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

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  • The balance of trade in alien species between South Africa and the rest of Africa 
    Faulkner, Katelyn T.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Robertson, Mark P.; Rouget, Mathieu; Wilson, John R.U. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2017-03-31)
    BACKGROUND : Alien organisms are not only introduced from one biogeographical region to another but also spread within regions. As South Africa shares land borders with six countries, multiple opportunities exist for the ...
  • Barcoding and microcoding using "identiprimers" with Leptographium species 
    Van Zuydam, Natalie R.; Paciura, Dina; Jacobs, Karin; Wingfield, Michael J.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Wingfield, Brenda D. (The Mycological Society of America, 2010-11)
    Leptographium species provide an ideal model to test the applications of a PCR microcoding system for differentiating species of other genera of ascomycetes. Leptographium species are closely related and share similar gross ...
  • Bark beetle mycobiome : collaboratively defined research priorities on a widespread insect-fungus symbiosis 
    Hulcr, Jiri; Barnes, Irene; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Duong, Tuan A.; Gazis, Romina; Johnson, Andrew J.; Jusino, Michelle A.; Kasson, Matthew T.; Li, You; Lynch, Shannon; Mayers, Chase; Musvuugwa, Tendai; Roets, Francois; Seltmann, Katja C.; Six, Diana; Vanderpool, Dan; Villari, Caterina (Springer, 2020-06-03)
    One of the main threats to forests in the Anthropocene are novel or altered interactions among trees, insects and fungi. To critically assess the contemporary research on bark beetles, their associated fungi, and their ...
  • Bark beetle population dynamics in the anthropocene : challenges and solutions 
    Biedermann, Peter H.W.; Müller, Jörg; Grégoire, Jean-Claude; Gruppe, Axel; Hagge, Jonas; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Hofstetter, Richard W.; Kandasamy, Dineshkumar; Kolarik, Miroslav; Kostovcik, Martin; Krokene, Paal; Sallé, Aurélien; Six, Diana L.; Turrini, Tabea; Vanderpool, Dan; Wingfield, Michael J.; Bassler, Claus (Elsevier, 2019-10)
    Tree-killing bark beetles are the most economically important insects in conifer forests worldwide. However, despite >200 years of research, the drivers of population eruptions and crashes are still not fully understood ...
  • Benefits of maize resistance breeding and chemical control against northern leaf blight in smallholder farms in South Africa 
    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 ...
  • Biodiversity of Lecanosticta pine-needle blight pathogens suggests a Mesoamerican Centre of origin 
    Van der Nest, Ariska; Wingfield, Michael J.; Ortiz, Paulo C.; Barnes, Irene (International Mycological Association, 2019-06-07)
    Lecanosticta acicola causes the disease known as brown spot needle blight (BSNB), on Pinus species. The pathogen is thought to have a Central American centre of origin. This was based on the morphological variation between ...
  • Biolistic mediated sorghum (sorghum bicolor L. Moench) transformation via mannose and bialaphos based selection systems 
    Grootboom, Andile W.; Mkhonza, N.L.; O'Kennedy, M.M.; Chakauya, E.; Kunert, Karl J.; Chikwamba, R.K. (Rachel Kerina) (Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2010)
    The efficiency of the bialophos (bar) and phosphomannose isomerase (pmi) selectable markers in microprojectile mediated transformation of P898012, a sorghum inbred line generally considered amenable to in vitro manipulation ...
  • Biology and host preference of Selitrichodes neseri : a potential biological control agent of the Eucalyptus gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa 
    Dittrich-Schroder, Gudrun; Harney, Marlene; Neser, S. (Stefanus), 1942-; Joffe, Tanya; Bush, Samantha J.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Wingfield, Michael J.; Slippers, Bernard (Elsevier, 2014-11)
    Selitrichodes neseri (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a parasitoid of the invasive gall-forming wasp Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), which has caused serious damage to Eucalyptus plantations in many parts of the ...
  • Biology of a putative male aggregation-sex pheromone in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) 
    Guignard, Quentin; Bouwer, Marc Clement; Slippers, Bernard; Allison, Jeremy D. (Public Library of Science, 2020-12-31)
    A putative male-produced pheromone has recently been described for the global pest of pines, Sirex noctilio, but field-activity has not been demonstrated. This study aimed to investigate the pheromone biology of S. ...
