Publications
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Dec 2023
Characterisation of the mating-type loci in species of Elsinoe causing scab diseases
Pham NQ, Duong TA, Wingfield BD, Barnes I et al.
Fungal Biology
The genus Elsinoe includes many aggressive plant pathogens that infect various economically important agricultural, horticultural...
Nov 2023
The expression of the NPR1-dependent defense response pathway genes in Persea americana (Mill.) following infection with Phytophthora cinnamomi
Backer R, Naidoo S, van den Berg N
BMC Plant Biology
Abstract A plant’s defense against pathogens involves an extensive set of phytohormone regulated defense signaling pathways. The...
Feb 2024
Screening five local entomopathogenic nematode species for their virulence against pupae of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, under laboratory conditions
Rakubu IL, Katumanyane A, Hurley BP
Crop Protection
Nov 2023
Combination of Linkage and Association Mapping with Genomic Prediction to Infer QTL Regions Associated with Gray Leaf Spot and Northern Corn Leaf Blight Resistance in Tropical Maize
Omondi DO, Dida MM, Berger DK, Beyene Y et al.
Frontiers in Genetics
Among the diseases threatening maize production in Africa are gray leaf spot (GLS) caused by Cercospora zeina and northern corn...
Oct 2023
Patterns of Dothistroma septosporum conidial dispersal in Colombian Pinus tecunumanii plantations
Granados GM, Rodas CA, Vivas M, Wingfield MJ et al.
Forest Pathology
AbstractDothistroma needle blight (DNB) caused by Dothistroma septosporum is one of the most important needle diseases of Pinus...
Oct 2023
Phytophthora: an underestimated threat to agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa
Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Spies CFJ, Coutinho TA
Mycological Progress
AbstractPhytophthora species are highly destructive plant pathogens and pose a significant threat to plants in various...
2023
Needles in fungal haystacks: Discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes
Wilson AM, Coetzee MPA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD
PLOS One
Oct 2023
IMA genome-F18 - The reidentification of Penicillium genomes available in the NCBI and draft genomes for Penicillium species from dry cured meat, Penicillium biforme, P. brevicompactum, P. solitum, and P. cvjetkovicii, Pewenomyces kutranfy, Pew. lalenivora, Pew. tapulicola, Pew. kalosus, Teratosphaeria carnegiei, and Trichoderma atroviridae SC1
Visagie CM, Magistà D, Ferrara M, Balocchi F et al.
IMA Fungus
Characterisation of the mating-type loci in species of Elsinoe causing scab diseases
Nam Pham, Tuan Duong, Brenda Wingfield, Irene Barnes, Duran A, Mike Wingfield · Fungal Biology, Dec 2023 · DOI
The expression of the NPR1-dependent defense response pathway genes in Persea americana (Mill.) following infection with Phytophthora cinnamomi
Robert Backer, Sanushka Naidoo, Noelani van den Berg · BMC Plant Biology, Nov 2023 · DOI
Screening five local entomopathogenic nematode species for their virulence against pupae of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, under laboratory conditions
Innocent Rakubu, Agil Katumanyane, Brett Hurley · Crop Protection, Feb 2024 · DOI
Combination of Linkage and Association Mapping with Genomic Prediction to Infer QTL Regions Associated with Gray Leaf Spot and Northern Corn Leaf Blight Resistance in Tropical Maize
Omondi DO, Dida MM, Dave Berger, Beyene Y, David Livingstone Nsibo, Juma C et al. · Frontiers in Genetics, Nov 2023 · DOI
Evaluation of the lethal and sublethal effects of various insecticides on Bathycoelia distincta (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Elisa Pal, Gerda Fourie · SAMAC journal, 2023
Patterns of Dothistroma septosporum conidial dispersal in Colombian Pinus tecunumanii plantations
Ginna M. Granados, Carlos Rodas, Maria Vivas, Mike Wingfield, Irene Barnes · Forest Pathology, Oct 2023 · DOI
Phytophthora: an underestimated threat to agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa
Tanay Bose, Almuth Hammerbacher, Spies CFJ, Teresa Coutinho · Mycological Progress, Oct 2023 · DOI
Needles in fungal haystacks: Discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes
Andi Wilson, Martin Coetzee, Mike Wingfield, Brenda Wingfield · PLOS One, 2023 · DOI
IMA genome-F18 - The reidentification of Penicillium genomes available in the NCBI and draft genomes for Penicillium species from dry cured meat, Penicillium biforme, P. brevicompactum, P. solitum, and P. cvjetkovicii, Pewenomyces kutranfy, Pew. lalenivora, Pew. tapulicola, Pew. kalosus, Teratosphaeria carnegiei, and Trichoderma atroviridae SC1
Cobus Visagie, Magistà D, Ferrara M, Felipe Balocchi, Tuan Duong, Eichmeier A et al. · IMA Fungus, Oct 2023 · DOI