This research area is focussed on enhancing the resilience of radiata pine forests to biotic impacts.

For a full list of outputs from the Resilient Forests Programme please visit fgr.nz/research-programmes/resilient-forests/

Publications for red needle cast research

• Elleouet, J.S., Lane, D.W., Bulman, L.S., Dickinson, Y.L. and Fraser, S., 2025. Quantifying radial growth loss from red needle cast in Pinus radiata D. Don plantations. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 55. https://nzjforestryscience.nz/index.php/nzjfs/article/view/434

• Fraser, S., McLay, E., Todoroki, C., Camarretta, N. and Hood, I., 2025. Long term monitoring of red needle cast. What drives episodic outbreaks on radiata pine in New Zealand?. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 55. https://nzjforestryscience.nz/index.php/nzjfs/article/view/457

• McLay, E., Lane, D., Turner, R.M., Somchit, C., Small, C., Banham, C. and Fraser, S., 2025. Impact of temperature on infection and sporulation of Phytophthora pluvialis on Pinus radiata. Plant Pathology. https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ppa.14116

• O'Neill, R., McLay, E., Nunes Leite, L., Panda, P., Pérez-Sierra, A., Eacock, A., LeBoldus, J.M., Stamm, E.A., Fraser, S. and McDougal, R.L., 2025. Ultra-sensitive detection of Phytophthora pluvialis by real-time PCR targeting a mitochondrial gene. Phytopathology. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1094/PHYTO-01-25-0020-R

• Watt, M. S., Holdaway, A., Watt, P., Pearse, G. D., Palmer, M. E., Steer, B. S. C., Camarretta, N., McLay, E., & Fraser, S. (2024). Early Prediction of Regional Red Needle Cast Outbreaks Using Climatic Data Trends and Satellite-Derived Observations. Remote Sensing, 16(8), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16081401

• McLay E, Lane D, Turner R, Fraser S (2021). Identifying the key pathosystem components of red needle cast. Resilient Forest Programme Technical Report 11 (RFP-T011). Available: Identifying the key pathosystem components of red needle cast - fgr.nz

• Fraser, S., Baker, M., Pearse, G., Todoroki, C. L., Estarija, H. J., Hood, I. A., Bulman, L. S., Somchit, C., & Rolando, C. A. (2022). Efficacy and optimal timing of low-volume aerial applications of copper fungicides for the control of red needle cast of pine. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 52. https://doi.org/10.33494/nzjfs522022x211x