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The rust fungus among us

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New Zealand
User:SmallBiologie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
User:SmallBiologie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rust fungi are parasitic to plants, with most rusts infecting a specific plant. Researchers detail new discoveries in New Zealand’s own fungal kingdom, with 26 new species of rust fungi identified, most of which are found only in Aotearoa.

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conference: New Zealand Journal of Botany
Research:Paper
Organisation/s: Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Funder: This research was supported through the Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Biota Portfolio, with funding from the Science and Innovation Group of the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
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