• Assessing local-level forest use and management capacity as a climate-change adaptation strategy in Vhembe district of South Africa 

  Ofoegbu, Chidiebere; Chirwa, Paxie W.; Francis, J.; Babalola, F.D. (Taylor and Francis, 2018-03)

  Community-based forest management is a key climate change adaptation initiative in South Africa. It is aimed at enhancing the sustainability of rural household livelihoods and livelihood resilience against climate variability ...
• RNA-seq analysis of resistant and susceptible sub-tropical maize lines reveals a role for kauralexins in resistance to grey leaf spot disease, caused by Cercospora zeina 

  Meyer, Jacqueline; Berger, David Kenneth; Christensen, Shawn A.; Murray, Shane L. (BioMed Central, 2017-11)

  BACKGROUND : Cercospora zeina is a foliar pathogen responsible for maize grey leaf spot in southern Africa that negatively impacts maize production. Plants use a variety of chemical and structural mechanisms to defend ...
• Evolution of foraging behaviour : deep intra-generic genetic divergence between territorial and non-territorial southern African patellid limpets 

  Mmonwa, Kolobe L.; Teske, Peter R.; McQuaid, Christopher D.; Barker, Nigel (Elsevier, 2017-12)

  Southern Africa is a biodiversity hotspot of patellid limpets, with three genera (Helcion, Cymbula and Scutellastra) identified and described in the region. Scutellastra is the most diverse and most frequently studied of ...
• Penicillium air mycoflora in postharvest fruit handling environments associated with the pear export chain 

  Scholtz, Ilonka; Siyoum, Nazareth A.; Korsten, Lise (Elsevier, 2017-06)

  Penicillium is a well-known airborne fungal contaminant that is prevalent in indoor air. In this study, the total air mycoflora was determined in postharvest fruit handling environments. The study included eleven indoor ...
• Islands of nature in South Africa’s capital city 

  Frisby, Arnold W.; Deutschlander, Miranda; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Botanical Society of SA, 2017-12)

  The Magaliesberg mountain range is ancient, having formed well over two billion years ago. This makes it one of the oldest mountain ranges on our planet and significantly older than relatively recently formed mountain ...
• Mzansi’s mystery mountain Hemlocks : insights from the Cape Midlands Escarpment 

  Clark, Ralph; Magee, Anthony (Botanical Society of SA, 2017-12)

  No abstract available.
• Predicting the distribution of Encephalartos latifrons, a critically endangered cycad in South Africa 

  Swart, Carin; Donaldson, John; Barker, Nigel (Springer, 2018-02)

  This study evaluates how a modelling approach to determine areas of suitable habitat for the Critically Endangered Albany cycad Encephalartos latifrons can assist in systematic conservation planning for this and other rare ...
• Alternative pine hybrids and species to Pinus patula and P. radiata in South Africa and Swaziland 

  Hongwane, Phillip C.; Mitchell, Glen; Kanzler, Arnulf; Verryn, Steven; Lopez, Juan; Chirwa, Paxie W. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited, 2018)

  Through the collaborative efforts of companies affiliated with the International Program for Tree Improvement and Conservation (Camcore), a number of pine hybrids have been produced over the last decade. Many of these have ...
• Refining the Canegro model for improved simulation of climate change impacts on sugarcane 

  Jones, Matthew R.; Singels, Abraham (Elsevier, 2018-02)

  Crop models can be used for predicting climate change impacts and exploring adaptation strategies, but their suitability for such tasks needs to be assessed. Although the DSSAT-Canegro model has been used widely for climate ...
• An inventory of Vhavenda useful plants 

  Magwede, K.; Van Wyk, Ben-Erik; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Elsevier, 2018-02)

  An inventory and analysis of the general uses of plants by the Vhavenḓa, a cultural group who historically occupied the region known as Venḓa, currently referred to as the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa, ...
• Surface-strip coal mine land rehabilitation planning in South Africa and Australia : maturity and opportunities for improvement 

  Weyer, Vanessa D.; Truter, Wayne Frederick; Lechner, Alex M.; Unger, Corinne J. (Elsevier, 2017-12)

