Publications
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Aug 2017
Maternal effects on phenotype, resistance and the structuring of fungal communities in Eucalyptus grandis
Vivas M, Kemler M, Mphahlele MM, Wingfield MJ et al.
Environmental and Experimental Botany
Jun 2017
Integrated analysis and transcript abundance modelling of H3K4me3 and H3K27me3 in developing secondary xylem
Hussey SG, Loots MT, van der Merwe K, Mizrachi E et al.
Scientific Reports
AbstractDespite the considerable contribution of xylem development (xylogenesis) to plant biomass accumulation, its epigenetic...
Jun 2017
Novel associations between ophiostomatoid fungi, insects and tree hosts: current status—future prospects
Wingfield MJ, Barnes I, De Beer ZW, Roux J et al.
Biological Invasions
Associations between fungal tree pathogens and insects have been recognized for at least 100 years. An important group of these...
Aug 2017
Metacommunity analyses of Ceratocystidaceae fungi across heterogeneous African savanna landscapes
Mbenoun M, Garnas JR, Wingfield MJ, Begoude Boyogueno AD et al.
Fungal Ecology
2017
Phytophthora alticola; revised description based on new collections and a neotype
Bose T, Burgess TI, Roux J, Wingfield MJ
Sydowia
May 2017
Influence of the ferric uptake regulator (Fur) protein on pathogenicity in Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense
Tanui CK, Shyntum DY, Priem SL, Theron J et al.
Plos One
Iron is an important nutrient for the survival and growth of many organisms. In order to survive, iron uptake from the...
May 2017
Testing projected climate change conditions on the Endoconidiophora polonica / Norway spruce pathosystem shows fungal strain specific effects
Linnakoski R, Forbes KM, Wingfield MJ, Pulkkinen P et al.
Frontiers in Plant Science
Climate changes, exemplified by increased temperatures and CO<sub>2</sub> concentration, pose a global threat to forest health....
Sep 2017
Complementation of CTB7 in the maize pathogen Cercospora zeina overcomes the lack of in vitro cercosporin production
Swart V, Crampton BG, Ridenour JB, Bluhm BH et al.
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Gray leaf spot (GLS), caused by the sibling species Cercospora zeina or Cercospora zeae-maydis, is cited as one of the most...
Dec 2016
Ecological disequilibrium drives insect pest and pathogen accumulation in non-native trees
Crous CJ, Burgess TI, Le Roux JJ, Richardson DM et al.
AoB Plants
Non-native trees have become dominant components of many landscapes, including urban ecosystems, commercial forestry plantations,...