Publications
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Jun 2023
The In Planta Gene Expression of Austropuccinia psidii in Resistant and Susceptible Eucalyptus grandis
Swanepoel, S, Visser, EA, Shuey, LS, Naidoo, S
PHYTOPATHOLOGY
Austropuccinia psidii, commonly known as myrtle rust, is an obligate, biotrophic rust pathogen that causes rust disease in a...
Aug 2023
Susceptibility of Eucalyptus trees to defoliation by the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, is enhanced by high foliar contents of 1,8-cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose and low contents of palmitic and shikimic acid
Johannes Joubert, Benice Sivparsad, Michelle Schroder, Ilaria Germishuizen et al.
Plant, Cell & Environment
AbstractGonipterus sp. n. 2 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is an invasive, commercially important weevil that causes large‐scale...
Aug 2023
New Resinogalea species from Araucaria araucana resin in Chile and reclassification of the genus in the Cryptocaliciomycetidae
Balocchi F, Barnes I, Wingfield MJ, Ahumada R et al.
IMA Fungus
AbstractAraucaria araucana is an ancient conifer, native to the mountain ranges in Chile and Argentina. These trees host a large...
Aug 2023
Pythium and related species on blueberry plants in South Africa
Jami F, Botha W
Journal of Phytopathology
Abstract The blueberry industry is one of the successful and expanding agricultural cropping systems in South Africa. As a result...
Dec 2023
A novel species of Microsphaeropsis causing cankers on Rafnia amplexicaulis in South Africa
Paap T, Marincowitz S, Pham NQ, Roets F et al.
Fungal Systematics and Evolution
Cankers leading to branch, stem and plant death were observed on the South African endemic Rafnia amplexicaulis ( Fabaceae ) in...
Dec 2023
Microfungi associated with dying Euphorbia mauritanica in South Africa and their relative pathogenicity
Marincowitz S, Pham NQ, Wingfield BD, Roets F et al.
Fungal Systematics and Evolution
Euphorbia mauritanica is a succulent shrub that is indigenous to South Africa and widely distributed throughout the country....
Dec 2022
Functional analysis of selective sweeps to identify phenotypic traits in South African Nguni cattle
Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)
The In Planta Gene Expression of Austropuccinia psidii in Resistant and Susceptible Eucalyptus grandis
Shae Cooper, Erik Visser, Louise Shuey, Sanushka Naidoo · PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Jun 2023 · DOI
Susceptibility of Eucalyptus trees to defoliation by the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, is enhanced by high foliar contents of 1,8-cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose and low contents of palmitic and shikimic acid
Johannes Christoff Joubert, Benice Sivparsad, Michelle Schroder, Ilaria Germishuizen, Jingyuan Chen, Brett Hurley et al. · Plant, Cell & Environment, Aug 2023 · DOI
New Resinogalea species from Araucaria araucana resin in Chile and reclassification of the genus in the Cryptocaliciomycetidae
Felipe Balocchi, Irene Barnes, Mike Wingfield, Ahumada R, Cobus Visagie · IMA Fungus, Aug 2023 · DOI
Predicting the Habitat Suitability and Distribution of Two Species of Mound-Building Termites in Nigeria Using Bioclimatic and Vegetation Variables
2023
Pythium and related species on blueberry plants in South Africa
Fahimeh Jami, Botha W · Journal of Phytopathology, Aug 2023 · DOI
A novel species of Microsphaeropsis causing cankers on Rafnia amplexicaulis in South Africa
Trudy Paap, Seonju Marincowitz, Nam Pham, Roets F, Basson RJ, Brenda Wingfield et al. · Fungal Systematics and Evolution, Dec 2023 · DOI
Microfungi associated with dying Euphorbia mauritanica in South Africa and their relative pathogenicity
Seonju Marincowitz, Nam Pham, Brenda Wingfield, Roets F, Mike Wingfield · Fungal Systematics and Evolution, Dec 2023 · DOI
Functional analysis of selective sweeps to identify phenotypic traits in South African Nguni cattle
Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Dec 2022 · DOI
Functional analysis of selective sweeps to identify phenotypic traits in South African Nguni cattle
2023