  At the mine approval phase, there is logically a focus on mine start-up and operational requirements, however, insufficient attention is given to rehabilitation planning aspects. To evaluate how rehabilitation planning is ...
• Molecular phylogenetics and microsatellite analysis reveal a new pathogenic Ceratocystis species in the Asian-Australian clade 

  Liu, F.F.; Barnes, Irene; Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Michael J.; Chen, ShuaiFei (Wiley, 2018-01)

  The ascomycete genus Ceratocystis has a broad geographic distribution and includes pathogens of a wide range of mostly woody hosts. Black rot of Colocasia esculenta (taro), a popular cultivated root crop in China, is caused ...
• Relative contribution of seed tuber- and soilborne inoculum to potato disease development and changes in the population genetic structure of Rhizoctonia solani AG 3-PT under field conditions in South Africa 

  Muzhinji, Norman; Woodhall, James W.; Truter, Mariette; Van der Waals, Jacquie E. (Jacqueline Elise) (American Phytopathological Society, 2018-01)

  Understanding the contribution of seed tuber- and soilborne inocula of Rhizoctonia solani AG 3-PT in causing potato disease epidemics is an important step in implementing effective management strategies for the pathogen. ...
• Food sovereignty : shifting debates on democratic food governance 

  Dekeyser, Koen; Korsten, Lise; Fioramonti, Lorenzo (Springer, 2018-01)

  This article develops the concept of food sovereignty while it critically reflects on its present status and future trajectories. The concept of food sovereignty provides an alternative framework for solutions to the human ...
• Alternaria alternata, the causal agent of leaf blight of sunflower in South Africa 

  Kgatle, M.G.; Truter, M.; Ramusi, T.M.; Flett, B.; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry) (Springer, 2018-01)

  Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an important oilseed crop in South Africa, and is grown in rotation with maize in some parts of North West, Limpopo, Free State, Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces. Alternaria leaf blight ...
• Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi persist in dying Euphorbia ingens trees 

  Vivas, Maria; Crous, C.J.; Dames, J.F.; Van der Linde, Johannes Alwyn; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Roux, Jolanda (Elsevier, 2018-03)

  Forest declines have been reported with increasing regularity during the last decade and are expected to increase due to the ongoing environmental changes. During adverse environmental conditions, plant symbioses with ...
• Effect of postharvest practices including degreening on citrus carpoplane microbial biomes 

  Gomba, Annancietar; Chidamba, Lizyben; Korsten, Lise (Wiley, 2017-04)

  AIMS : To investigate the effect of commercial citrus packhouse processing steps on the fruit surface microbiome of Clementines and Palmer navel oranges. METHODS AND RESULTS : Viable bacteria, yeast and fungi counts, and ...
• Antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxicity properties of selected wild edible fruits of traditional medicinal plants 

  Tshikalange, T.E. (Thilivhali Emmanuel); Modishane, Darky Cheron; Tabit, Frederick Tawi (Taylor and Francis, 2017-01)

  The fruit pulp extracts of 12 wild edible fruits were investigated for their antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic properties. Methanol extracts of the pulps were tested against five micro-organisms (Salmonella typhi, ...
• Estimating tree species diversity in the savannah using NDVI and woody canopy cover 

  Madonsela, Sabelo; Cho, Moses Azong; Ramoelo, Abel; Mutanga, Onisimo; Naidoo, Laven (Elsevier, 2018-04)

  Remote sensing applications in biodiversity research often rely on the establishment of relationships between spectral information from the image and tree species diversity measured in the field. Most studies have used ...
• Effect of temperature, leaf wetness and the developmental stage of host tissue on infection of Acacia mearnsii by Uromycladium acaciae (Pucciniales) 

  Fraser, Stuart; McTaggart, Alistair R.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roux, Jolanda (Springer, 2017-09)

  Uromycladium acaciae causes a serious rust disease in plantations of non-native Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) in South Africa. Little is known about the biology of U. acaciae, making disease control difficult. Germination ...

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