Publications

Jul 2006

Mycosphaerella species associated with leaf disease of Eucalyptus globulus in Ethiopia

Gezahgne A, Roux J, Hunter GC, Wingfield MJ

Forest Pathology

Summary Eucalyptus spp. are among the most widely planted exotic trees in Ethiopia. Several damaging leaf pathogens are known...

Apr 2006

Impact of mechanical shelling and dehulling on Fusarium infection and fumonisin contamination in maize

Fandohan P, Ahouansou R, Houssou P, Hell K et al.

Food Additives and Contaminants

Mechanical shelling and dehulling methods were tested to evaluate their impact on Fusarium infection and fumonisin contamination...

May 2006

New taxonomic concepts for the important forest pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica and related fungi

Gryzenhout M, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Species of Cryphonectria include some of the world's most important and devastating tree pathogens. Largely through the...

Sep 2006

Aetiology and causal agents of mango sudden decline disease in the Sultanate of Oman

Al Adawi AO, Deadman ML, Al Rawahi AK, Al Maqbali YM et al.

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Mango sudden decline is a recently introduced, economically serious disease in Oman. Affected mango trees have wilting symptoms...

Jun 2006

A PCR-based method to detect species of Gondwanamyces and Ophiostoma on surfaces of insects colonizing Protea flowers

Roets F, Wingfield MJ, Dreyer LL, Crous PW et al.

Canadian Journal of Botany

Flower heads of economically important members of the genus Protea L. mature into conspicuous, often long-lived infructescences,...

May 2006

Leptographium profanum sp. nov., a new species from hardwood roots in North America

Jacobs K, Eckhardt LG, Wingfield MJ

Canadian Journal of Botany

Species of Leptographium are anamorphs of Ophiostoma and best known as associates of tree-infesting bark beetles. The majority of...

2006

Anatomical variation and defence responses of juvenile Eucalyptus nitens leaves to Mycosphaerella leaf disease

Smith AH, Pinkard EA, Hunter GC, Wingfield MJ et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology

2006

Quambalaria leaf and shoot blight on Eucalyptus nitens in South Africa

Roux J, Mthalane ZL, De Beer ZW, Eisenberg B et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology

2006

Phylogenetic relationships among Armillaria species inferred from partial elongation factor 1-alpha DNA sequence data

Maphosa L, Wingfield BD, Coetzee MPA, Mwenje E et al.

Australasian Plant Pathology