Publications

Jul 2025

Estimation of breed composition of South African sheep affected with wet carcass syndrome

Kooverjee BB, Van Der Nest MA, MacNeil MD, Scholtz MM et al.

Frontiers in Genetics

Wet carcass syndrome (WCS), a condition that negatively affects the quality of carcasses after slaughter, is seriously...

Sep 2025

Small RNAs derived from avocado sunblotch viroid and their association with bleaching symptoms: implications for pathogenesis in avocado sunblotch disease

Joubert M, van den Berg N, Theron J, Swart V

Archives of Virology

May 2025

Determinants of mating success in a lek-mating species

Queffelec J, Allison JD, Slippers B, Greeff JM

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Abstract Leks are male‐biased aggregations formed for mating, where sperm is the only resource acquired by visiting females. One...

Dec 2025

Estimated timeline for the evolution of symbiotic nitrogen fixing Paraburkholderia

Mavima L, Steenkamp ET, Beukes CW, Palmer M et al.

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

The nitrogen-fixing and nodule-forming symbionts of legumes, which belong to the class Betaproteobacteria, are informally known...

Aug 2025

Genetic diversity of Calonectria reteaudii isolates from infected Eucalyptus leaves and associated soils indicates a phyllosphere origin of the pathogen

Pham NQ, Liu FF, Duong TA, Wingfield BD et al.

Forest Pathology

ABSTRACTCalonectria leaf blight is among the most prevalent diseases affecting planted Eucalyptus in Southeast Asia. Calonectria...

Aug 2025

Thermal limitations to the biological control of Gonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South African Eucalyptus plantations

Schröder ML, Hurley BP, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B et al.

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Abstract Climate significantly influences the efficacy of biological control agents. Differences in thermal tolerance between...

Aug 2025

Investigating bark, ambrosia and nitidulid beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytinae and Nitidulidae) communities and their potential role in the movement of Ceratocystis manginecans in commercial forestry plantations in Riau, Indonesia

Lynn KMT, Wingfield MJ, Tarigan M, Durán A et al.

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

Abstract Ceratocystis Canker and Wilt Disease (CCWD), caused by the fungal pathogen Ceratocystis manginecans, poses a significant...

Aug 2025

Transcriptional responses of Eucalyptus to infection by an aggressive leaf blight pathogen reveal the role of host secondary metabolites during pathogen germination

Solís, M, Hammerbacher, A, Wingfield, M.J, Naidoo, S

Plant Molecular Biology

Abstract Teratosphaeria leaf blight disease caused by Teratosphaeria destructans poses a serious threat to Eucalyptus plantations...

Jul 2025

First Report of Clavibacter nebraskensis Causing Goss’s Bacterial Leaf Blight on Maize (Zea mays) in South Africa

Coertze S, Coetzee B, Basson E, de Villiers D et al.

Plant Disease