Publications

Jun 2017

Fungal planet description sheets: 558-624

Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Burgess TI, Hardy GEStJ et al.

Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia: Banksiophoma...

Jun 2017

Dissimilar stem and leaf hydraulic traits suggest varying drought tolerance among co-occurring Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla clones.

Crous CJ, Greyling I, Wingfield MJ

Southern Forests: A Journal of Forest Science

Oct 2017

Urban environments provide opportunities for early detections of Phytophthora invasions.

Hulbert JM, Agne MC, Burgess TI, Roets F et al.

Biological Invasions

Globalization has increased the frequency of inadvertent introductions of plant pathogens. Many catastrophic invasions of both...

Oct 2017

Calonectria species isolated from Eucalyptus plantations and nurseries in South China.

Li JQ, Wingfield MJ, Liu QL, Barnes I et al.

IMA Fungus

Diseases caused by species of <i>Calonectria</i> (<i>Ca.</i>) represent a serious threat to the growth and sustainability of...

Sep 2017

Biological invasions in forest ecosystems.

Liebhold AM, Brockerhoff EG, Kalisz S, Nunez MA et al.

Biological Invasions

Forests play critical roles in global ecosystem processes and provide numerous services to society. But forests are increasingly...

Oct 2017

Birds mediate a fungus-mite mutualism.

Theron-de Bruin N, Dreyer LL, Ueckermann EA, Wingfield MJ et al.

Microbial Ecology

Mutualisms between ophiostomatoid fungi and arthropods have been well documented. These fungi commonly aid arthropod nutrition...

Dec 2016

Evolutionary dynamics of tree invasions: Complementing the unified framework for biological invasions.

Zenni RD, Dickie IA, Wingfield MJ, Hirsch H et al.

AOB Plants

Evolutionary processes greatly impact the outcomes of biological invasions. An extensive body of research suggests that invasive...

Feb 2017

New and unexpected host associations for Diplodia sapinea in the Western Balkans.

Zlatkovic M, Keca N, Wingfield MJ, Jami F et al.

Forest Pathology

SummaryDiplodia sapinea is an important pathogen of pine trees in plantations and urban areas in many parts of the world. This...

Jan 2017

Fusarium head blight of wheat: Pathogenesis and control strategies

C.C.Dweba, S. Figlan, H.A. Shimelis, T.E. Motaung et al.

Crop Protection

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the main fungal diseases of grain crops such as wheat, barley and maize. The FHB species...