Publications

Aug 2010

Patch time allocation by a parasitoid: The influence of con-specifics, host abundance and distance to the patch

Corley JC, Villacide JM, van Nouhuys S

Journal of Insect Behavior

Patch residence time is at the core of models of decision making by foragers living in patchy environments. We studied patch...

2010

Interceptions and incursions of exotic Sirex species and other siricids (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

Burnip GM, Voice D, Brockerhoff EG

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

The family Siricidae has more than 100 species in about 11 genera. Nearly all species are native to the Northern Hemisphere...

2010

Pseudocercospora adansoniae

McTaggart AR, Shivas RG

Persoonia

Jun 2010

Genome Sequence of Pantoea ananatis LMG20103, the Causative Agent of Eucalyptus Blight and Dieback

De Maayer P, Chan WY, Venter SN, Toth IK et al.

Journal of Bacteriology

ABSTRACT Pantoea ananatis is a Gram-negative plant pathogen that causes disease on a broad...

2010

Characterisation of South African isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense from Cavendish bananas

Visser M, Gordon TR, Fourie G, Viljoen A

South African Journal of Science

Jan 2009

Genomics, domestication, and evolution of forest trees

Sederoff RR, Myburg AA, Kirst M

Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology

The forests of the world continue to be threatened by climate change, population growth, and loss to agriculture. Our ability to...

Aug 2010

Diurnal and circadian regulation of carbon allocation in developing xylem of Eucalyptus trees

Solomon OL, Berger DK, Myburg AA

South African Journal of Botany

Jun 2009

Comparison of different control-pollination techniques for small-flowered eucalypts

Horsley TN, Johnson SD, Myburg AA

New Forests

Controlled pollination (CP) is a labour-intensive, but useful procedure applied in tree improvement programmes. However, the high...

Oct 2010

How long does it take to get a PhD?

Wingfield BD

South African Journal of Science