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Why conserve Macadamias?
Macadamias originated in the rainforest on the east coast of Australia and Australia is the only country in the world where they naturally grow in the wild. There are four…
The Four Macadamias
There are four species of Macadamia, two of which are used for production of Macadamia nuts in Australia (Macadamia tetraphylla and M. integrifoIia). All four are genetically closely related and…
Threats facing wild Macadamias
Habitat loss and fragmentation is the biggest threat to long term survival of wild macadamias In South East Queensland and New South Wales approximately 60% and 80% of Macadamia habitat…
Will wild populations of macadamia survive climate change?
Macadamias naturally occur in the subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia. These rainforests are predicted to undergo significant change in coming decades as a result of climate variation, particularly shifting temperature…
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Global interest in origins of commercial macadamias
Global interest in the wild relatives of commercial crops received a boost this week with the news that a majority of macadamia orchards throughout the world are derived from just…
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New Macadamia jansenii population found
MCT is proud to announce that on the 11 September 2018, Keith Sarnadsky discovered a new population of Macadamia jansenii. Thanks to FAME, MCT was able to commission Keith to search for new populations.…
