Browsing Research Articles (Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)) by Title

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  • The relevance of studying insect–nematode interactions for human disease 
    Swart, Zorada; Duong, Tuan A.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Postma, Alissa; Slippers, Bernard (Taylor and Francis, 2022)
    Vertebrate-parasitic nematodes cause debilitating, chronic infections in millions of people worldwide. The burden of these so-called ‘neglected tropical diseases’ is often carried by poorer socioeconomic communities in ...
  • Repeat-induced point mutations drive divergence between Fusarium circinatum and its close relatives 
    Van Wyk, Stephanie; Wingfield, Brenda D.; De Vos, Lieschen; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Santana, Quentin C.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (MDPI, 2019-12)
    The Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutation pathway is a fungal-specific genome defense mechanism that counteracts the deleterious effects of transposable elements. This pathway permanently mutates its target sequences by ...
  • Reproductive compatibility of a newly imported Australian population of the biocontrol agent Anaphes nitens with an existing South African population 
    Barten, Harm; Schroder, Michelle L.; Slippers, Bernard; Howe, Andy G.; Lawson, Simon A.; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Elsevier, 2023-12)
    Introductions of natural enemies in classical biocontrol programs potentially cause genetic bottlenecks which can be detrimental for biocontrol. This can be mitigated by introducing multiple populations of a natural enemy, ...
  • Residual effects caused by a past mycovirus Infection in Fusarium circinatum 
    Zamora-Ballesteros, Cristina; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Martin-Garcia, Jorge; Diez, Julio J. (MDPI, 2021-01)
    Mycoviruses are known to be difficult to cure in fungi but their spontaneous loss occurs commonly. The unexpected disappearance of mycoviruses can be explained by diverse reasons, from methodological procedures to ...
  • Resolving the polyphyletic nature of Pyricularia (Pyriculariaceae) 
    Kaublauf, Sylvia; Tharreau, D.; Fournier, E.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W.; De Vries, Ronald P.; Lebrun, M.-H. (Fungal Biodiversity Centre (CBS), 2014-10-25)
    Species of Pyricularia (magnaporthe-like sexual morphs) are responsible for major diseases on grasses. Pyricularia oryzae (sexual morph Magnaporthe oryzae) is responsible for the major disease of rice called rice blast ...
  • Response of radicle cells of fungicide treated and untreated maize seed subjected to stress conditions 
    Aveling, T.A.S. (Terry); Govender, V.; Kritzinger, Quenton; Blanco, R. (International Society for Horticultural Science, 2018-06)
    Ultrastructural changes within cells are influenced by stress such as increased temperature due to improper storage, lack of oxygen and blockage in pathways responsible for water uptake. The objective of this study was to ...
  • 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 ...
  • A review of geographical distribution of marama bean [Tylosema esculentum (Bruchell) Schreiber] and genetic diversity in the Namibian germplasm 
    Nepolo, E.; Takundwa, M.; Chimwamurombe, P.M. (Percy Maruwa); Cullis, C.A. (Christoper Ashley); Kunert, Karl J. (Academic Journals, 2009-05)
    Marama bean [Tylosema esculentum (Burchell) Schreiber] occurs naturally in the drier areas of Southern Africa, including Botswana and Namibia. The implementation of molecular breeding is important to advance the process ...
  • A review of viruses infecting yam (Dioscorea spp.) 
    Luo, Guo-Fu; Podolyan, Ana; Kidanemariam, Dawit B.; Pilotti, Carmel; Houliston, Gary; Sukal, Amit C. (MDPI, 2022-03-23)
    Yam is an important food staple for millions of people globally, particularly those in the developing countries of West Africa and the Pacific Islands. To sustain the growing population, yam production must be increased ...
  • Reviewing the taxonomy of Podaxis : opportunities for understanding extreme fungal lifestyles 
    Conlon, Benjamin H.; Aanen, Duur K.; Beemelmanns, Christine; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; De Fine Licht, Henrik H.; Gunde-Cimerman, Nina; Schiott, Morten; Poulsen, Michael (Elsevier, 2019-03)
    There are few environments more hostile and species-poor than deserts and the mounds of Nasutitermitinae termites. However, despite the very different adaptations required to survive in such extreme and different ...
  • Revising Clonostachys and allied genera in Bionectriaceae 
    Zhao, L.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Hernandez-Restrepo, M.; Schroers, H.-J.; Crous, Pedro W. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2023-06-12)
    Clonostachys (Bionectriaceae, Hypocreales) species are common soil-borne fungi, endophytes, epiphytes, and saprotrophs. Sexual morphs of Clonostachys spp. were placed in the genus Bionectria, which was further segregated ...
