• Needles in fungal haystacks : discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes 

  Wilson, Andi M.; Coetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D. (Public Library of Science, 2023-10-12)

  The Leotiomycetes is a hugely diverse group of fungi, accommodating a wide variety of important plant and animal pathogens, ericoid mycorrhizal fungi, as well as producers of antibiotics. Despite their importance, the ...
• Diversity, specificity and admixture in the Sirex - Amylostereum - Deladenus symbiosis 

  Fitza, Katrin Nathalie Elsbeth (University of Pretoria, 2019-09)

  Biological control is an important management tool to deal with the rapidly increasing number of invasive pests of plantation forests globally. It is important to consider the genetic diversity of both the pest and biological ...
• Diversity of rhizobial Methylobacterium species associated with indigenous legumes in South Africa 

  Moyana, Sanele B. (University of Pretoria, 2019-12)

  The genus Methylobacterium includes a variety of pink pigmented and cream white facultatively methylotrophic bacteria that are characterized by their ability to mainly utilize methanol as a carbon source. Methylobacterium ...
• Discovery of Phytophthora cinnamomi RxLR effector genes expressed in avocado during infection 

  Joubert, Melissa (University of Pretoria, 2019-12)

  Phytophthora cinnamomi is an oomycete that targets a broad range of plants, including several economically important forestry and agricultural crops. It is the causal agent of Phytophthora Root Rot, and causes significant ...
• Taxonomic characterization of Paraburkholderia tuberum-like rhizobia from diverse legumes 

  Mavima, Lazarus (University of Pretoria, 2020-01)

  Paraburkholderia tuberum is an indigenous South African bacterial species and one of the first rhizobia to be described in the class Beta-proteobacteria. In the past two decades, numerous strains identified as P. tuberum ...
• Unisexual reproduction in filamentous Ascomycete Fungi, with particular reference to Huntiella moniliformis 

  Wilson, Andrea Melissa (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  English: Many filamentous ascomycete fungi are capable of sexual reproduction, though the exact mechanisms they use can differ from species to species. Those that require a compatible partner are termed heterothallic, ...
• Interaction of African horse sickness virus inclusion bodies with cellular translation machinery to compartmentalise virus protein synthesis 

  Yssel, Litia (University of Pretoria, 2019-11)

  African horse sickness virus (AHSV) is an orbivirus in the Reoviridae family that causes severe disease in horses, with major economic implications. The viral genome consists of ten double-stranded RNA segments, encoding ...
• Genomic insights into the biology and evolution of Botryosphaeriaceae 

  Nagel, Jan Hendrik (University of Pretoria, 2019-09)

  The Botryosphaeriaceae is a large family of fungi including many plant pathogenic species that cause diseases of important plants such as fruit trees, grapevine, eucalypts, pines and wheat. Members of this family are ...
• DNA barcoding confirms the presence of invasive Parachanna obscura and rare species in the Mweru-Luapula fishery 

  Seemani, Bornwell; Katongo, Cyprian; Bloomer, Paulette; Klopper, A.W.; Oosthuizen, Carel Jakobus (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  DNA barcoding has recently been instrumental in identifying both invasive and undetected species in aquatic environments. This study aimed at analysing collected fish fin clips to ascertain the identity of native species ...
• Multispecies comparison of host responses to Fusarium circinatum challenge in tropical pines show consistency in resistance mechanisms 

  Visser, Erik A.; Kampman, Tamanique; Wegrzyn, Jill L.; Naidoo, Sanushka (Wiley, 2023-05)

  Fusarium circinatum poses a threat to both commercial and natural pine forests. Large variation in host resistance exists between species, with many economically important species being susceptible. Development of resistant ...
• The Saururus chinensis genome provides insights into the evolution of pollination strategies and herbaceousness in magnoliids 

  Xue, Jia-Yu; Li, Zhen; Hu, Shuai-Ya; Kao, Shu-Min; Zhao, Tao; Wang, Jie-Yu; Wang, Yue; Chen, Min; Qiu, Yichun; Fan, Hai-Yun; Shao, Zhu-Qing; Van de Peer, Yves (Wiley, 2023-03)

  Saururus chinensis, an herbaceous magnoliid without perianth, represents a clade of early-diverging angiosperms that have gone through woodiness-herbaceousness transition and pollination obstacles: the characteristic white ...
• The genome of the king protea, Protea cynaroides 

