Publications

Nov 2023

The expression of the NPR1-dependent defense response pathway genes in Persea americana (Mill.) following infection with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Backer R, Naidoo S, van den Berg N

BMC Plant Biology

Abstract A plant’s defense against pathogens involves an extensive set of phytohormone regulated defense signaling pathways. The...

Feb 2024

Screening five local entomopathogenic nematode species for their virulence against pupae of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, under laboratory conditions

Rakubu IL, Katumanyane A, Hurley BP

Crop Protection

Nov 2023

Combination of Linkage and Association Mapping with Genomic Prediction to Infer QTL Regions Associated with Gray Leaf Spot and Northern Corn Leaf Blight Resistance in Tropical Maize

Omondi DO, Dida MM, Berger DK, Beyene Y et al.

Frontiers in Genetics

Among the diseases threatening maize production in Africa are gray leaf spot (GLS) caused by Cercospora zeina and northern corn...

2023

Evaluation of the lethal and sublethal effects of various insecticides on Bathycoelia distincta (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)

Pal E, Fourie G

SAMAC journal

Oct 2023

Patterns of Dothistroma septosporum conidial dispersal in Colombian Pinus tecunumanii plantations

Granados GM, Rodas CA, Vivas M, Wingfield MJ et al.

Forest Pathology

AbstractDothistroma needle blight (DNB) caused by Dothistroma septosporum is one of the most important needle diseases of Pinus...

Oct 2023

Phytophthora: an underestimated threat to agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa

Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Spies CFJ, Coutinho TA

Mycological Progress

AbstractPhytophthora species are highly destructive plant pathogens and pose a significant threat to plants in various...

2023

Needles in fungal haystacks: Discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes

Wilson AM, Coetzee MPA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD

PLOS One

Oct 2023

IMA genome-F18 - The reidentification of Penicillium genomes available in the NCBI and draft genomes for Penicillium species from dry cured meat, Penicillium biforme, P. brevicompactum, P. solitum, and P. cvjetkovicii, Pewenomyces kutranfy, Pew. lalenivora, Pew. tapulicola, Pew. kalosus, Teratosphaeria carnegiei, and Trichoderma atroviridae SC1

Visagie CM, Magistà D, Ferrara M, Balocchi F et al.

IMA Fungus

Sep 2023

Population genomic analyses suggest recent dispersal events of the pathogen Cercospora zeina into East and Southern African maize cropping systems

Welgemoed T, Duong TA, Barnes I, Stukenbrock EH et al.

G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics

Abstract A serious factor hampering global maize production is gray leaf spot disease. Cercospora zeina is one of the causative...