Resilience to biotic risks

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 JS, Lane D, Bulman L, Dickinson Y, Fraser S. Quantifying radial growth loss from red needle cast in Pinus radiata D.Don plantations. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science (Submitted).
  • Fraser S, McLay E, Todoroki C, Camarretta N, Hood I. Long term monitoring of red needle cast. What drives episodic outbreaks on radiata pine in New Zealand? (In preparation)
  • McLay E, Lane D, Turner R, Somchit C, Small C, Banham C, Fraser S. Impact of temperature on infection and sporulation of Phytophthora pluvialis on Pinus radiata. Plant Pathology (Submitted).
  • 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
  • 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