• Harvesting distance effect on tree species diversity in traditional agroforestry landscape : a case of Vhembe Biosphere Reserve in South Africa 

  Makhubele, Lucky; Araia, Mulugheta G.; Chirwa, Paxie W. (Springer, 2023-08)

  Traditional agroforestry has been recognised to contribute to biodiversity conservation; however, biodiversity strategies often lack information about drivers of tree species diver sity loss, which is crucial for ...
• Screening five local entomopathogenic nematode species for their virulence against pupae of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, under laboratory conditions 

  Rakubu, Innocent Lephaswa; Katumanyane, Agil; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Elsevier, 2024-02)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Global transcriptomic analysis in avocado nursery trees reveals differential gene expression during asymptomatic infection by avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) 

  Joubert, Monique; Van den Berg, Noelani; Theron, J.; Swart, Velushka (Elsevier, 2024-01)

  Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd) is the type species of the family Avsunviroidae and the causal agent of avocado sunblotch disease. The disease is characterised by the presence of chlorotic lesions on avocado fruit, leaves ...
• Short linear motifs (SLiMs) in core RxLR effectors of phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae : a case of PpRxLR1 effector 

  Chepsergon, Jane; Nxumalo, Celiwe Innocentia; Salasini, Brenda S.C.; Kanzi, Aquillah M.; Moleleki, Lucy N. (American Society for Microbiology, 2022-03-11)

  Oomycetes of the genus Phytophthora encompass several of the most successful plant pathogens described to date. The success of infection by Phytophthora species is attributed to the pathogens’ ability to secrete effector ...
• Diversity, migration routes, and worldwide population genetic structure of Lecanosticta acicola, the causal agent of brown spot needle blight 

  Laas, Marili; Adamson, Kalev; Barnes, Irene; Janousek, Josef; Adamcikova, Katarina; Akiba, Mitsuteru; Beenken, Ludwig; Braganca, Helena; Bulgakov, Timur S.; Capretti, Paolo; Cech, Thomas; Cleary, Michelle; Enderle, Rasmus; Ghelardini, Luisa; Jankovsky, Libor; Markovskaja, Svetlana; Matsiakh, Iryna; Meyer, Joana B.; Oskay, Funda; Piskur, Barbara; Raitelaityte, Kristina; Sadikovic, Dusan; Drenkhan, Rein (Wiley, 2022-11)

  Lecanosticta acicola is a pine needle pathogen causing brown spot needle blight that results in premature needle shedding with considerable damage described in North America, Europe, and Asia. Microsatellite and mating ...
• Retention of post-harvest residues enhances soil fungal biodiversity in Eucalyptus plantations 

  Bose, Tanay; Vivas, Maria; Slippers, Bernard; Roux, Jolanda; Kemler, Martin; Begerow, Dominik; Witfeld, Frederick; Brachmann, Andreas; Dovey, Steven; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2023-03)

  Plantation forests have the potential to meet global economic and ecological objectives. The sustainability of plantations is influenced by a variety of above- and below-ground factors. Among these factors are soil-associated ...
• Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation : a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae 

  Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Michael J.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Solis, Myriam; Phungula, Siphephelo; Pham, Nam Q. (Oxford University Press, 2023-06)

  A serious new disease of Eucalyptus was detected in South African plantations of these trees during the summer of 2021/2022. The first symptoms are minute dark spots on young leaves, petioles and shoots, becoming scab-like ...
• Enantiospecific response of Ips avulsus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to ipsdienol depends on semiochemical context 

  Queffelec, Josephine; Gaudon, Justin M.; Miller, Daniel R.; Mckenney, Jessica L.; Allison, Jeremy D. (Oxford University Press, 2023-10)

  Colonization of hosts by bark beetles is generally mediated by aggregation pheromones. Species competing for the same resource can limit interspecific interactions and maintain reproductive isolation by using different ...
• IMA genome‑F17 : draft genome sequences of an Armillaria species from Zimbabwe, Ceratocystis colombiana, Elsinoë necatrix, Rosellinia necatrix, two genomes of Sclerotinia minor, short‑read genome assemblies and annotations of four Pyrenophora teres isolates from barley grass, and a long-read genome assembly of Cercospora zeina 

  Wingfield, Brenda D.; Berger, David Kenneth; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Duong, Tuan A.; Martin, Anke; Pham, Nam Q.; Van den Berg, Noelani; Wilken, Pieter Markus; Arun‑Chinnappa, Kiruba Shankari; Barnes, Irene; Buthelezi, Sikelela; Dahanayaka, Buddhika Amarasinghe; Duran, Alvaro; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Feurtey, Alice; Fourie, Arista; Fourie, Gerda; Hartley, Jesse Marion Holland; Kabwe, Eugene N. K.; Maphosa, Mkhululi N.; Mensah, Deborah L. Narh; Nsibo, David L.; Potgieter, Lizel; Poudel, Barsha; Stukenbrock, Eva H.; Thomas, Chanel; Vaghefi, Niloofar; Welgemoed, Tanya; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2022-11-21)

