Publications
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Apr 2009
Botryosphaeriaceae associated with Eucalyptus canker diseases in Colombia
Rodas CA, Slippers B, Gryzenhout M, Wingfield MJ
Forest Pathology
SummaryThe identities of Botryosphaeriaceae causing cankers on Eucalyptus in Colombia were investigated using morphological and...
Oct 2009
Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae associated with Eucalyptus leaf diseases and stem cankers in Uruguay
Pérez CA, Wingfield MJ, Altier NA, Blanchette RA
Forest Pathology
Summary Mycosphaerella leaf diseases represent one of the most important impediments to Eucalyptus plantation forestry. Yet they...
Aug 2009
Single sequence repeat markers reflect diversity and geographic barriers in Eurasian populations of the conifer pathogen Ceratocystis polonica
Marin M, Preisig O, Wingfield BD, Kirisits T et al.
Forest Pathology
SummaryThe blue‐stain fungus and vascular stain pathogen Ceratocystis polonica and its associated bark beetle vectors,...
Sep 2009
DNA-based method for rapid identification of the pine pathogen, Phytophthora pinifolia: Research letter
Durán A, Slippers B, Gryzenhout M, Ahumada R et al.
FEMS Microbiology Letters
Phytophthora pinifolia causes a needle and shoot disease in Pinus radiata, referred to as 'Daño Foliar del Pino'. This newly...
Apr 2009
Teratosphaeria (Mycosphaerella) nubilosa, the causal agent of Mycosphaerella leaf disease (MLD), recently introduced into Uruguay
Pérez G, Hunter GC, Slippers B, Pérez C et al.
European Journal of Plant Pathology
Mycosphaerella leaf disease on Eucalyptus is well known in Uruguay but none of the more serious Mycosphaerella spp. and...
Jan 2009
Diverse Fusarium solani isolates colonise agricultural environments in Ethiopia
Bogale M, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD
European Journal of Plant Pathology
Fusarium solani is a fungal pathogen that infects many different genera of plants. It represents one of the two Fusarium spp....
Feb 2009
Mite-mediated hyperphoretic dispersal of Ophiostoma spp. from the infructescences of South African Protea spp
Roets F, Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Dreyer LL
Environmental Entomology
Ophiostomatoid fungi are well known as economically important pathogens and agents of timber degradation. A unique assemblage of...
Apr 2009
Insect associates of Ceratocystis albifundus and patterns of association in a native savanna ecosystem in South Africa
Heath RN, Wingfield MJ, Van Wyk M, Roux J
Environmental Entomology
Species of Ceratocystis Ellis and Halstead s.l. include important plant pathogens such as C. albifundus Morris, De Beer, and M....
Jan 2009
Factors affecting pine pitch canker modelled on Michaelis-Menten kinetics
Hammerbacher A, Wright LP, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ et al.
Botany
Fusarium circinatum Nirenberg and O’Donnell is an important pathogen of pine seedlings and cuttings in South Africa. The fungus...