Publications

Jul 2020

Factors facilitating sustainable scientific partnerships between developed and developing countries

Kunert KJ, Botha A-M, Oberholster PJ, Yocgo R et al.

Outlook on Agriculture

International scientific partnerships are key to the success of strategic investments in plant science research and the...

2020

Canker and wood rot pathogens in young apple trees and propagation material

Havenga M, Gatsi GM, Halleen F, Spies CFJ et al.

Fruit Journal

Dec 2020

Fungal associates of an invasive pine-infesting bark beetle, Dendroctonus valens including seven new Ophiostomatalean fungi

Marincowitz S, Duong TA, Stephen SJ, De Beer ZW et al.

Persoonia

The red turpentine beetle (RTB; Dendroctonus valens ) is a bark beetle that is native to Central and NorthAmerica. This insect is...

Oct 2020

Genome comparisons suggest an association between Ceratocystis host adaptations and effector clusters in unique transposable element families

Fourie A, de Jonge R, van der Nest MA, Duong TA et al.

Ceratocystis fimbriata is a host specific fungal pathogen of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). The closely related species, C....

Jun 2020

Novel species of Huntiella from naturally-occurring forest trees in Greece and South Africa

Liu FF, Marincowitz S, Chen SF, Mbenoun M et al.

MycoKeys

Huntiella species are wood-infecting, filamentous ascomycetes that occur in fresh wounds on a wide variety of tree species. These...

Jul 2020

Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions

Jactel H, Desprez-Loustau M-L, Battisti A, Brockerhoff E et al.

Neobiota

The world’s forests have never been more threatened by invasions of exotic pests and pathogens, whose causes and impacts are...

Mar 2020

Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): an overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species

Houbraken J, Kocsubé S, Visagie CM, Yilmaz N et al.

Studies in Mycology

The <i>Eurotiales</i> is a relatively large order of <i>Ascomycetes</i> with members frequently having positive and negative...

Jul 2020

Seven new species of Graphilbum from conifers in Norway, Poland, and Russia

Jankowiak R, Solheim H, Bilański P, Marincowitz S et al.

Mycologia

During surveys of insect-associated mycobiomes in Norway, Poland, and Russia, isolates with affinity to <i>Graphilbum</i>...

Jul 2020

Low genetic diversity and strong geographic structure in introduced populations of the Eucalyptus foliar pathogen Teratosphaeria destructans

Havenga M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Dreyer LL et al.

Plant Pathology

Abstract The aggressive Eucalyptus leaf pathogen, Teratosphaeria destructans , causes widespread damage in tropical and...