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Ceratocystis species on timber harvested for export in Ghana

Fru, Felix Fon; Prof J Roux; Dr G K Nkuekam (University of Pretoria, 2011-08-08)

There has been an increase in research on the genus Ceratocystis, particularly in Africa, in the past ten years. This is due to the fact that these fungi represent economically important pathogens of agricultural and ...
Important pests and diseases of plantation grown Pinus and Eucalyptus in Colombia and their control

Rodas Pelaez, C.A. (Carlos Alberto) (University of Pretoria, 2013-01-13)

Colombia covers an area of approximately 114 million hectares (ha) of which the potential forestly land has been estimated at 60.7 million ha, about 53% of the total area. Only 54 million ha are considered as natural ...
Survey of soil fungal and oomycete diversity from maize field soils in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Mthembu, Alice (University of Pretoria, 2024-04-04)

Maize plays a crucial role as a staple food and feed grain in South Africa and globally. Fungal diseases pose a significant threat to maize yields in South Africa, particularly in the Eastern Cape where fungal and oomycete ...
Taxonomy, mating type distribution and population biology of Calonectria species

Li, JieQiong (University of Pretoria, 2020)

the promovendus investigated species diversity, mating strategies and population diversity of the plant pathogen Calonectria species. An extensive disease surveys and multigene phylogenetic analyses discovered six novel ...

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