Browsing Research Articles (Plant Science) by UP Author "McTaggart, Alistair R."

Browsing Research Articles (Plant Science) by UP Author "McTaggart, Alistair R."

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  • Fungal genomics challenges the dogma of name-based biosecurity 
    McTaggart, Alistair R.; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Roux, Jolanda; Slippers, Bernard; Shuey, Louise S.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Drenth, Andre (Public Library of Science, 2016-05-05)
    Microorganisms have inadvertently been spread via the global movement and trade of their substrates, such as animals, plants, and soil. This intercontinental exchange in the current era of globalisation has given rise ...
  • Rust (Puccinia psidii) recorded in Indonesia poses a threat to forests and forestry in South-East Asia 
    McTaggart, Alistair R.; Roux, Jolanda; Granados, Ginna Marcela; Gafur, Abdul; Tarrigan, Marthin; Santhakumar, P.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2016-02)
    Over the past decade, Puccinia psidii, which causes rust on species of Myrtaceae, has spread rapidly to new areas and is now widespread. Quarantine has done little to prevent its movement through the Americas, the ...
  • A unique genotype of the rust pathogen, Puccinia psidii, on Myrtaceae in South Africa 
    Roux, Jolanda; Granados, Ginna Marcela; Shuey, Louise S.; Barnes, Irene; Wingfield, Michael J.; McTaggart, Alistair R. (Springer, 2016-12)
    The rust pathogen, Puccinia psidii, was first detected in South Africa in 2013 on a single non-native ornamental Myrtus communis tree. This prompted surveys of the country to determine its geographic distribution and ...