Publications
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Dec 2015
A co-evolutionary relationship exists between Endoraecium (Pucciniales) and its Acacia hosts in Australia
McTaggart AR, Doungsa-ard C, Geering ADW, Aime MC et al.
Persoonia
Endoraecium is a genus of rust fungi that infects several species of Acacia in Australia, South-East Asia and Hawaii. This study...
Feb 2015
Genome-wide analysis of the lignin toolbox of Eucalyptus grandis
Carocha V, Soler M, Hefer CA, Cassan-Wang H et al.
New Phytologist
Summary Lignin, a major component of secondary cell walls, hinders the optimal processing of wood for industrial uses. The...
Feb 2015
Genomic patterns of species diversity and divergence in Eucalyptus
Hudson CJ, Freeman JS, Myburg AA, Potts BM et al.
New Phytologist
Summary We examined genome‐wide patterns of DNA sequence diversity and divergence among six species of the important tree genus...
Feb 2015
The effect of β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) on root knot nematode and soft rot pathogen disease complexes in Solanum tuberosum plants
Mongae A, Moleleki L
European Journal of Plant Pathology
The efficacy of three elicitors, DL-β-aminobutyric acid (BABA), Acibenzolar-S-methyl (Bion) and Messenger (Harpin) on potato...
Feb 2015
Comparative interrogation of the developing xylem transcriptomes of two wood‐forming species: Populus trichocarpa and Eucalyptus grandis
Hefer CA, Mizrachi E, Myburg AA, Douglas CJ et al.
New Phytologist
Summary Wood formation is a complex developmental process governed by genetic and environmental stimuli. Populus and Eucalyptus...
May 2015
Huntiella decorticans sp. nov. (Ceratocystidaceae) associated with dying Nothofagus in Patagonia
De Errasti A, De Beer ZW, Rajchenberg M, Coetzee MPA et al.
Mycologia
During a survey of ophiostomatoid fungi in native forests of southern Argentina, several isolates of Huntiella species were...
Mar 2015
New species, hyper-diversity and potential importance of Calonectria spp. from Eucalyptus in South China
Lombard L, Chen SF, Mou X, Zhou XD et al.
Studies in Mycology
Plantation forestry is expanding rapidly in China to meet an increasing demand for wood and pulp products globally. Fungal...
Mar 2015
Novel taxa in the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex from Pinus spp.
Herron DA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD, Rodas CA et al.
Studies in Mycology
The pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum has caused devastation to Pinus spp. in natural forests and non-natives in...
Mar 2015
Generic concepts in Nectriaceae
Lombard L, van der Merwe NA, Groenewald JZ, Crous PW
Studies in Mycology
The ascomycete family Nectriaceae (Hypocreales) includes numerous important plant and human pathogens, as well as several species...