• Precision phenotyping of pines for resistance against Fusarium circinatum 

  Ebbeling, Ruby May (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Pine trees are globally important agricultural and ecological species, with Pinus patula being a key species in South Africa’s economically valuable forestry industry. Natural and commercial pine forests are significantly ...
• Pilot study into the molecular mechanisms of canine distemper virus infection 

  Rossi Schenone, Tessa (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  In order to understand how a disease should be prevented, treated and managed, one must understand both the host and the pathogen, and how they interact with and influence one another. Canine distemper ...
• Characterization of Phytophthora cinnamomi from avocado 

  Appelgryn, Elrea (University of Pretoria, 2014-04)

  Species in the genus Phytophthora are widely recognized as some of the most devastating plant pathogens, and are responsible for major losses in crops such as potato, tomato, soybean, pepper and alfalfa, and fruit-and ...
• Population genetic diversity in Spirocerca lupi 

  Mitha, Janishtha R. (University of Pretoria, 2014-06)

  Spirocerca lupi is a nematode that parasitises canid species across the world. Infested hosts show symptoms associated with the disease called spirocercosis. The parasite is known to cause significant damage to its final ...
• Characterisation of the self-assembly and particle formation of major core protein VP7 of AHSV 

  Wall, Gayle Victoria (University of Pretoria, 2014-07)

  The highly infectious vector-borne disease African horse sickness (AHS) is caused by African horse sickness virus (AHSV), a non-enveloped dsRNA virus of major economic importance in South Africa. The AHSV virion has a ...
• Functional genomics and systems genetics of cellulose biosynthesis in Eucalyptus 

  Mizrachi, Eshchar (University of Pretoria, 2013-09)

  The globally emerging bioeconomy demands rapid advancement in the sustainable production and utilization of bio-based raw materials for a multitude of downstream applications, particularly in the areas of food, health and ...
• Allele frequencies and evolutionary genetics of acaricide resistance-associated SNPs in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks from South Africa 

  Reinecke, Samantha (University of Pretoria, 2013)

  No abstract
• Qualitative GUS and targeted yeast one-hybrid analyses of the Eucalyptus grandis SND2 promoter region 

  Botha, Jonathan (University of Pretoria, 2013)

  The secondary cell walls of woody plant species are a major source of cellulose. This biopolymer is among the most abundant on the planet and is very useful to industry, having many applications, such as in the paper ...
• Transcriptional responses of Eucalyptus clones to the gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa 

  Oates, Caryn Nicole (University of Pretoria, 2013)

  Eucalyptus species constitute some of the most widely grown and economically important hardwood trees in global plantation forestry. This is due primarily to their remarkable growth and adaptability. Much of the initial ...
• Hereditary paraganglioma in South Africa : An investigation of the Succinate-ubiquinone Oxidoreductase subunit genes, SDHB, SDHC and SDHD 

  Louw, Nadja (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Paraganglioma (PGL) are tumours occurring in the head-and-neck -, intra-abdominal - and thoracic paraganglia. Germ-line mutations in genes encoding the subunits of mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase complex II (SDHB, ...
• Two-hybrid analysis and functional annotation of Bm86 and ATAQ from Rhipicephalus microplus 

  Kiper, Ilkadim (University of Pretoria, 2013)

  Vaccination with recombinant Bm86 was found to protect against tick infestation, however, the efficacy of the vaccine varies against different tick species and geographical strains. An improvement of current vaccines could ...
• Phylogeography of the snapper kob Otolithes ruber (Bloch & Schneider 1801) from the South West Indian Ocean 

  Kiper, Ilkser Erdem (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Studying the distribution and demography of marine species is challenging due to the open nature of the oceans. This latter was historically believed to facilitate extensive gene flow among populations when clear barriers ...
• Functional genomics of NAC transcription factor SND2 regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis in Arabidopsis and Eucalyptus 

  Hussey, Steven Grant (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Wood formation is heavily exploited for the manufacturing of pulp, paper, sustainable biomaterials and, potentially, biofuels. Eucalyptus is a favourable fast-growing, short rotation plantation crop grown over millions of ...
• Taxonomy, phylogeny and species diversity in the Ophiostoma quercus complex 

  Grobbelaar, Joha (University of Pretoria, 2009)

  Polymorphic sequence-characterised marker assays from a recent diversity study on the Ascomycete fungus Ophiostoma quercus from Africa showed that some isolates collected from hardwoods were genetically distinct from O. ...
• Mating locus structure in Ceratocystis moniliformis and a gene duplication in Ceratocystis species 

  Godlonton, Tracy Alison (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  No abstract
• Ecology and genetic diversity of Coryphodema tristis on Eucalyptus nitens in South Africa 

  Degefu, Dawit Tesfaye (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Forests are complex ecosystems that provide a variety of valuable products, such as timber, fuel wood, fiber and non-wood forest products and they also contribute to socio economic development. Pest problems have a ...
• In silico and functional characterization of the cellulose synthase 8 gene promoter of Eucalyptus trees 

  Creux, Nicole Marie (University of Pretoria, 2013)

  Cellulose is a highly abundant biopolymer which forms the basis of several industrial applications including paper and textile products. Cellulose is deposited into the plant cell wall by a large membrane bound protein ...
• Sex determination and symbiont transmission in the Sirex-Amylostereum mutualism 

  Wooding, Amy Lorraine (University of Pretoria, 2014)

  Interactions among living organisms fall along the mutualism-parasitism continuum; where mutualistic interactions benefit one or both organisms and parasitic interactions harm them. Mutualisms are a particularly interesting ...
• Establishment of a compatible pathosystem between Eucalyptus nitens and Phytophthora cinnamomi to determine host transcriptional responses 

  Wilken, Febé Elizabeth (University of Pretoria, 2013)

  No abstract
• Mycelial compatibility in Amylostereum areolatum 

  Van der Nest, Magrieta Aletta (University of Pretoria, 2010)

  No abstract

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