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

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  • Reconsidering species boundaries in the Ceratocystis paradoxa complex, including a new species from oil palm and cacao in Cameroon 
    Mbenoum, Michael; De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Roux, Jolanda (Mycological Society of America, 2014)
    The Ceratocystis paradoxa complex accommodates a group of fungal pathogens that have become specialized to infect mostly monocotyledonous plants. Four species currently are recognized in this group, including C. paradoxa, ...
  • Redefining Humicola sensu stricto and related genera in the Chaetomiaceae 
    Wang, X.W.; Yang, F.Y.; Meijer, M.; Kraak, B.; Sun, B.D.; Jiang, Y.L.; Wu, Y.M.; Bai, F.Y.; Seifert, K.A.; Crous, Pedro W.; Samson, R.A.; Houbraken, J. (Elsevier, 2019-06)
    The traditional concept of the genus Humicola includes species that produce pigmented, thick-walled and single-celled spores laterally or terminally on hyphae or minimally differentiated conidiophores. More than 50 species ...
  • Redefining species limits in the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex 
    Yilmaz, Neriman; Sandoval-Denis, Marcelo; Lombard, L.; Visagie, Cobus M.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Crous, Pedro W. (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2021-06)
    The Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC) includes more than 60 phylogenetic species (phylospecies) with both phytopathological and clinical importance. Because of their economical relevance, a stable taxonomy and ...
  • Redisposition of acremonium-like fungi in Hypocreales 
    Hou, L.W.; Giraldo, A.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Rama, T.; Summerbell, R.C.; Huang, G.Z.; Cai, L.; Crous, Pedro W. (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2023-06-02)
    Acremonium is acknowledged as a highly ubiquitous genus including saprobic, parasitic, or endophytic fungi that inhabit a variety of environments. Species of this genus are extensively exploited in industrial, commercial, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Relationship between hybrid performance and AFLP based genetic distance in highland maize inbred lines 
    Legesse, B.W.; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Pixley, K.V.; Twumasi-Afriyie, S.; Botha, Anna-Maria (Springer, 2008)
    The objectives of this study were to determine the crossing performance of highland maize inbred lines for grain yield, days to silk and plant height; estimate genetic distance (GD) among the inbred lines and in association ...
  • Relevance of prokaryotic subspecies in the age of genomics 
    Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); Palmer, Marike; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora (Elsevier, 2022-07)
    The availability of multiple gene sequences, and in particular full genome sequence data, for microbial strains has changed how taxonomists delineate subspecies belonging to the Archaea and Bacteria. Well-defined phylogenetic ...
  • 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 ...