This project aimed to understand which members of the fungal group Nectriaceae are associated with kiwifruit trunk disease.

A survey of three kiwifruit orchards (two in the Bay of Plenty, one in Motueka), with a history of disease, took place in early 2019. In each orchard, fungal isolations were made from bark at the crown and from woody trunk cores taken from symptomatic and asymptomatic vines. This project has provided a wealth of data that illustrates the complexity of vine decline/decay in kiwifruit. This report is the first objective of a larger piece of work.

The results and full report can be found here. You can also view a published scientific article in relation to this project here.