Publications

Mar 2023

Fungal diversity associated with 38 lichen species revealed a new Genus of Endolichenic fungi, Intumescentia gen. nov. (Teratosphaeriaceae)

Si H, Wang Y, Liu Y, Li S et al.

Journal of Fungi

Fungi from the Teratosphaeriaceae (Mycosphaerellales; Dothideomycetes; Ascomycota) have a wide range of lifestyles. Among these...

Mar 2023

Eye morphology and colour preferences in a semi-field test of the pine pest, Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Guignard Q, Johannes Spaethe, Bernard Slippers, Natasa Nikolic et al.

African Entomology

The woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is a global pest of pines. Although it is known to be attracted to light and possess sexually...

Jun 2023

Convergent evolution unites the population genetics of Protea-associated ophiostomatoid fungi

Aylward J, Ngubane NP, Dreyer LL, Oberlander K et al.

Fungal Ecology

Sep 2023

Unseen fungal biodiversity and complex inter-organismal interactions in Protea flower heads

Aylward J, Roets F, Dreyer LL, Wingfield MJ

Fungal Biology Reviews

Jan 2023

Calonectria species diversity on eucalypts in Indonesia

Tarigan M, Pham NQ, Jami F, Oliveira LSS et al.

Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science

Feb 2023

Pine Emperor moths from KwaZulu-Natal use the same pheromone component previously isolated from Nudaurelia cytherea (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) from the Western Cape

Luki-Marie Scheepers, Jeremy D. Allison, Bernard Slippers, Egmont R. Rohwer et al.

African Entomology

Nudaurelia spp. (Saturniidae) are sporadic pests of pine plantations in South Africa. Taxonomic uncertainty exists in South...

Mar 2023

Hybrid vigor in Eucalyptus increases resistance against Phytophthora root rot

Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Jones W, Roux J et al.

Mycological Progress

AbstractEucalyptus nitens is a cold-tolerant eucalypt that is native to Eastern Australia. Pure E. nitens as well as its hybrids,...

Oct 2023

A LAMP assay for rapid detection of th epitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum

Meinecke CD, de Vos L, Yilmaz N, Steenkamp ET et al.

Plant Disease

The pine pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum is endemic in the southeastern United States and Central America and...

Mar 2023

Towards a global sentinel plants research strategy to prevent new introductions of non-native pests and pathogens in forests. The experience of HOMED

Migliorini D, Auger-Rozenberg M-A, Battisti A, Brockerhoff E et al.

Research Ideas and Outcomes

The use of sentinel woody plants in experimental plantings, Botanical Gardens and Arboreta has been experimentally validated as a...