Browsing Research Articles (Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)) by Author "Acosta, Juan J."

Browsing Research Articles (Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)) by Author "Acosta, Juan J."

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  • Genomic consequences of artificial selection during early domestication of a wood fibre crop 
    Mostert-O’Neill, Marja; Tate, Hannah; Reynolds, Sharon Melissa; Mphahlele, M.M. (Makobatjatji); Van den Berg, Gert; Verryn, Steve D.; Acosta, Juan J.; Borevitz, Justin O.; Myburg, Alexander Andrew (Wiley, 2022-09)
    From its origins in Australia, Eucalyptus grandis has spread to every continent, except Antarctica, as a wood crop. It has been cultivated and bred for over 100 yr in places such as South Africa. Unlike most annual crops ...
  • Terpenes associated with resistance against the gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa, in Eucalyptus grandis 
    Naidoo, Sanushka; Christie, Nanette; Acosta, Juan J.; Mphahlele, Makobatjatji M.; Payn, Kitt G.; Myburg, Alexander Andrew; Külheim, Carsten (Wiley, 2018-08)
    Leptocybe invasa is an insect pest causing gall formation on oviposited shoot tips and leaves of Eucalyptus trees leading to leaf deformation, stunting, and death in severe cases. We previously observed different constitutive ...