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Plant & Food Research

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – Expert Q&A

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 06 March 201824 August 2018

A number of car shipments were turned away at the border last month because they were infested with Brown Marmorated […]

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Auckland SAVVY workshop boosts scientists’ confidence

Blog  |  Published: 19 March 201319 March 2013

Science Media SAVVY in Auckland Twelve keen scientists were put through their paces in Auckland in mid-March in the second […]

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Psa origins mapped – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 February 201301 March 2013

Scientists have mapped the genome of the bacteria responsible for virulent kiwifruit vine disease Psa, providing evidence for the origins and […]

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New Zealanders help dig up potato genome

In the News  |  Published: 13 July 201113 July 2011

This week the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium published the genome of the humble potato in the international journal Nature. The […]

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Malborough Express/NZPA: Wine project to get $12m boost

In the News  |  Published: 22 July 2010

Michael Berry (and NZPA) writes in the Malborough Express about the $12million FoRST grant which will fund research into sauvignon […]

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