  Chang, Jiyang; Duong, Tuan A.; Schoeman, Cassandra; Ma, Xiao; Roodt, Danielle; Barker, Nigel; Li, Zhen; Van de Peer, Yves; Mizrachi, Eshchar (Wiley, 2023-01)

  The king protea (Protea cynaroides), an early-diverging eudicot, is the most iconic species from the Megadiverse Cape Floristic Region, and the national flower of South Africa. Perhaps best known for its iconic flower ...
• Haplotype mining panel for genetic dissection and breeding in Eucalyptus 

  Candotti, Julia; Christie, Nanette; Ployet, Raphael; Mostert-O’Neill, Marja M.; Reynolds, Sharon Melissa; Neves, Leandro Gomide; Naidoo, Sanushka; Mizrachi, Eshchar; Duong, Tuan A.; Myburg, Alexander A. (Wiley, 2023-01)

  To improve our understanding of genetic mechanisms underlying complex traits in plants, a comprehensive analysis of gene variants is required. Eucalyptus is an important forest plantation genus that is highly outbred. Trait ...
• The first report of Phytophthora multivesiculata causing black rot of Cymbidium and Ansellia africana from South Africa 

  Bose, Tanay; Hammerbacher, Almuth (American Phytopathological Society, 2023)

  No abstract available.
• Calonectria queenslandica : causal agent of Eucalyptus leaf blight in southern China 

  Li, WenWen; Chen, ShuaiFei; Wingfield, Michael J.; Duong, Tuan A. (American Phytopathological Society, 2023-03)

  Calonectria leaf blight caused by Calonectria spp. is among the most serious diseases affecting the health and sustainability of Eucalyptus plantations in southern China. Recent outbreaks of this disease in GuangDong ...
• A robust disease scoring method to screen Eucalyptus for resistance against the aggressive leaf pathogen Teratosphaeria destructans 

  Solis, Myriam; Hammerbacher, Almuth; Wingfield, Michael J.; Naidoo, Sanushka [ (American Phytopathological Society, 2023-05)

  Shoot and leaf blight caused by Teratosphaeria destructans is one of the most devastating foliar diseases on Eucalyptus. Therefore, breeding for resistance to this disease is considered urgent. Differences in susceptibility ...
• A LAMP assay for rapid detection of the pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum 

  Meinecke, Colton D.; De Vos, Lieschen; Yilmaz, Neriman; Steenkamp, Emma Theodora; Wingfield, Michael J.; Wingfield, Brenda D.; Villari, Caterina (American Phytopathological Society, 2023-10)

  The pine pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum is endemic in the southeastern United States and Central America and represents an invasive threat globally. This ecologically adaptable fungus readily infects all parts ...
• A taxonomic revision of Aloe sect. Purpurascentes (Asphodelaceae subfam. Alooideae) 

  Klopper, Ronell Renett; Grace, Olwen M.; Klopper, Arrie Willem; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (Magnolia Press, 2023-11-29)

  Aloe sect. Purpurascentes, or the speckled aloes (not to be confused with the maculate aloes, which are members of A. sect. Pictae), occurs in southern and western South Africa and southern Namibia. This section is here ...
• The impact of climate on the dominant height and climate thresholds for P. elliottii, P. taeda, P. patula, and P. patula x P. tecunumanii plantation forests 

  Van der Merwe, Jaco-Pierre; Lindner, Gerard; Ernst, Yolandi; Germishuizen, Ilaria; Van Heerden, Elane; Zandberg, Hugo; Sibiya, Gabigabi; De Waal, Lizette; Ndlovu, Thabani; Mabaso, Leonard; Zondach, Niel; Christie, Nanette; Clarke, Charlie; Mansfield, Shawn D. (Canadian Science Publishing, 2024-07)

  Plantation forests were introduced into South Africa to satisfy the regional demand for wood-based products, which are largely found in the Mpumalanga province. To better understand the impacts of climate on the dominant ...
• Diversity and potential sources of introduction of the beech leaf nematode (Litylenchus crenatae mccannii) to Ontario, Canada 

  Fitza, Katrin N.E.; Allison, Jeremy D.; Slippers, Bernard; Chingandu, Nomatter; Reed, Sharon E. (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Litylenchus crenatae mccannii is a foliar nematode that causes severe damage to beech, known as beech leaf disease (BLD). Previous studies have characterized and identified L. crenataein Japan and a subspecies L. crenatae ...

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