  No abstract available.
• Structure and number of mating pheromone genes is closely linked to sexual reproductive strategy in Huntiella 

  Wilson, A.M. (Andi); Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (BMC, 2023-05-13)

  BACKGROUND : Huntiella resides in the Ceratocystidaceae, a family of fungi that accommodates important plant pathogens and insect-associated saprotrophs. Species in the genus have either heterothallic or unisexual (a form ...
• In silico secretome analyses of the polyphagous root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica : a resource for studying M. javanica secreted protein 

  Macharia, Teresia N.; Duong, Tuan A.; Moleleki, Lucy N. (BMC, 2023-06)

  BACKGROUND: Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) that cause most damage include root-knot nematodes (RKNs) which are a major impediment to crop production. Root-knot nematodes, like other parasites, secrete proteins which are ...
• Susceptibility of white grubs from forestry and sugarcane plantations in South Africa to entomopathogenic nematodes 

  Katumanyane, Agil; Slippers, Bernard; Wondafrash, Mesfin; Malan, Antoinette P.; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Springer, 2023-04)

  The control of white grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) pests of sugarcane and forest plantations is difficult due to their cryptic nature and resistance to chemicals. This study evaluated the potential use of entomopathogenic ...
• Epidemic spread of smut fungi (Quambalaria) by sexual reproduction in a native pathosystem 

  McTaggart, Alistair R.; Drenth, Andre; Wingfield, Michael J.; O'Dwyer, Cecilia; Shuey, Louise S.; Pegg, Geoff S. (Springer, 2022-06)

  Quambalaria are fungal pathogens of Corymbia, Eucalyptus and related genera of Myrtaceae. They are smut fungi (Ustilaginomycota) described from structures that resemble conidia and conidiophores. Whether these spore forms ...
• Anthropogenic disturbances and the dmergence of native diseases : a threat to forest health 

  Burgess, Treena, I.; Oliva, Jonas; Sapsford, Sarah J.; Sakalidis, Monique L.; Balocchi, Felipe; Paap, Trudy (Springer, 2022-06)

  PURPOSE OF REVIEW : Human-caused global change is fundamentally altering natural forest ecosystems. More trees are exhibiting a wide range of symptoms indicative of poor vigour, particularly stressed species at the edge ...
• Worldwide diversity of endophytic fungi and insects associated with dormant tree twigs 

  Franic, Iva; Prospero, Simone; Adamson, Kalev; Allan, Eric; Attorre, Fabio; Auger-Rozenberg, Marie Anne; Augustin, Sylvie; Avtzis, Dimitrios; Baert, Wim; Barta, Marek; Bauters, Kenneth; Bellahirech, Amani; Boron, Piotr; Braganca, Helena; Brestovansk, Tereza; Brurberg, May Bente; Burgess, Treena I.; Burokiene, Daiva; Cleary, Michelle; Corley, Juan; Coyle, David R .; Csoka, Gyorgy; Cerny, Karel; Davydenko, Kateryna; De Groot, Maarten; Diez, Julio Javier; Lehtijärvi, H. Tugba Dogmus; Drenkhan, Rein; Edwards, Jacqueline; Elsafy, Mohammed; Eotvos, Csaba Bela; Falko, Roman; Fan, Jianting; Feddern, Nina; Furjes-Miko, Agnes; Gossner, Martin M.; Grad, Bartłomiej; Hartmann, Martin; Havrdova, Ludmila; Horakova, Miriam Kadasi; Hrabetova, Marketa; Justesen, Mathias Just; Kacprzyk, Magdalena; Kenis, Marc; Kirichenko, Natalia; Kovac, Marta; Kramarets, Volodymyr; Lackovic, Nikola; Lantschner, Maria Victoria; Lazarevic, Jelena; Leskiv, Marianna; Li, Hongmei; Madsen, Corrie Lynne; Malumphy, Chris; Matosevic, Dinka; Matsiakh, Iryna; May, Tom W.; Meffert, Johan; Migliorini, Duccio; Nikolov, Christo; O ’Hanlon, Richard; Oskay, Funda; Paap, Trudy; Parpan, Taras; Piskur, Barbara; Ravn, Hans P eter; Richard, John; Ronse, Anne; Roques, Alain; Ruffner, Beat; Sivickis, Karolis; Soliani, Carolina; Talgo, Venche; Tomoshevich, Maria; Uimari, Anne; Ulyshen, Michael; Vettraino, Anna Maria; Villari, Caterina; Wang, Yongjun; Witzell, Johanna; Zlatkovic, Milica; Eschen, Rene (Nature Research, 2022-03-01)

  International trade in plants and climate change are two of the main factors causing damaging tree pests (i.e. fungi and insects) to spread into new areas. To mitigate these risks, a large-scale assessment of tree-associated ...
• Fungal planet description sheets : 1383–1435 

