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

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  • Caliciopsis moriondi, a new species for a fungus long confused with the pine pathogen C. pinea 
    Migliorini, Duccio; Luchi, Nicola; Pepori, Alessia Lucia; Pecori, Francesco; Aglietti, Chiara; Maccioni, Fabio; Munck, Isabel; Wyka, Stephen; Broders, Kirk; Wingfield, Michael J.; Santini, Alberto (Pensoft Publishers, 2020-09)
    The genus Caliciopsis (Eurotiomycetes, Coryneliales) includes saprobic and plant pathogenic species. Caliciopsis canker is caused by Caliciopsis pinea Peck, a species first reported in the 19th century in North America. ...
  • Calonectria (Cylindrocladium) species associated with dying Pinus cuttings 
    Lombard, Lorenzo; Rodas Pelaez, C.A. (Carlos Alberto); Crous, Pedro W.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2009)
    Calonectria (Ca.) species and their Cylindrocladium (Cy.) anamorphs are well-known pathogens of forest nursery plants in subtropical and tropical areas of the world. An investigation of the mortality of rooted Pinus cuttings ...
  • Calonectria in the age of genes and genomes : towards understanding an important but relatively unknown group of pathogens 
    Li, JieQiong; Wingfield, Michael J.; Barnes, Irene; Chen, ShuaiFei (Wiley, 2022-07)
    The genus Calonectria includes many aggressive plant pathogens causing diseases on various agricultural crops as well as forestry and ornamental tree species. Some species have been accidentally introduced into new ...
  • Calonectria species associated with cutting rot of Eucalyptus 
    Lombard, Lorenzo; Zhou, Xudong; Crous, Pedro W.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2010-01)
    Decline in the productivity of Eucalyptus hybrid cutting production in the Guangdong Province of China is linked to cutting rot associated with several Calonectria spp. The aim of this study was to identify these fungi ...
  • Calonectria species diversity on eucalypts in Indonesia 
    Tarigan, Marthin; Pham, N.Q.; Jami, Fahimeh; Oliveira, Leonardo S.S.; Saha, Muhammad Agni; Duran, Alvaro; Wingfield, Michael J. (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2023)
    Diseases increasingly threaten the rapidly expanding eucalypt plantation industry of Indonesia. Of these, leaf blight caused by Calonectria spp. is considered amongst the more important problems, causing losses both in ...
  • Calonectria species isolated from Eucalyptus plantations and nurseries in South China 
    Li, JieQiong; Wingfield, Michael J.; Liu, QianLi; Barnes, Irene; Roux, Jolanda; Lombard, Lorenzo; Crous, Pedro W.; Chen, ShuaiFei (International Mycological Association, 2017-10-17)
    Diseases caused by species of Calonectria (Ca.) represent a serious threat to the growth and sustainability of Eucalyptus plantations in China. Symptoms caused by these fungi mainly include leaf blight on trees in ...
  • Can we improve postgraduate degree throughput rates? 
    Wingfield, Brenda D. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011)
    Student throughput rates have become a much debated topic, not only in the South African academic environment but in many parts of the world. Of particular concern are Master's and PhD degrees: how many years should students ...
  • Carbohydrate active enzyme domains from extreme thermophiles : components of a modular toolbox for lignocellulose degradation 
    Botha, Jonathan; Mizrachi, Eshchar; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Cowan, Don A. (Springer, 2018-01)
    Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising feedstock for the manufacture of biodegradable and renewable bioproducts. However, the complex lignocellulosic polymeric structure of woody tissue is difficult to access without ...
  • Caulicolous Botryosphaeriales from Thailand 
    Trakunyingcharoen, T.; Lombard, Lorenzo; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Toanun, C.; Crous, Pedro W. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2015)
    Members of Botryosphaeriales are commonly encountered as endophytes or pathogens of various plant hosts. The Botryosphaeriaceae represents the predominant family within this order, containing numerous species associated ...
  • Causes and consequences of variability in peptide mating pheromones of ascomycete fungi 
    Martin, Simon H.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Oxford University Press, 2011)
    The reproductive genes of fungi, like those of many other organisms, are thought to diversify rapidly. This phenomenon could be associated with the formation of reproductive barriers and speciation. Ascomycetes produce ...
