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

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  • Gall thrips Acaciothrips ebneri (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) from Ethiopia, a promising biological control agent for prickly acacia in Australia 
    Dhileepan, K.; Shi, B.; Callander, J.; Teshome, M.; Neser, S. (Stefanus), 1942-; Senaratne, K.A.D.W. (Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2018-04)
    Based on climatic and plant phenotype matching, native-range surveys were conducted in Ethiopia to identify prospective biological control agents for prickly acacia, a serious weed of grazing areas in northern Australia. ...
  • Gallocatechin biosynthesis via a flavonoid 3′,5′-hydroxylase is a defense response in Norway spruce against infection by the bark beetle-associated sap-staining fungus Endoconidiophora polonica 
    Hammerbacher, Almuth; Raguschke, Bettina; Wright, Louwrance P.; Gershenzon, Jonathan (Elsevier, 2018-04)
    One of the best-studied defense responses to fungal infection in Norway spruce (Picea abies) is the biosynthesis of flavan-3-ols, which accumulate as monomers or polymers known as proanthocyanidins. The individual flavan-3-ol ...
  • Ganoderma species, including new taxa associated with root rot of the iconic Jacaranda mimosifolia in Pretoria, South Africa 
    Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Marincowitz, Seonju; Muthelo, Vuledzani Gloria; Wingfield, Michael J. (International Mycological Association, 2015-06-22)
    Jacaranda mimosifolia trees have been progressively dying due to Ganoderma root and butt rot disease in Pretoria (the “City of Jacarandas”) for many years. Ganoderma austroafricanum was described from these trees previously ...
  • Gene cluster activation in a bacterial symbiont leads to halogenated angucyclic maduralactomycins and spirocyclic actinospirols 
    Guo, Huijuan; Schwitalla, Jan W.; Benndorf, Rene; Baunach, Martin; Steinbeck, Christoph; Goerls, Helmar; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Regestein, Lars; Beemelmanns, Christine (American Chemical Society, 2020-03)
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  • Gene expression associated with vegetative incompatibility in Amylostereum areolatum 
    Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Slippers, Bernard; Mongae, Aobakwe Oratile; Van Zyl, Karlien; Stenlid, J.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2011-11)
    In filamentous fungi, vegetative compatibility among individuals of the same species is determined by the genes encoded at the heterokaryon incompatibility (het) loci. The hyphae of genetically similar individuals that ...
  • The Genera of Fungi – G 4 : Camarosporium and Dothiora 
    Crous, Pedro W.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias (International Mycological Association, 2017-05-23)
    The current paper represents the fourth contribution in the Genera of Fungi series, linking type species of fungal genera to their morphology and DNA sequence data. The present paper focuses on two genera of microfungi, ...
  • The Genera of Fungi—G3 : Aleurocystis, Blastacervulus, Clypeophysalospora, Licrostroma, Neohendersonia and Spumatoria 
    Giraldo, Alejandra; Crous, Pedro W.; Schumacher, Rene K.; Cheewangkoon, Ratchadawan; Ghobad-Nejhad, Masoomeh; Langer, Ewald (Springer, 2017-04)
    The current paper represents the third contribution in the Genera of Fungi series, linking the type species of fungal genera to their morphology and DNA sequence data, and, where possible, ecology. In this issue, we have ...
  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi : GOPHY 2 
    Marin-Felix, Yasmina; Hernández-Restrepo, M.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Akulov, A.; Carnegie, A.J.; Cheewangkoon, R.; Gramaje, D.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Guarnaccia, Vladimiro; Halleen, F.; Lombard, L.; Luangsa-ard, J.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Moslemi, A.; Mostert, L.; Quaedvlieg, W.; Schumacher, R.K.; Spies, C.F.J.; Thangavel, R.; Taylor, P.W.J.; Wilson, Andrea M.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wood, A.R.; Crous, Pedro W. (Elsevier, 2019-03)
    This paper represents the second contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) series. The series provides morphological descriptions and information regarding the pathology, distribution, hosts and disease ...
  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi : GOPHY 3 
    Marin-Felix, Yasmina; Hernandez-Restrepo, M.; Iturrieta-Gonzalez, I.; Garcia, D.; Gene, J.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Cai, L.; Chen, Q.; Quaedvlieg, W.; Schumacher, R.K.; Taylor, P.W.J.; Ambers, C.; Bonthond, G.; Edwards, J.; Krueger-Hadfield, S.A.; Luangsa-ard, J.J.; Morton, L.; Moslemi, A.; Sandoval-Denis, M.; Tan, Y.P.; Thangavel, R.; Vaghefi, N.; Cheewangkoon, R.; Crous, Pedro W. (Elsevier, 2019-03)
    This paper represents the third contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) series. The series provides morphological descriptions, information about the pathology, distribution, hosts and disease symptoms ...
