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Browsing Research Articles (Microbiology and Plant Pathology) by UP Author "Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry)"
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Berger, David Kenneth; Mokgobu, Tumisang; De Ridder, Katrien; Christie, Nanette; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry)
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-11-26)
Maize underpins food security in South Africa. An annual production of more than 10 million tons is a
combination of the output of large-scale commercial farms plus an estimated 250 000 ha cultivated by
smallholder ...
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Pieterse, Zelda; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Jacobs, Adriana; Cowan, Don A.
(Elsevier, 2020-01)
The fungal rhizosphere communities associated with soil surrounding Aizoaceae plants in the Namaqua National Park in the Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot, South Africa, were analysed by culture-dependent and ...
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Govender, Veloshinie; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Kritzinger, Quenton
(Elsevier, 2008)
In Sub-Saharan Africa, maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most nutritional crops and proper storage of seeds continues to be a challenge for subsistence farmers. Storage fungi, which reduce seed quality, become active in ...
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Bekker, Theo Frederik; Labuschagne, Nico; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Regnier, Thierry J.C.; Kaiser, Clive
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-07)
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Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Govender, Veloshinie; Kandolo, D.S.; Kritzinger, Quenton
(Cambridge University Press, 2012)
The quality of seed is dependent on two very broad aspects: how healthy (disease-free) a seed is and its field
performance (germination and vigour). The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of ...
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Masangwa, J.I.G.; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Kritzinger, Quenton
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-05-02)
The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the antifungal activities of plant extracts which can be used to
control bean and cowpea anthracnose. Acetone, ethyl acetate and water extracts of Ipomoea batatas, ...
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Domola, M.J.; Thompson, G.J.; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Laurie, S.M.; Strydom, H.; Van den Berg, A.A.
(Agricultural Research Council, 2008)
A survey was conducted during 2001–2003 of sweet potato grown by small-scale farmers in the seven main sweet potato-producing provinces of South Africa to determine the incidence of viral diseases in the field. Based on ...
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Ndunguru, Joseph; De León, L.; Doyle, C.D.; Sseruwagi, P.; Plata, G.; Legg, J.P.; Thompson, G.; Tohme, J.; Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Ascencio-Ibáñez, J.T.; Hanley-Bowdoin, L.
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016-04)
Cassava mosaic begomoviruses (CMBs) cause cassava mosaic disease (CMD) across Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Like all
members of the geminivirus family, CMBs have small, circular single-stranded DNA genomes. We report ...