  Crous, Pedro W.; Boers, J.; Holdom, D.; Osieck, E.R.; Steinrucken, T.V.; Tan, Y.P.; Vitelli, J.S.; Shivas, R.G.; Barrett, M.; Boxshall, A.-G.; Broadbridge, J.; Larsson, E.; Lebel, T.; Pinruan, U.; Sommai, S.; Alvarado, P.; Bonito, G.; Decock, C.A.; De la Pena-Lastra, S.; Delgado, G.; Houbraken, J.; Macia-Vicente, J.G.; Raja, H.A.; Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A.; Rodríguez, A.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Adams, S.J.; Akulov, A.; AL-Hidmi, T.; Antonín, V.; Arauzo, S.; Arenas, F.; Armada, F.; Aylward, Janneke; Bellanger, J.-M.; Berraf-Tebbal, A.; Bidaud, A.; Boccardo, F.; Cabero, J.; Calledda, F.; Corriol, G.; Crane, J.L.; Dearnaley, J.D.W.; Dima, B.; Dovana, F.; Eichmeier, A.; Esteve-Raventos, F.; Fine, M.; Ganzert, L.; García, D.; Torres-Garcia, D.; Gene, J.; Gutierrez, A.; Iglesias, P.; Istel, L.; Jangsantear, P.; Jansen, G.M.; Jeppson, M.; Karun, N.C.; Karich, A.; Khamsuntorn, P.; Kokkonen, K.; Kolarík, M.; Kubatova, A.; Labuda, R.; Lagashetti, A.C.; Lifshitz, N.; Linde, C.; Loizides, M.; Luangsa-ard, J.J.; Lueangjaroenkit, P.; Mahadevakumar, S.; Mahamedi, A.E.; Malloch, D.W.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Mateos, A.; Moreau, P.-A.; Miller, A.N.; Molia, A.; Morte, A.; Navarro-Rodenas, A.; Nebesarova, J.; Nigrone, E.; Nuthan, B.R.; Oberlies, N.H.; Pepori, A.L.; Rama, T.; Rapley, D.; Reschke, K.; Robicheau, B.M.; Roets, F.; Roux, J.; Saavedra, M.; Sakolrak, B.; Santini, A.; Sevcíkova, H.; Singh, P.N.; Singh, S.K.; Somrithipol, S.; Spetik, M.; Sridhar, K.R.; Starink-Willemse, M.; Taylor, V.A.; Van Iperen, A.L.; Vauras, V.; Walker, A.K.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Yarden, O.; Cooke, A.W.; Manners, A.G.; Pegg, K.G.; Groenewald, J.Z. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2022-07-02)

  Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia, Agaricus albofoetidus, Agaricus aureoelephanti and Agaricus parviumbrus on soil, Fusarium ramsdenii from stem cankers ...
• Projecting the effect of climate change on planting date and cultivar choice for South African dryland maize production 

  Mangani, Robert; Gunn, Kpoti M.; Creux, Nicole Marie (Elsevier, 2023-10)

  The anticipated climate change in South Africa is of great concern as Southern Africa appears to be warming at twice that of the global average, limiting maize production in the country and threatening food security in the ...
• Taxonomy of Aspergillus series Versicolores : species reduction and lessons learned about intraspecific variability 

  Sklenar, F.; Glassnerova, K.; Jurjevic, Z.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M. (Cobus); Yilmaz, N.; Gene, J.; Cano, J.; Chen, A.J.; Novakova, A.; Yaguchi, T.; Kolarik, M.; Hubka, V. (Elsevier, 2022-06)

  Aspergillus series Versicolores members occur in a wide range of environments and substrates such as indoor environments, food, clinical materials, soil, caves, marine or hypersaline ecosystems. The taxonomy of the series ...
• Reducing the number of accepted species in Aspergillus series Nigri 

  Bian, C.; Kusuya, Y.; Sklenar, F.; D'hooge, E.; Yaguchi, T.; Ban, S.; Visagie, Cobus M.; Houbraken, J.; Takahashi, H.; Hubka, V. (Elsevier, 2022-06)

  The Aspergillus series Nigri contains biotechnologically and medically important species. They can produce hazardous mycotoxins, which is relevant due to the frequent occurrence of these species on foodstuffs and in the ...
• A monograph of Aspergillus section Candidi 

  Glassnerova, K.; Sklenar, F.; Jurjevic, Z.; Houbraken, J.; Yaguchi, T.; Visagie, Cobus M.; Gene, J.; Siqueira, J.P.Z.; Kubatova, A.; Kolarik, M.; Hubka, V. (Elsevier, 2022-06)

  Aspergillus section Candidi encompasses white- or yellow-sporulating species mostly isolated from indoor and cave environments, food, feed, clinical material, soil and dung. Their identification is non-trivial due to ...

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