Publications

Jun 2018

Seed health and germination of Brassica spp. from seed companies in South Africa

Mandiriza, G., Kritzinger, Q., Aveling, T.A.S.

Acta horticulturae

Dec 2018

The evaluation of plant extracts, biocontrol agents and hot water as seed treatments to control black rot of rape in South Africa

Mandiriza, G., Kritzinger, Q., Aveling, T.A.S.

Crop Protection

Black rot disease, which is caused by the pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc), is a major challenge to brassica...

Oct 2018

Berberis lycium: The newly discovered aecial host of Puccinia striiformoides

Soahil Y, Ali B, Ghazal K, Iqbal J et al.

Mycotaxon

Berberis lycium is reported for the first time as the alternate (aecial) host for Puccinia striiformoides from collections in...

Aug 2018

Orphan Legumes Growing in Dry Environments: Marama Bean as a Case Study

Cristopher Cullis, Percy Chimwamurombe, Nigel Barker, Karl Kunert et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science

Plants have developed morphological, physiological, biochemical, cellular, and molecular mechanisms to survive in...

Apr 2018

Identification and changes of the drought-induced cysteine protease transcriptome in soybean (Glycine max) root nodules

Magdeleen Cilliers, Stefan van Wyk, Phillipus van Heerden, Karl Kunert et al.

Journal of Experimental and Environmental Botany

Dec 2018

Nine draft genome sequences of Claviceps purpurea s.lat., including C. arundinis, C. humidiphila, and C. cf. spartinae, pseudomolecules for the pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum, draft genome of Davidsoniella eucalypti, Grosmannia galeiformis, Quambalaria eucalypti, and Teratosphaeria destructans

Wingfield BD, Liu M, Nguyen HDT, Lane FA et al.

IMA Fungus

This genome announcement includes draft genomes from <i>Claviceps purpurea s.lat.,</i> including <i>C. arundinis</i>, <i>C....

Jun 2018

Terpenes associated with resistance against the gall wasp, Leptocybe invasa, in Eucalyptus grandis

Naidoo S, Christie N, Acosta JJ, Mphahlele MM et al.

Plant, Cell & Environment

AbstractLeptocybe invasais an insect pest causing gall formation on oviposited shoot tips and leaves ofEucalyptustrees leading to...

Dec 2018

New host associations and a novel species for the gall-inducing Acacia rust genus Ravenelia in South Africa

Ebinghaus M, Maier W, Wingfield MJ

MycoKeys

Trees in the genusVachellia(previouslyAcacia) are commonly infected by the gall-inducing rustsRaveneliamacowanianaandR.evansii....

Nov 2018

Species delineation within the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) complex revealed by morphometric and phylogenetic analyses

Gomez, Demian F., Skelton, James, Steininger, M. Sedonia, Stouthamer, Richard et al.

Insect Systematics and Diversity

Abstract The ambrosia beetle Euwallacea fornicatus Eichhoff sensu lato is a complex of genetically divergent emerging pests...