Publications

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...

Mar 2019

Prokaryotic species are sui generis evolutionary units

Palmer M, Venter SN, Coetzee MPA, Steenkamp ET

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Many gene flow barriers associated with genetic isolation during eukaryotic species divergence, are lacking in prokaryotes. In...

Sep 2018

High genetic diversity of Fusarium circinatum associated with the first outbreak of pitch canker on Pinus patula in South Africa

Fru FF, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ, Roux J

Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science

Jul 2019

Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus, including 11 new species from China

Chang R, Duong, T. A., Taerum, S. J., Wingfield, M.J. et al.

Persoonia

Abstract Ips typographus (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) is a spruce-infesting bark beetle that occurs throughout Europe and Asia. The...