Publications

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...

Sep 2017

The Attributes of Survival in the Formulation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Utilised as Insect Biocontrol Agents

N. Kagimu, T. Ferreira, A.P. Malan

African Entomology

Mar 2017

Strehl ratio and amplitude-weighted generalized orthonormal Zernike-based polynomials

Mafusire, C., Krüger, T.P.J.

Applied Optics

The concept of orthonormal polynomials is revisited by developing a Zernike-based orthonormal set for a non-circular pupil that...

Jun 2017

The role of energy losses in photosynthetic light harvesting

Krüger, T.P.J., Van Grondelle, R.

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Dec 2017

How reduced excitonic coupling enhances light harvesting in the main photosynthetic antennae of diatoms

Krüger, T.P.J., Malý, P., Alexandre, M.T.A., Mančal, T. et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Significance Photosynthetic energy transfer must remain robust within the disordered protein environment. A high degree of...

Oct 2017

Quantitative interactions between the biocontrol fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea, the forest pathogen Heterobasidion annosum and the fungal community inhabiting Norway spruce stumps

Oliva J, Messal M, Wendt L, Elfstrand M

Forest Ecology and Management

Protection against the root rot fungus Heterobasidion annosum s. l. is achieved by mechanically spraying stumps with spores of...