Publications

Jan 2019

Morphology and multigene phylogeny of Talaromyces amyrossmaniae, a new synnematous species belonging to the section Trachyspermi from India

Rajeshkumar KC, Yilmaz N, Marathe SD, Seifert KA

MycoKeys

A newTalaromycesspecies,T.amyrossmaniae, isolated from decaying fruit and litter ofTerminalia bellerica, is described and...

Jan 2019

Ten new species of Calonectria from Indonesia and Vietnam

Pham NQ, Barnes I, Chen SF, Liu FF et al.

Mycologia

Vietnam and Indonesia have rapidly growing and extensive plantation forestry programs, especially of Acacia spp. and Eucalyptus...

Mar 2019

Reviewing the taxonomy of Podaxis: opportunities for understanding extreme fungal lifestyles

Conlon BH, Aanen DK, Beemelmanns C, De Beer ZW et al.

Fungal Biology

There are few environments more hostile and species-poor than deserts and the mounds of Nasutitermitinae termites. However,...

Apr 2019

Influence of farming practices on the population genetics of the maize pathogen Cercospora zeina in South Africa

Nsibo DL, Barnes I, Kunene NT, Berger DK

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Gray leaf spot (GLS) is an important foliar disease of maize. This disease, caused by Cercospora zeina, is prevalent in both...

Mar 2019

Growth-stage and temperature influence glyphosate resistance in Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist.

NM Okumu, BJ Vorster, CF Reinhardt

South African Journal of Botany

Jan 2019

A standardized synthetic Eucalyptus transcription factor and promoter panel for re-engineering secondary cell wall regulation in biomass and bioenergy crops

Hussey SG, Grima-Pettenati J, Myburg AA, Mizrachi E et al.

ACS Synthetic Biology

Re-engineering of transcriptional networks regulating secondary cell wall formation may allow the improvement of plant biomass in...

Aug 2018

First report of maize yellow mosaic virus (MaYMV) on maize (Zea mays) in Tanzania

Read DA, Featherstone J, Rees DJG, Thompson GD et al.

Journal of Plant Pathology

Feb 2019

The mating system of the Eucalyptus canker pathogen Chrysoporthe austroafricana and closely related species

Kanzi AM, Steenkamp ET, Van der Merwe NA, Wingfield BD

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Fungi in the genus Chrysoporthe are economically important canker pathogens of commercially grown Eucalyptus species and native...

Nov 2018

Teratosphaeria stem canker of Eucalyptus: two pathogens, one devastating disease

Aylward J, Roets F, Dreyer LL, Wingfield MJ

Molecular Plant Pathology

Summary Background Teratosphaeria gauchensis and T. zuluensis are closely related fungi that cause Teratosphaeria (previously...