Publications
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Apr 2015
Risk assessment for Puccinia psidii becoming established in South Africa
Roux J, Germishuizen I, Nadel R, Lee DJ et al.
Plant Pathology
Puccinia psidii , the causal agent of myrtle rust, was first recorded from Latin America more than 100 years...
Jul 2015
Cornuvesica: A little known mycophilic genus with a unique biology and unexpected new species
Marincowitz S, Duong TA, De Beer ZW, Wingfield MJ
Fungal Biology
Little is known about the biology of the monotypic genus Cornuvesica (Microascales), apart from that isolates are notoriously...
Apr 2015
New Ceratocystis species from Eucalyptus and Cunninghamia in South China
Liu FF, Mbenoun M, Barnes I, Roux J et al.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
During routine surveys for possible fungal pathogens in the rapidly expanding plantations of Eucalyptus and Cunninghamia...
Mar 2015
Identification of the Sex Pheromone of the Tree Infesting Cossid Moth Coryphodema tristis (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)
Bouwer MC, Slippers B, Degefu D, Wingfield MJ et al.
PLoS ONE
The cossid moth (Coryphodema tristis) has a broad range of native tree hosts in South Africa. The moth recently moved into...
2015
Evidence that Quadrastichodella nova (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is the only gall inducer among four hymenopteran species associated with seed capsules of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Myrtaceae) in South Africa
Klein H, Hoffmann J H, Neser S, Dittrich-Schroder G
African Entomology
Mar 2015
Develop energy from shale with local ecosystems in mind
Crous CJ
South African Journal of Science
2015
South African cycads at risk: Aulacaspis yasumatsui (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) in South Africa
Nesamari R, Millar IM, Coutinho TA, Roux J
African Entomology
Mar 2015
Genotypic diversity of Citrus tristeza virus within red grapefruit, in a field trial site in South Africa
Read DA, Pietersen G
European Journal of Plant Pathology
Grapefruit cultivars (Citrus paradisi Macfad.) are extremely sensitive to Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) infections and are...