Fungal genomes enhance our understanding of the pathogens affecting trees cultivated in Southern Hemisphere plantations

dc.contributor.authorCoetzee, Martin Petrus Albertus
dc.contributor.authorSantana, Quentin C.
dc.contributor.authorSteenkamp, Emma Theodora
dc.contributor.authorWingfield, Brenda D.
dc.contributor.authorWingfield, Michael J.
dc.contributor.emailmartin.coetzee@fabi.up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-08T13:48:10Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractForest pathogens are a major cause of forest disturbances and they have a significant economic impact on commercial forestry. Genomics is an important technology now available for studies concerning tree health, enabling researchers to better understand pathosystems and potentially to prevent future epidemics from occurring. Comparative genomics at the species level makes possible the identification of unique genomic regions and/or genes that influence the development of pathogens and their ability to cause disease. In addition, population genomics can reveal processes involved in the evolution of pathogens potentially showing how selection and/or environmental adaptation could have driven their emergence. Using these tools, important mechanisms involved in the evolution of pathogens and their hosts can be determined. Practical applications of such knowledge include the formulation of strategies for pathogen detection and surveillance, as well as breeding disease-resistant trees. These new and evolving technologies are set to ensure the long-term sustainability of plantation forestry in the Southern Hemisphere.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentBiochemistryen_ZA
dc.description.departmentForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGeneticsen_ZA
dc.description.departmentMicrobiology and Plant Pathologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2021-12-14
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tsfs20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCoetzee, M.P.A., Santana, Q.C., Steenkamp, E.T. et al. 2020, 'Fungal genomes enhance our understanding of the pathogens affecting trees cultivated in Southern Hemisphere plantations', Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science, vol. 82, no. 3, pp. 215-232, doi: 10.2989/20702620.2020.1819153.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2070-2620 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2070-2639 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.2989/20702620.2020.1819153
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79368
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherNISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor and Francis Group)en_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 NISC (Pty) Ltd. This is an electronic version of an article published in Southern Forests, vol. 82, no. 3, pp. 215-232, 2020. doi : 10.2989/20702620.2020.1819153. Southern Forests is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/tsfs20.en_ZA
dc.subjectForest tree pathogensen_ZA
dc.subjectGenomicsen_ZA
dc.subjectPlantation forestryen_ZA
dc.titleFungal genomes enhance our understanding of the pathogens affecting trees cultivated in Southern Hemisphere plantationsen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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