Publications

Aug 2022

Genetic diversity and population structure of Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis isolates from Melastoma and Eucalyptus in Malaysia and Indonesia

Suzuki H, Marincowitz S, Winfield BD, Wingfield MJ

Forest Pathology

Abstract Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis is the causal agent of a serious canker disease of Eucalyptus spp. in tropical and...

Jul 2022

Diversity and distribution of Calonectria species from plantation and forest soils in FuJian Province, China

Liu QL, Wingfield MJ, Doung TA, Wingfield BD et al.

Journal of Fungi

To meet the growing demand for wood and pulp products, Eucalyptus plantations have expanded rapidly during the past two decades,...

Jul 2022

Characterization of host-specific genes from Pine- and grass-associated species of the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex

Dewing C, van der Nest MA, Santana QC, Proctor RH et al.

Pathogens

The Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC) includes socioeconomically important pathogens that cause disease for numerous...

2022

Deep Learning Diagnostics of Gray Leaf Spot in Maize under Mixed Disease Field Conditions

Craze HA, Pillay N, Joubert F, Berger DK

Plants

Jul 2022

Cypress Canker: An important disease discovered for the first time on a native South African tree

Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Pham NQ, Roets F et al.

Plant Pathology

Abstract Cypress canker is a branch and stem canker disease of Cupressaceae trees, particularly those in the genera Cupressus and...

Jul 2022

Genomic characterization of soybean blotchy mosaic virus, a cytorhabdovirus from South Africa

David A Read, Elrea Strydom, Bernard Slippers, Emma Steenkamp et al.

Archives of Virology

Samples showing blotchy mottle symptoms were collected from soybeans in North-West province, South Africa. The assembly of...

2022

Dothistroma needle blight

Barnes I, van der Nest A, Granados GM, Wingfield MJ

Forest Microbiology

Edited by Asiegbu F, Kovalchuk A

Jul 2022

Transcriptomics Advancement in the Complex Response of Plants to Viroid Infection

Joubert M, van den Berg N, Theron J, Swart V

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Viroids are the smallest plant pathogens, consisting of a single-stranded circular RNA of less than 500 ribonucleotides in...

Jun 2022

Diversity and Molecular Barcoding of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Associated with Macadamia in South Africa

Sonnekus, B, Slippers, B, Hurley, BP, Joubert E et al.

Insects

Stink bugs are major pests of macadamia in South Africa. Accurate identification and knowledge of species composition are...