  • Genera of phytopathogenic fungi : GOPHY 4 
    Chen, Q.; Bakhshi, M.; Balci, Y.; Broders, K.D.; Cheewangkoon, R.; Chen, S.F.; Fan, X.L.; Gramaje, D.; Halleen, F.; Horta Jung, M.; Jiang, N.; Jung, T.; Majek, T.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Milenkovic, I.; Mostert, L.; Nakashima, C.; Nurul Faziha, I.; Pan, M.; Raza, M.; Scanu, B.; Spies, C.F.J.; Suhaizan, L.; Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Tian, C.M.; Tomsovsky, M.; Urbez-Torres, J.R.; Wang, W.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Yang, Q.; Yang, X.; Zare, R.; Zhao, P.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Cai, L.; Crous, Pedro W. (Elsevier, 2022-03)
    This paper is the fourth contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) series. The series provides morphological descriptions and information about the pathology, distribution, hosts and disease symptoms, ...
  • Generation of composite Persea americana (Mill.) (avocado) plants : a proof-of-concept study 
    Prabhu, Sreedhara Ashok; Ndlovu, Buyani; Engelbrecht, Juanita; Van den Berg, Noelani (Public Library of Science, 2017-10-20)
    Phytophthora Root Rot in areas where the pathogen is prevalent. However, advances in molecular research are hindered by the lack of a high-throughput transient transformation system in this non-model plant. In this study, ...
  • Generic boundaries in the Ophiostomatales reconsidered and revised 
    De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Procter, M.; Wingfield, Michael J.; Marincowitz, Seonju; Duong, Tuan A. (Elsevier, 2022-03-30)
    The Ophiostomatales was erected in 1980. Since that time, several of the genera have been redefined and others have been described. There are currently 14 accepted genera in the Order. They include species that are the ...
  • Generic hyper-diversity in Stachybotriaceae 
    Lombard, L.; Houbraken, J.; Decock, C.; Samson, R.A.; Meijer, M.; Reblova, M.; Groenewald, Johannes Zacharias; Crous, Pedro W. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2016-04-29)
    The family Stachybotriaceae was recently introduced to include the genera Myrothecium, Peethambara and Stachybotrys. Members of this family include important plant and human pathogens, as well as several species used in ...
  • Genetic analysis among selected vernonia lines through seed oil content, fatty acids and RAPD DNA markers 
    Ramalema, S.P.; Shimelis, H.; Ncube, I.; Kunert, Karl J.; Mashela, Phatu W. (Academic Journals, 2010-01)
    Vernonia (Vernonia galamensis) is a new potential industrial oilseed crop. The seeds of this crop contain unusual naturally epoxidised fatty acids which are used in the production of various industrial products. The ...
  • Genetic analysis of growth, morphology and pathogenicity in the F1 progeny of an interspecific cross between Fusarium circinatum and Fusarium subglutinans 
    De Vos, Lieschen; Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta; Van der Merwe, Nicolaas Albertus (Albie); Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Elsevier, 2011-09)
    Fusarium circinatum and Fusarium subglutinans are two distinct species in the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex. A genetic linkage map produced from an interspecific cross between these species was used to identify ...
  • Genetic characterisation of a Eucalyptus nitens base breeding population in South Africa 
    Swain, Tammy-L.; Verryn, Steve D.; Laing, Mark D. (Taylor and Francis, 2013)
    The measurement and statistical analysis of data from eight Eucalyptus nitens trials, established in the summer rainfall forestry region of South Africa during the 1980s and 1990s, have enabled the characterisation of the ...
  • Genetic containment in vegetatively propagated forest trees : CRISPR disruption of LEAFY function in Eucalyptus gives sterile indeterminate inflorescences and normal juvenile development 
    Elorriaga, Estefania; Klocko, Amy L.; Ma, Cathleen; Du Plessis, Marc; An, Xinmin; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Strauss, Steven H. (Wiley Open Access, 2021-09)
    Eucalyptus is among the most widely planted taxa of forest trees worldwide. However, its spread as an exotic or genetically engineered form can create ecological and social problems. To mitigate gene flow via pollen and ...
  • Genetic diversity in the Eucalyptus stem pathogen Teratosphaeria zuluensis 
    Cortinas, Maria-Noel; Barnes, Irene; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (CSIRO, 2010)
    Coniothyrium canker caused by the fungal pathogen Teratosphaeria (= Coniothyrium) zuluensis is one of the most important diseases affecting plantation-grown Eucalyptus trees. Little is known regarding the pathogen and this ...
  • Genetic diversity of Amylostereum areolatum, the fungal symbiont of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio in South Africa 
    Mlonyeni, X.O.M. (Xolile Osmond Mnyamezeli); Wingfield, Michael J.; Greeff, Jaco M. (Jacobus Maree); Wingfield, Brenda D.; Slippers, Bernard (Wiley, 2018-12)
    Amylostereum areolatum is a wood‐decaying homobasidiomycete fungal symbiont of Sirex noctilio. Together, they cause serious damage to pine plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. The fungus reproduces asexually and is ...
  • Genetic diversity of Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) populations reflects movement of an invasive insect between forestry nurseries 
    Hurley, Brett Phillip; Slippers, Bernard; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Govender, Prem; Smith, J.E.; Wingfield, Michael J. (Springer, 2010-04)
    The fungus gnat, Bradysia difformis (Sciaridae: Diptera) has recently been recorded for the first time from South Africa where it has been found in forestry nurseries. The presence of this insect in all the major forestry ...