Publications

Dec 2020

Chryphonectriaceae associated with rust-infected Syzigium jambos in Hawaii.

Roux J, Nkuekan GK, Marincowitz S, van der Merwe NA et al.

MycoKeys

Syzygium jambos (Myrtales, Myrtaceae) trees in Hawaii are severely affected by a rust disease caused by Austropuccinia psidii...

Dec 2020

Biology of a putative male aggregation-sex pheromone in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Guignard, Q, Bouwer, M, Slippers, B, Allison, J

A putative male-produced pheromone has recently been described for the global pest of pines, Sirex noctilio, but field-activity...

Nov 2020

Grasses as a refuge for Fusarium circinatum L. – evidence from South Africa

Herron DA, Wingfield MJ, Fru F, Wingfield BD et al.

Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science

Nov 2020

Eucalypt susceptibility towards the invasive Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) in South Africa

Bush SJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP

Southern Forests

Nov 2020

Current and potential threat of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) on eucalypts

Makunde PT, Slippers B, Burckhardt D, de Queiroz DL et al.

Southern Forests

Nov 2020

Fungal genomes enhance our understanding of the pathogens affecting trees cultivated in Southern Hemisphere plantations

Coetzee MPA, Santana QC, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield BD et al.

Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science

Dec 2020

Plant-soil feedback responses of four dryland crop species under greenhouse conditions

Mushonga K, Steyn JM, Swart WJ, van der Waals JE

Plant-Environment Interactions

Why this research MattersPlant–soil feedbacks (PSFs) give a mechanistic understanding on how soil properties established by...

Nov 2020

Seasonal variation in mycoflora associated with asymptomatic maize grain from small-holder farms in two provinces of South Africa

Aveling TAS, De Ridder K, Olivier NA, Berger DK

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)

Seed quality plays an important role in the establishment of healthy crop stands. The aim of this study was to identify
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Mar 2021

Aggressive tree killer or natural thinning agent? Assessing the impacts of a globally important forest insect

Krivak-Tetley FE, Lantschner MV, Lombardero MJ, Garnas JR et al.

Forest Ecology and Management

Invasive insects and pathogens are prominent tree mortality agents in forests around the world, and the magnitude of their...