Publications
Discover FABI's research outputs and scholarly contributions
Sep 2017
The privileges and opportunities of a research sabbatical
Wingfield BD
South African Journal of Science
2017
The peer review system has flaws. But it’s still a barrier to bad science
Wingfield BD
The Conversation
Sep 2017
Evidence for an ancient whole genome duplication in the cycad lineage
Roodt D, Lohaus R, Sterck L, Swanepoel RL et al.
PLOS ONE
Contrary to the many whole genome duplication events recorded for angiosperms (flowering plants), whole genome duplications in...
Sep 2017
A dynamic, web-based resource to identify rust fungi (Pucciniales) in southern Africa
McTaggart AR, Beasley DR, Wingfield MJ, Wood AR et al.
MycoKeys
Rust fungi (Pucciniales) are some of the most important plant pathogens that cause diseases of agricultural and tree crops. There...
Sep 2017
Phylogenomic, pan-genomic, pathogenomic and evolutionary genomic insights into the agronomically relevant enterobacteria Pantoea ananatis and Pantoea stewartii
De Maayer P, Aliyu H, Vikram S, Blom J et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology
Pantoea ananatis is ubiquitously found in the environment and causes disease on a wide range of plant hosts. By contrast, its...
Jul 2017
QTL Mapping for Pest and Disease Resistance in Cassava and Coincidence of Some QTL with Introgression Regions Derived from Manihot glaziovii
Nzuki I, Katari MS, Bredeson JV, Masumba E et al.
Frontiers in Plant Science
Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for resistance to cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), cassava mosaic disease...
Jul 2017
QTL associated with resistance to cassava brown streak and cassava mosaic diseases in a bi-parental cross of two Tanzanian farmer varieties, Namikonga and Albert
Masumba EA, Kapinga F, Mkamilo G, Salum K et al.
Theoretical and Applied Genetics
QTL consistent across seasons were detected for resistance to cassava brown streak disease induced root necrosis and foliar...
Sep 2017
Diversity of tree-infecting Botryosphaeriales on native and non-native trees in South Africa and Namibia
Jami F, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B
Australasian Plant Pathology
Sep 2017
Biological invasions in forest ecosystems
Liebhold AM, Brockerhoff EG, Kalisz S, Nuñez MA et al.
Biological Invasions
Forests play critical roles in global ecosystem processes and provide numerous services to society. But forests are increasingly...
The privileges and opportunities of a research sabbatical
Brenda Wingfield · South African Journal of Science, Sep 2017 · DOI
The peer review system has flaws. But it’s still a barrier to bad science
Brenda Wingfield · The Conversation, 2017
Evidence for an ancient whole genome duplication in the cycad lineage
Danielle Roodt, Lohaus R, Sterck L, Riaan Swanepoel, Van de Peer Y, Eshchar Mizrachi · PLOS ONE, Sep 2017 · DOI
A dynamic, web-based resource to identify rust fungi (Pucciniales) in southern Africa
Alistair McTaggart, Beasley DR, Mike Wingfield, Wood AR, Pretorius ZA, Drenth A et al. · MycoKeys, Sep 2017 · DOI
Phylogenomic, pan-genomic, pathogenomic and evolutionary genomic insights into the agronomically relevant enterobacteria Pantoea ananatis and Pantoea stewartii
De Maayer P, Aliyu H, Vikram S, Blom J, Duffy B, Cowan DA et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology, Sep 2017 · DOI
QTL Mapping for Pest and Disease Resistance in Cassava and Coincidence of Some QTL with Introgression Regions Derived from Manihot glaziovii
Nzuki I, Katari MS, Bredeson JV, Masumba E, Kapinga F, Salum K et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science, Jul 2017 · DOI
QTL associated with resistance to cassava brown streak and cassava mosaic diseases in a bi-parental cross of two Tanzanian farmer varieties, Namikonga and Albert
Masumba EA, Kapinga F, Mkamilo G, Salum K, Kulembeka H, Rounsley S et al. · Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Jul 2017 · DOI
Diversity of tree-infecting Botryosphaeriales on native and non-native trees in South Africa and Namibia
Fahimeh Jami, Mike Wingfield, Gryzenhout M, Bernard Slippers · Australasian Plant Pathology, Sep 2017 · DOI
Biological invasions in forest ecosystems
Liebhold AM, Brockerhoff EG, Kalisz S, Nuñez MA, Wardle DA, Mike Wingfield · Biological Invasions, Sep 2017 · DOI