Publications

Sep 2025

Chemodiversity of Penicillium isolated from alpine and arctic environments, including ten new species

Overy DP, Frisvad JC, Witte TE, Hicks CL et al.

Studies in Mycology

Polar, high altitude montane and cold desert environments harbour only sparse plant life and often remain frozen for extended...

Jul 2025

Productivity drives leaf mycobiome diversity patterns at global and continetal scales

Harris MA, Kemler M, Slippers B, Hassel N et al.

Global Ecology and Biogeography

ABSTRACTAimStudies assessing large‐scale patterns of microbial diversity have predominantly focused on free‐living...

Sep 2025

A novel Arthrobotrys species: Taxonomic characterization, nematicidal activity, and multi-omics insights into nematode predation

Gao, Mengting, Yan, Zhaoqi, Liu, Zexin, Jiang, Yunxia et al.

Biological Control

Jun 2025

Fungal Planet description sheets: 1781–1866

Crous, P W, Catcheside, D E A, Catcheside, P S, Alfenas, A C et al.

Persoonia

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Argentina, Septoria reinamora on...

Oct 2025

Early detection of Phytophthora root rot in Eucalyptus using hyperspectral reflectance and machine learning

Esterhuizen HJ, Slippers B, Bosman AS, Roux J et al.

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Jul 2025

Cryphonectria canker on Eucalyptus in Florida reconsidered

Pham NQ, Wingfield BD, Marincowitz S, Brawner JT et al.

Forest Pathology

ABSTRACTCryphonectria canker is one of the most important diseases of plantation‐grown Eucalyptus spp. in the tropics and...

Sep 2025

Drought tolerance assessment of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) accessions based on morphological and physiological traits

Sithembile Kunene, Abe Shegro Gerrano, Alfred Oduor Odindo

South African Journal of Botany

Oct 2024

Stability and performance of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) genotypes in different South African environments

Sithembile Kunene, Abe Shegro Gerrano, Alfred Oduor Odindo

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Jul 2025

Pinus-derived membrane vesicles disrupt pathogenic metabolism in fungi

Kunene S, Mmushi TJ, Steenkamp E, Motaung T

plant biology

Abstract Much of what we know about the biological impacts of vesicles (MVs) is derived from Arabidopsis thaliana. Our study...