  • Rhizosphere bacterial interactions and impact on plant health 
    Chepsergon, Jane; Moleleki, Lucy N. (Elsevier, 2023-06)
    The rhizosphere is a chemically complex environment that harbors a strikingly diverse microbial community. The past few decades have seen a rapid growth in the body of literature on plant–microbe–microbe interactions ...
  • Rhizosphere diazotrophs and other bacteria associated with native and encroaching legumes in the succulent Karoo biome in South Africa 
    Muema, Esther K.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas) (MDPI, 2022-01-20)
    Total and diazotrophic bacteria were assessed in the rhizosphere soils of native and encroaching legumes growing in the Succulent Karoo Biome (SKB), South Africa. These were Calobota sericea, Lessertia diffusa, Vachellia ...
  • The RIPper, a web-based tool for genome-wide quantification of repeat-induced point (RIP) mutations 
    Van Wyk, Stephanie; Harrison, Christopher H.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; De Vos, Lieschen; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (PeerJ, 2019-08)
    BACKGROUND. The RIPper (http://theripper.hawk.rocks) is a set of web-based tools designed for analyses of Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutations in the genome sequences of Ascomycota. The RIP pathway is a fungal genome ...
  • The road to resistance in forest trees 
    Naidoo, Sanushka; Slippers, Bernard; Plett, Jonathan M.; Coles, Donovin; Oates, Caryn Nicole (Frontiers Media, 2019-03-29)
    In recent years, forests have been exposed to an unprecedented rise in pests and pathogens. This, coupled with the added challenge of climate change, renders forest plantation stock vulnerable to attack and severely limits ...
  • The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research 
    Ryan, S.F.; Adamson, N.L.; Aktipis, A.; Andersen, L.K.; Austin, R.; Barnes, L.; Beasley, M.R.; Bedell, K.D.; Briggs, S.; Chapman, B.; Cooper, Caren B.; Corn, J.O.; Creamer, N.G.; Delborne, J.A.; Domenico, P.; Driscoll, E.; Goodwin, J.; Hjarding, A.; Hulbert, J.M. (Joey); Isard, S.; Just, M.G.; Kar Gupta, K.; López-Uribe, M.M.; O’Sullivan, J.; Landis, E.A.; Madden, A.A.; McKenney, E.A.; Nichols, L.M.; Reading, B.J.; Russell, S.; Sengupta, N.; Shapiro, L.R.; Shell, L.K.; Sheard, J.K.; Shoemaker, D.D.; Sorger, D.M.; Starling, C.; Thakur, S.; Vatsavai, R.R.; Weinstein, M.; Winfrey, P.; Dunn, R.R. (The Royal Society, 2018-11)
    The power of citizen science to contribute to both science and society is gaining increased recognition, particularly in physics and biology. Although there is a long history of public engagement in agriculture and food ...
  • The role of deterministic succession during forest development within a southern African savanna 
    Jamison-Daniels, Samantha-Leigh; Kissling, W. Daniel; Botha, Monique; Harris, Mathew Andrew; Gordon, Christopher E.; Greve, Michelle (Wiley, 2021-03)
    Woody encroachment can lead to a switch from open savannas to dense woodlands or forests. This has implications for both the composition of ecological communities and the provision of ecosystem services such as nutrient ...
  • Role of fixing nitrogen in common bean growth under water deficit conditions 
    Fenta, Berhanu Amsalu; Beebe, Stephen E.; Kunert, Karl J. (Wiley Open Access, 2020-02)
    In common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L), limited information is available if potential of nodulation and symbiotic nitrogen fixation is associated with the expression of traits that confer better adaptation to drought ...
  • The role of phytopathogenicity in bark beetle-fungus symbioses : a challenge to the classic paradigm 
    Six, Diana L.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Annual Reviews, 2011-01)
    The idea that phytopathogenic fungi associated with tree-killing bark beetles are critical for overwhelming tree defenses and incurring host tree mortality, herein called the classic paradigm (CP), has driven research on ...
  • Roles of plant volatiles in defence against microbial pathogens and microbial exploitation of volatiles 
    Hammerbacher, Almuth; Coutinho, Teresa A.; Gershenzon, Jonathan (Wiley, 2019-10)
    Plants emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds during infection by pathogenic microbes, including terpenes, aromatics, nitrogen‐containing compounds, and fatty acid derivatives, as well as the volatile plant ...