Publications
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Jan 2010
Plantation forestry diseases in Zambia: Contributing factors and management options
Chungu D, Muimba-Kankolongo A, Wingfield MJ, Roux J
Annals of Forest Science
Jan 2010
Ophiostoma tsotsi sp. nov., a wound-infesting fungus of hardwood trees in Africa
Grobbelaar, Joha, De Beer, Z.W., Bloomer, Paulette, Wingfield, Michael J. et al.
Mycopathologia
Polymorphic sequence-characterised marker assays from a recent diversity study on the Ascomycete fungus Ophiostoma quercus...
Jan 2010
Characterisation of synnematous bark beetle-associated fungi from China, including Graphium carbonarium sp. nov
Paciura, D., Zhou, X.D., De Beer, Z.W., Jacobs, K. et al.
Fungal Diversity
Ophiostomatoid fungi on trees are typically bark beetle associates that cause sapstain in timber and some are pathogens. Very...
Jun 2010
Two new Ophiostoma species from Protea caffra in Zambia
Roets, F., Wingfield, B.D., De Beer, Z.W., Wingfield, M.J. et al.
Persoonia
The genus Ophiostoma (Ophiostomatales) has a global distribution and species are best known for their association with bark...
Feb 2010
A new Ophiostoma species from loblolly pine roots in the southeastern United States
Zanzot, James, De Beer, Z.W., Eckhardt, Lori, Wingfield, Michael
Mycological Progress
During the course of a survey of fungi in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) roots in Georgia, USA, a species of Ophiostoma...
2010
Ophiostoma species, including Ophiostoma borealis sp. nov., infecting wounds of native broad-leaved trees in Norway
Kamgan Nkuekam, G. , Solheim, H. , De Beer, Z.W. , Grobbelaar, J.W. et al.
Cryptogamie, Mycologie
Dec 2010
Three new Graphium species from baobab trees in South Africa and Madagascar
Cruywagen, E.M., De Beer, Z.W., Roux, J., Wingfield, M.J.
Persoonia
Baobabs (Adansonia spp.) are iconic trees, known for their immense size, strange forms, sources of food and as the subjects of...
Dec 2010
Ophiostoma spp. associated with pine and spruce-infesting bark beetles in Finland and Russia
Linnakoski, R., De Beer, Z.W., Ahtiainen, J., Sidorov, E. et al.
Persoonia
The timber and pulp industries of Finland rely heavily on importations from Russia as source of raw timber. These imports raise...
Dec 2010
Eight new Leptographium species associated with tree-infesting bark beetles in China
Paciura, D., De Beer, Z.W., Jacobs, K., Zhou, X.D. et al.
Persoonia
Leptographium spp. are anamorphs of Grosmannia residing in the order Ophiostomatales. These fungi are typically associated with...