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Browsing by UP Author "Backer, Robert"
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Van den Berg, Noelani; Swart, Velushka; Backer, Robert; Fick, Alicia; Wienk, Raven; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Prabhu, Sreedhara Ashok
(MDPI, 2021-03-01)
AfricaAvocado (Persea americana) is an economically important fruit crop world-wide, the production of which is challenged by notable root pathogens such as Phytophthora cinnamomi and Rosellinia necatrix. Arguably the most ...
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Backer, Robert; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Van den Berg, Noelani
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022-06-28)
The hemibiotrophic plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands is the most
devastating pathogen of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) and, as such, causes
significant annual losses in the industry. Although the molecular ...
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Joubert, Melissa; Backer, Robert; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Van den Berg, Noelani
(Public Library of Science, 2021-07)
Phytophthora cinnamomi is a plant pathogenic oomycete that causes Phytophthora root rot
of avocado (PRR). Currently, there is a limited understanding of the molecular interactions
underlying this disease. Other Phytophthora ...
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Backer, Robert; Naidoo, Sanushka; Van den Berg, Noelani
(BMC, 2023-11-08)
A plant’s defense against pathogens involves an extensive set of phytohormone regulated defense signaling pathways.
The salicylic acid (SA)-signaling pathway is one of the most well-studied in plant defense. The bulk of ...
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Miyambo, Tsakani Magdeline; Backer, Robert; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Joubert, Fourie; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Van den Berg, Noelani
(MDPI, 2022-05-20)
Phytophthora cinnamomi is an economically important plant pathogen that has caused
devastating losses to the avocado industry worldwide. To facilitate penetration and successful
colonization of the host plant, pathogens ...
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Midgley, Kayla Alexis; Van den Berg, Noelani; Backer, Robert; Swart, Velushka
(BMC, 2024-05)
The oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi is a devastating plant pathogen with a notably broad host range. It is the causal agent of Phytophthora root rot (PRR), arguably the most economically important yield-limiting disease ...
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Backer, Robert; Naidoo, Sanushka; Van den Berg, Noelani
(Frontiers Media, 2019-02-13)
The NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 1 (NPR1) and related
NPR1-like proteins are a functionally similar, yet surprisingly diverse family of
transcription co-factors. Initially, NPR1 in Arabidopsis was identified ...
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Fick, Alicia; Swart, Velushka; Backer, Robert; Bombarely, Aureliano; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Van den Berg, Noelani
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-11)
Avocado is an important agricultural food crop in many countries worldwide. Phytophthora
cinnamomi, a hemibiotrophic oomycete, remains one of the most devastating pathogens
within the avocado industry, as it is near ...