Publications

Sep 2017

Phylogenomic, pan-genomic, pathogenomic and evolutionary genomic insights into the agronomically relevant enterobacteria Pantoea ananatis and Pantoea stewartii

De Maayer P, Aliyu H, Vikram S, Blom J et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology

Pantoea ananatis is ubiquitously found in the environment and causes disease on a wide range of plant hosts. By contrast, its...

Jul 2017

QTL Mapping for Pest and Disease Resistance in Cassava and Coincidence of Some QTL with Introgression Regions Derived from Manihot glaziovii

Nzuki I, Katari MS, Bredeson JV, Masumba E et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science

Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for resistance to cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), cassava mosaic disease...

Jul 2017

QTL associated with resistance to cassava brown streak and cassava mosaic diseases in a bi-parental cross of two Tanzanian farmer varieties, Namikonga and Albert

Masumba EA, Kapinga F, Mkamilo G, Salum K et al.

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

QTL consistent across seasons were detected for resistance to cassava brown streak disease induced root necrosis and foliar...

Sep 2017

Diversity of tree-infecting Botryosphaeriales on native and non-native trees in South Africa and Namibia

Jami F, Wingfield MJ, Gryzenhout M, Slippers B

Australasian Plant Pathology

Sep 2017

Biological invasions in forest ecosystems

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

Biological Invasions

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

Aug 2017

A time series transcriptome analysis of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties challenged with Ugandan cassava brown streak virus

Amuge T, Berger DK, Katari MS, Myburg AA et al.

Scientific Reports

AbstractA time-course transcriptome analysis of two cassava varieties that are either resistant or susceptible to cassava brown...

Aug 2017

Two novel species of Calonectria isolated from soil in a natural forest in China

Liu QL, Chen SF

MycoKeys

Aug 2017

Importance of climate, anthropogenic disturbance and pathogens (Quambalaria coyrecup and Phytophthora spp.) on marri (Corymbia calophylla) tree health in southwest Western Australia

Paap T, Brouwers NC, Burgess TI, Hardy GEStJ

Annals of Forest Science

2017

Leaf rust infection reduces herbivore‐induced volatile emission in black poplar and attracts a generalist herbivore

Franziska Eberl, Almuth Hammerbacher, Jonathan Gershenzon, Sybille B Unsicker

New Phytologist