Publications

Apr 2017

Phylogeny and pathogenicity of Lasiodiplodia species associated with dieback of mango in Peru

Rodríguez-Gálvez E, Guerrero P, Barradas C, Crous PW et al.

Fungal Biology

Mango, which is an important tropical fruit crop in the region of Piura (Peru), is known to be prone to a range of diseases...

Apr 2017

Pleiocarpon gen. nov. and a new species of Ilyonectria causing basal rot of Strelitzia reginae in Italy

Aiello D, Polizzi G, Crous PW, Lombard L

IMA Fungus

During 2015, a new basal rot disease was observed on potted plants of Strelitzia reginae in an ornamental nursery located in...

Jun 2017

Phylogeny and taxonomy of the scab and spot anthracnose fungus Elsinoë (Myriangiales, Dothideomycetes)

Fan XL, Barreto RW, Groenewald JZ, Bezerra JDP et al.

Studies in Mycology

Species of Elsinoë are phytopathogens causing scab and spot anthracnose on many plants, including some economically important...

Mar 2017

A new Leptographium species from the roots of declining Pinus sylvestris in Switzerland

Marincowitz S, Duong TA, Heiniger U, Wingfield BD et al.

Forest Pathology

SummaryScots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees have been declining in the Rhône valley, Switzerland, for almost three decades. In an...

Jul 2017

Landscape degradation may contribute to large-scale die-offs of Euphorbia ingens in South Africa

Van der Linde JA, Wingfield MJ, Crous CJ, Six DL et al.

South African Journal of Botany

Mar 2017

Classical biological control of insect pests of trees: facts and figures

Kenis M, Hurley BP, Hajek A, Cock MJW

Biological Invasions

Classical biological control (CBC) is the introduction of a natural enemy of exotic origin to control a pest, usually also...

Apr 2017

Botryosphaeriaceae: Systematics, pathology, and genetics

Crous PW, Slippers B, Groenewald JZ, Wingfield MJ

Fungal Biology

Mar 2016

Germination and seedling emergence responses of common bean and cowpea to plant extract seed treatments.

Masangwa, J., Kritzinger, Q. , Aveling, T.A.S.

The Journal of Agricultural Science

SUMMARYThe present study was initiated to investigate the effect of crude plant extracts as seed treatments onPhaseolus...

Jun 2016

Evaluation of mefenoxam and fludioxonil for control of Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium ultimum and Fusarium solani on cowpea.

Ramusi, T.M., Van Der Waals, J.E., Labuschagne, N., Aveling, T.A.S.

South African Journal of Plant and Soil