Publications

Jun 2023

n silico secretome analyses of the polyphagous root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica: a resource for studying M. javanica secreted proteins

Macharia TN, Duong TA, Moleleki LN

BMC Genomics

Abstract Background Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) that cause most damage include root-knot nematodes (RKNs) which are a major...

Jun 2023

Genetic diversity of Lecanosticta acicola in Pinus ecosystems in Northern Spain

Mesanza N, Barnes I, van der Nest A, Raposo R et al.

Journal of Fungi

Lecanosticta acicola is one of the most damaging species affecting Pinus radiata plantations in Spain. Favourable climatic...

Jun 2023

Continuous replanting could degrade soil health in short-rotation plantation forestry

Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Slippers B, Roux J et al.

Current Forestry Reports

Abstract Purpose of Review Continuous replanting of land with the same or similar plant species can result in the accumulation of...

Aug 2023

Deterministic processes have limited impacts on foliar fungal endophyte communities along a savanna-forest successional gradient

Harris MA, Kemler M, Slippers B, Jamison-Daniel S-L et al.

Fungal Ecology

May 2023

Oomycete composition in Proteaceae orchards and natural stands on three continents

Migliorini D, Vivas M, Wingfield MJ, Shaw C et al.

Research Square

Abstract The Proteaceae is an important southern hemisphere family with many species known to be susceptible to Phytopthora...

May 2023

Leaf blight in a Eucalyptus plantation caused by Calonectria spp. originating from both leaves and soils

Liu QL, Wingfield MJ, Duong TA, Wingfield BD

Research Square

Abstract Calonectria leaf blight (CLB) is one of the best-known diseases of Eucalyptus spp., particularly in Asia and South...

May 2023

Mechanisms behind differential white grub host susceptibility to entomopathogenic nematodes

Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP et al.

Nematology

Summary Control of white grubs, the sporadic root-feeding larvae of scarabid beetles, is difficult due to their cryptic nature...

May 2023

First report of two Chrysoporthe species, Chrysoporthe doradensis and Chrysoporthe colombiana sp. nov. from Henriettea seemannii pathogenic to Eucalyptus in Colombia

Suzuki H, Marincowitz S, Rodas CA, Wingfield BD et al.

Mycological Progress

May 2023

Fungal viruses unveiled: A comprehensive review of Mycoviruses

Hough B, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield B, Read DA

Viruses

Mycoviruses (viruses of fungi) are ubiquitous throughout the fungal kingdom and are currently classified into 23 viral families...