  • Cellulose factories : advancing bioenergy production from forest trees 
    Mizrachi, Eshchar; Mansfield, Shawn D.; Myburg, Alexander Andrew (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-04)
    Fast-growing, short-rotation forest trees, such as Populus and Eucalyptus, produce large amounts of cellulose-rich biomass that could be utilized for bioenergy and biopolymer production. Major obstacles need to be overcome ...
  • Ceratocystidaceae exhibit high levels of recombination at the mating-type (MAT) locus 
    Simpson, M.C. (Melissa Claire); Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    Mating is central to many fungal life cycles and is controlled by genes at the mating-type (MAT) locus. These genes determine whether the fungus will be self-sterile (heterothallic) or self-fertile (homothallic). Species ...
  • Ceratocystis ficicola causing a serious disease of Ficus carica in Greece 
    Tsopelas, Panaghiotis; Soulioti, Nikoleta; Wingfield, Michael J.; Barnes, Irene; Marincowitz, Seonju; Tjamos, Eleftherios C.; Paplomatas, Epaminondas (Firenze University Press, 2021-09)
    Ceratocystis ficicola causes vascular wilt of fig trees in Japan, invading root systems and the main stems eventually leading to tree death. In surveys from 2018 to 2020 in fig orchards in Greece, this fungus was detected ...
  • Ceratocystis fimbriatomima, a new species in the C. fimbriata sensu lato complex isolated from Eucalyptus trees in Venezuela 
    Van Wyk, Marelize; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Mohali, S.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Kunming University of Science and Technology, P.R. China, 2009-01)
    Species of Ceratocystis represent a group of important plant pathogens as well as saprobes that occur, primarily on woody substrates. The number of species in Ceratocystis has increased substantially in recent years, ...
  • Ceratocystis larium sp. nov., a new species from Styrax benzoin wounds associated with incense harvesting in Indonesia 
    Van Wyk, Marelize; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Clegg, P.A.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland & Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2009)
    Styrax benzoin trees, native to the island Sumatra, Indonesia are wounded to produce resin that is collected and burned as incense. These wounds on trees commonly develop into expanding cankers that lead to tree death. The ...
  • Ceratocystis quercicola sp. nov. from Quercus variabilis in Korea 
    Cho, Sung-Eun; Lee, Dong Hyeon; Wingfield, Michael J.; Marincowitz, Seonju (Korean Society of Mycology, 2020-06-02)
    During a survey of putative fungal pathogens infecting oak trees in the Gangwon Province of the Republic of Korea, a fungus resembling a Ceratocystis sp. was repeatedly isolated from natural wounds on Quercus variabilis. ...
  • Ceratocystis species, including two new species associated with nitidulid beetles, on eucalypts in Australia 
    Kamgan-Nkuekam, Gilbert; Wingfield, Michael J.; Mohammed, Caroline; Carnegie, Angus J.; Pegg, Geoffrey S.; Roux, Jolanda (Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2012-02)
    The genus Ceratocystis includes important fungal pathogens of trees, including Eucalyptus spp. Ironically, very little is known regarding the diversity or biology of Ceratocystis species on Eucalyptus species in ...
  • Ceratocystis wilt on Eucalyptus : first record from South Africa 
    Roux, Jolanda; Wingfield, Michael J.; Fourie, Arista; Noeth, K.; Barnes, Irene (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group), 2020)
    Wilt and death of an E. grandis × E. urophylla variety was recently observed in the Zululand region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Symptoms on the dying trees included a streaking pattern of discolouration in the sapwood ...
  • Certification for gene-edited forests 
    Strauss, Steven H.; Boerjan, Wout; Chiang, Vincent; Costanza, Adam; Coleman, Heather; Davis, John M.; Lu, Meng-Zhu; Mansfield, Shawn D.; Merkle, Scott; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Nilsson, Ove; Pilate, Gilles; Powell, William; Seguin, Armand; Valenzuela, Sofia (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2019-08-23)
    Forest certification bodies were established to provide consumers with confidence that they are purchasing sustainably sourced wood products.
  • Challenges and solutions to establishing and sustaining citizen science projects in South Africa 
    Hulbert, J.M. (Joey); Turner, Sophia C.; Scott, Samantha L. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2019)
    Citizen science is a term for research that engages non-scientists in the collection and generation of data. Many citizen science projects exist within South Africa and, because of their success, we expect more projects ...