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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Plant Production and Soil Science) by Supervisor "Berger, David Kenneth"
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Segal, Carol-Ann Crystal
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Maize (Zea mays) is a staple crop in Africa that is under severe threat to disease by pathogenic organisms. Grey leaf spot (GLS) caused by Cercospora zeina drastically limits the yield and quality of maize produced. Not ...
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Hough, Marisca
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Cercospora zeina is the causal agent of grey leaf spot (GLS) of maize, which causes
devastating crop yield losses. The fungus secretes molecules termed effectors to overcome
host defences, obtain nutrients from the ...
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Nsibo, David Livingstone
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Cercospora zeina, a causal pathogen of gray leaf spot (GLS) of maize, is responsible for up to 1 % of global yield losses. Previous small-scale population genetics studies have revealed that C. zeina is a highly diverse ...