A dynamic, web-based resource to identify rust fungi (Pucciniales) in southern Africa

dc.contributor.authorMcTaggart, Alistair R.
dc.contributor.authorBeasley, Dean R.
dc.contributor.authorWingfield, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorWood, Alan R.
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Zakkie A.
dc.contributor.authorDrenth, Andre
dc.contributor.authorShivas, Roger G.
dc.contributor.authorRoux, Jolanda
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-09T10:45:09Z
dc.date.available2017-11-09T10:45:09Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-15
dc.description.abstractRust fungi (Pucciniales) are some of the most important plant pathogens that cause diseases of agricultural and tree crops. There are approximately 8,000 described species worldwide. The rust fungi of South Africa were extensively studied by Ethel M. Doidge (1887 – 1965), who listed 468 species. Many nomenclatural and taxonomic changes, together with the discovery of new species and incursions of exotic species, have subsequently outdated Doidge’s monograph. To address this problem, we have developed an interactive Lucid key for the identification of 50 species of rust fungi in 17 genera from countries in southern Africa. The key is dynamic and may be updated in real-time. The Lucid key provides a platform to progressively provide descriptions and images for all rust fungi in southern Africa. Plant pathologists and mycologists are invited to participate in the development of this resource.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)en_ZA
dc.description.departmentPlant Production and Soil Scienceen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP), the THRIP initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) / National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB).en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1314-4057/en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcTaggart AR, Beasley DR, Wingfield MJ, Wood AR, Pretorius ZA, Drenth A, Shivas RG, Roux J (2017) A dynamic, web-based resource to identify rust fungi (Pucciniales) in southern Africa. MycoKeys 26: 77–83. https://DOI. org/ 10.3897/mycokeys.26.14602.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1314-4057 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1314-4049 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3897/mycokeys.26.14602
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63080
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherPensoft Publishersen_ZA
dc.rights© Alistair R. McTaggart et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).en_ZA
dc.subjectCybertaxonomyen_ZA
dc.subjectKeyen_ZA
dc.subjectLuciden_ZA
dc.subjectMorphologyen_ZA
dc.subjectPuccinia porrien_ZA
dc.subjectRust fungien_ZA
dc.subjectTaxonomyen_ZA
dc.subjectUredinalesen_ZA
dc.titleA dynamic, web-based resource to identify rust fungi (Pucciniales) in southern Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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