  • Biology of Litosermyle ocanae in Colombian Pinus patula plantations 
    Rodas, Carlos A.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Bolaños, María D.; Granados, Ginna Marcela; Wingfield, Michael J. (Taylor and Francis, 2018)
    Plantations of Pinus spp. in Colombia are severely damaged by various phasmid (Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae) insects. Of these, Litosermyle ocanae is one of the most serious defoliators. Since 1988, several outbreaks have ...
  • Biology of the invasive shell lerp psyllid, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) 
    Makunde, Privilege Tungamirai; Slippers, Bernard; Bush, Samantha J.; Hurley, Brett P. (Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2023-02-10)
    Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae), a shell lerp psyllid, is native to Australia but was first detected in South Africa during 2014. The insect feeds on the sap of eucalypt species and thus ...
  • Biology, incidence and host susceptibility of Pineus boerneri (Hemiptera : Adelgidae) in Colombian pine plantations 
    Rodas Pelaez, C.A. (Carlos Alberto); Serna, R.; Bolaños, M.D.; Granados, Ginna Marcela; Wingfield, Michael J.; Hurley, Brett Phillip (Taylor and Francis, 2015)
    Adelgids (Hemiptera) in the genus Pineus have been reported as introduced insect pests causing serious losses to Pinus plantations worldwide. In 2008, Pineus boerneri was recorded for the first time in Colombia, with ...
  • Biotic and abiotic constraints that facilitate host exclusivity of Gondwanamyces and Ophiostoma on Protea 
    Roets, Francois; Theron, Natalie; Wingfield, Michael J.; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette (Elsevier, 2012-01)
    Estimations of global fungal diversity are hampered by a limited understanding of the forces that dictate host exclusivity in saprobic microfungi. To consider this problem for Gondwanamyces and Ophiostoma found in the ...
  • Birds mediate a fungus-mite mutualism 
    Theron-De Bruin, Natalie; Dreyer, Leanne Laurette; Ueckermann, Eddie A.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Roets, Francois (Springer, 2018-05)
    Mutualisms between ophiostomatoid fungi and arthropods have been well documented. These fungi commonly aid arthropod nutrition and, in turn, are transported to new niches by these arthropods. The inflorescences of Protea ...
  • Black root rot : a long known but little understood disease 
    Nel, Wilma Janine; Duong, Tuan A.; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Michael J. (Wiley, 2019-06)
    Black root rot caused by the pathogen Thielaviopsis basicola has been known since the mid 1800s. The disease is important on many agricultural and ornamental plant species and has been found in at least 31 countries. Since ...
  • Blast from the past : a study of decades-old fungal cultures resolves a long-standing tree disease mystery 
    Wingfield, Michael J.; Pham, N.Q.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Duong, Tuan A.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wilson, A.M. (Andi) (Springer, 2023-09)
    A root disease in plantations of Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster, where trees died in distinct patches, was present in the Western Cape province of South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s. Phytophthora cinnamomi was ...
  • Blastobotrys nigripullensis, a new yeast species isolated from a fungal outbreak on an ancient Roman shipwreck in the Netherlands 
    Visagie, C.M. (Cobus); Meijer, Martin; Kraak, Bart; Groenewald, Marizeth; Houbraken, Jos; Theelen, Bart; Vorst, Yardeni; Boekhout, Teun (Springer, 2024-01)
    A new species of the yeast genus Blastobotrys was discovered on ancient ship timbers in the Netherlands. The species had developed on the wood of a river barge dating to the Roman period. The growth occurred after the ...
  • Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity 
    Wondafrash, Mesfin; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wilson, John R.U.; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Slippers, Bernard; Paap, Trudy (Springer, 2021-06)
    Biodiversity and economic losses resulting from invasive plant pests and pathogens are increasing globally. For these impacts and threats to be managed effectively, appropriate methods of surveillance, detection and ...
  • Botanical gardens provide valuable baseline Phytophthora diversity data 
    Hulbert, J.M. (Joey); Paap, Trudy; Burgess, Treena I.; Roets, Francois; Wingfield, Michael J. (Elsevier, 2019-12)
    Phytophthora species are important plant pathogens especially due to their ability to invade and change ecosystems. However, information regarding their diversity and distribution is not available in many parts of the ...
  • The Botryosphaeriaceae : genera and species known from culture 
    Phillips, A.J.L.; Alves, A.; Abdollahzadeh, J.; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Michael J.; Grienewald, J.Z.; Crous, Pedro W. (Cbs Publications, 2013-09-30)
    In this paper we give an account of the genera and species in the Botryosphaeriaceae. We consider morphological characters alone as inadequate to define genera or identify species, given the confusion it has repeatedly ...