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Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Supervisor "Van den Berg, Noelani"
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Du Toit, Michael
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) or Euwallacea fornicatus is an ambrosia
beetle, originally from South-East Asia, that can cause extensive damage, to a large
variety of trees, by acting as a vector to inoculate its ...
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Groenewald, Susan
(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-23)
Fusarium oxysporum is a ubiquitous soil-borne fungus that includes pathogenic and non-pathogenic members. The pathogenic members are best known for causing Fusarium wilt diseases of many economically important agricultural ...
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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 ...
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Christie, John Barry
(University of Pretoria, 2012-12-14)
The avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an economically important crop worldwide. The most important disease of avocado is Phytophthora root rot, which is caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands. Currently, phosphonate trunk ...
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Bufé, Michael John
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Avocado is a globally significant fruit tree crop. However, Phytophthora root rot, caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi (Pc), is the primary limitation to production in most countries. This soil borne oomycete pathogen infects ...
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Sutherland, Rene
(University of Pretoria, 2013-12-11)
Banana is an important staple food crop however, production of the world’s most
widely planted variety, the Cavendish banana, is threatened by a devastating fungal
disease, called Fusarium wilt. Fusarium wilt of Cavendish ...
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Wilken, Febé Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
No abstract
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Wienk, Raven
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Avocado is an important economical crop, with breeding cycles of more than 20 years to produce improved individuals. The utilisation of molecular marker technologies can aid in speeding up breeding cycles by providing ...
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Miyambo, Tsakani Magdeline
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Phytophthora cinnamomi is an economically important plant pathogen and has caused devastating losses to the avocado industry. For the pathogen to penetrate the host plant, it secretes a variety of cell wall degrading enzymes ...
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Fick, Alicia
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Avocado production in South Africa is significantly affected by the pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi. This pathogen causes root necrosis in infected rootstocks, which may ultimately lead to plant death and thus economic ...
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Munro, Claire Louise
(University of Pretoria, 2008)
Bananas (Musa sp.) serve as a staple diet and source of income for millions of people worldwide. The crop, however, is vulnerable to several important diseases such as Fusarium wilt, caused by the soilborne fungus Fusarium ...
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Reitmann, Anandi
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
No abstract
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Maringa, Aaron
(University of Pretoria, 2022-08-23)
Phytophthora cinnamomi utilizes motile zoospores that chemotactically move towards a potential host to initiate infection. The release of adhesive material from encysting zoospores in P. cinnamomi ...
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Endah, Rosita
(University of Pretoria, 2009-04-16)
The protein encoded by the Nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related gene 1 (NPR1) also referred to as Non inducible immunitiy 1 (NIM1) or Salicylic acid insensitive 1 (SAI1) is a co-transcriptional regulator. The NPR1 gene ...
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Mahomed, Waheed
(University of Pretoria, 2012)
Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is an important crop whose cultivation is severely threatened
by Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands. The South African avocado industry makes an important
contribution to the world’s avocado ...
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Engelbrecht, Juanita
(University of Pretoria, 2012-12-14)
Preface: Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a popular and nutritious crop and of great importance to
the global fruit industry. One of the major problems encountered is the susceptibility of
avocado trees to Phytophthora ...
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Osman, Sarah Omer Siddig
(University of Pretoria, 2006-05-20)
Please read the abstract in the section front of this document.
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Hartley, Jesse Marion Holland
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Rosellinia necatrix Berl. ex Prill. is an ascomycete phytopathogen that targets a broad range of hosts with an ability to live as a saprophyte, allowing occupation of infected areas for extended periods. As the causal agent ...