Publications

2017

Seed treatment with selected plant growth promoting rhizobacteria increases maize yield in the field

Breedt G, Coutinho TA, Labuschagne N

Annals of Applied Biology

2017

Pathogenicity of fungi isolated from atypical skin blemishes on potatoes in South Africa and Zimbabwe

Zimudzi J, Coutinho TA, van der Waals J

Potato Research

2017

A new pathovar of Pseudomonas syringae, pathovar allii, isolated from onion plants exhibiting symptoms of blight

Moloto V, Goszczynska T, du Toit L, Coutinho TA

European Journal of Plant Pathology

2017

Comparing functional traits and abundance of invasive versus native woodwasps

Hajek AE, Henry JC, Standley CR, Foelker CJ

Neobiota

Oct 2017

Generation of composite Persea americana (Mill.) (avocado) plants: A proof-of-concept-study

Prabhu A, Ndlovu B, Engelbrecht J, van den Berg N

PLoS ONE

Avocado (Persea americana (Mill.)), an important commercial fruit, is severely affected by Phytophthora Root Rot in areas where...

Jan 2017

Does P deficiency affect nodule bacterial composition and N source utilization in a legume from nutrient-poor Mediterranean-type ecosystems?

Magadlela A, Beukes C, Venter F, Steenkamp E, Valentine A

Soil Biology & Biochemistry

Virgilia divaricata is an indigenous forest margin legume growing in nutrient richer soils, but it is also known to invade the N...

Mar 2017

Wood-rotting Basidiomycetes associated with declining native trees in the Garden Route National Park (GRNP) of South Africa

Tchotet Tchoumi JM, Vivas M, Coetzee MPA, Rajchenberg M et al.

South African Journal of Botany

Jan 2017

Fungal systematics and Evolution: FUSE 3

Krisai-Greilhuber I, Chen Y, Jabeen S, Madrid H et al.

Sydowia

(Physalacriaceae, Agaricales, Agaricomycetes), described from China, is confirmed to be present also in Pakistan.

Jun 2017

Fungal Planet description sheets: 558-624

Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Burgess TI, Hardy G et al.

Persoonia

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia: Banksiophoma...