Publications

Jun 2018

Differences in hormonal signaling triggered by two root-feeding nematode species result in contrasting effects on aphid population growth

Nicole M. Van Dam, Mesfin Wondafrash, Vartika Mathur , Tom O. Tytgat

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Jun 2018

Genetic diversity of Amylostereum areolatum, the fungal symbiont of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio in South Africa

Mlonyeni XO, Wingfield MJ, Greeff JM, Wingfield BD et al.

Forest Pathology

AbstractAmylostereum areolatum is a wood‐decaying homobasidiomycete fungal symbiont of Sirex noctilio. Together, they cause...

2018

A new Cytospora species pathogenic on Carpobrotus edulis in its native habitat

Jami F, , Marincowitz S, Crous PW, Jacobsohn A et al.

FUSE

<i>Carpobrotus edulis</i> (<i>Aizoaceae</i>) is a fleshy creeper, native to South Africa and commonly found growing on coastal...

Jun 2018

Novel Cryphonectriaceae from La Réunion and South Africa, and their pathogenicity on Eucalyptus

Ali DB, Marincowitz S, Wingfield MJ, Roux J et al.

Mycological Progress

2018

Diversity of gall-forming rusts (Uromycladium, Pucciniales) on Acacia in Australia

Doungsa-ard C, McTaggart AR, Geering ADW, Shivas RG

Persoonia

Aug 2018

The species of Coleosporium (Pucciniales) on Solidago in North America

McTaggart AR, Aime MC

Fungal Biology

Species of Coleosporium (Pucciniales) are rust fungi that typically alternate between pines and angiosperms. In North America,...

Apr 2018

Alternaria alternata: A new seed-transmitted disease of coriander in South Africa

Mangwende, E., Aveling, T.A.S., Kritzinger, Q., Truter, M.

European Journal of Plant Pathology

This is the first report of Alternaria leaf spot disease on coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) in South Africa. Using the agar...

Sep 2018

Ophiostoma quercus: an unusually diverse and globally widespread tree-infecting fungus

Taerum, Stephen J., de Beer, Z. Wilhelm, Marincowitz, Seonju, Jankowiak, Robert et al.

Fungal Biology

Ophiostoma quercus (Ascomycota, Ophiostomatales) is a globally widespread, insect-vectored fungus that colonizes a wide diversity...

Oct 2018

Anthropogenic disturbance impacts stand structure and susceptibility of an iconic tree species to an endemic canker pathogen

Paap T, Burgess TI, Rolo V, Steel E et al.

Forest Ecology and Management

Forest ecosystems characterised by higher tree species diversity have been linked to a reduced susceptibility to pathogens....