into the complex land issues in Tairawhiti.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
The Forest Owners Association says the two month long inquiry into land use in Tairāwhiti doesn’t give enough time or depth to find solutions. The Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins has…
- Forest Owners want genetic technology approved
Thursday, February 16, 2023
The Forest Owners Organisation says New Zealand needs to concentrate on the safety of genetic technology on a case-by-case basis rather than persisting with blanket bans. The FOA wants approval…
- Fieldays Forestry Hub to demonstrate that forestry is a solution
Monday, November 28, 2022
A range of solutions to farmers’ current problems will be on display in the Fieldays Forestry Hub near Hamilton between 30 November and 3 December, says Farm Forestry Association president,…
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