Publications

Mar 2023

Susceptibility of white grubs from forestry and sugarcane plantations in South Africa to entomopathogenic nematodes

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

BioControl

AbstractThe control of white grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) pests of sugarcane and forest plantations is difficult due to their...

Feb 2023

Approaches to forecasting damage by invasive forest insects and pathogens: A cross-assessment

Raffa KF, Brockerhoff EG, Grégoire JC, Hamelin RC et al.

BioScience

AbstractNonnative insects and pathogens pose major threats to forest ecosystems worldwide, greatly diminishing the ecosystem...

2023

Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes

Kandasamy D, Zaman R, Nakamura Y, Zhao T et al.

PLoS biology

Feb 2023

Transcriptional reprogramming during recovery from drought stress in Eucalyptus grandis

Teshome DT, Zharare GE, Ployet R, Naidoo S

Tree Physiology

Abstract The importance of drought as a constraint to agriculture and forestry is increasing with climate change. Genetic...

Jan 2023

Selection signature analysis and genome-wide divergence of South African Merino breeds from their founders

Dzomba EF, Van der Nest MA, Mthembu JNT, Soma P et al.

Frontiers in Genetics

Merino sheep are a breed of choice across the world, popularly kept for their wool and mutton value. They are often reared as a...

Feb 2023

Beyond the genomes of Fulvia fulva (syn. Cladosporium fulvum) and Dothistroma septosporum: New insights into how these fungal pathogens interact with their host plants

Mesarich CH, Barnes I, Bradley EL, de la Rosa S et al.

Molecular Plant Pathology

Abstract Fulvia fulva and Dothistroma septosporum are closely related apoplastic pathogens with similar lifestyles but different...

Feb 2023

Population structure and diversity of the needle pathogen Dothistroma pini suggests human-mediated movement in Europe

van der Nest A, Wingfield MJ, Sadiković D, Mullett MS et al.

Frontiers in Genetics

Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) is an important disease of Pinus species that can be caused by one of two distinct but closely...

May 2023

Unexpected diversity in historical biological control programs: Population genetics of the nematode Deladenus siricidicola in Australia and New Zealand

Eshetu FB, Barnes I, Nahrung FH, Fitza KNE et al.

Biological Control

Feb 2023

Diversity and Distribution of Calonectria Species in Soils from Eucalyptus urophylla × E. grandis, Pinus massoniana, and Cunninghamia lanceolata Plantations in Four Provinces in Southern China

Liu Y, Chen SF

Journal of Fungi

The species of Calonectria include many notorious plant pathogens and are widely distributed around the world. Leaf blight caused...