Publications
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Dec 2019
Sequence data reflect the introduction pathways of the Sirex woodwasp parasitoid, Ibalia leucospoides (Ibaliidae, Hymenoptera)
Hurley BP, Fitza KNE, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B
Agricultural and Forest Entomology
Abstract The parasitoid wasp Ibalia leucospoides is native to the northern hemisphere and has been introduced to the southern...
Dec 2019
Repeat-Induced Point Mutations Drive Divergence between Fusarium circinatum and Its Close Relatives
van Wyk S, Wingfield BD, De Vos L, van der Merwe NA et al.
Pathogens
The Repeat-Induced Point (RIP) mutation pathway is a fungal-specific genome defense mechanism that counteracts the deleterious...
Mar 2020
Identification of Pseudomonas isolates associated with bacterial canker of stone fruit trees in the Western Cape, South Africa
Khumbuzile Bophela, Yolanda Petersen, Carolee Theresa Bull, Teresa Ann Coutinho
Plant Disease
Bacterial canker is a common bacterial disease of stone fruit trees. The causal agents responsible for the disease include...
Nov 2019
Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Leptographium olivaceum complex (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota), including descriptions of six new species from China and Europe
Yin M, Wingfield MJ, Zhou X, Linnakoski R et al.
MycoKeys
TheLeptographium olivaceacomplex encompasses species in the broadly defined genusLeptographium(Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota) that...
Dec 2019
Canker and Wood Rot Pathogens Present in Young Apple Trees and Propagation Material in the Western Cape of South Africa
Havenga M, Gatsi GM, Halleen F, Spies CFJ et al.
Plant Disease
Canker and wood rot pathogens cause dieback and, in severe cases, the death of young apple trees. Recently, a higher occurrence...
Dec 2019
Vegetative desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Xerophyta humilis has not evolved through reactivation of the seed canonical LAFL regulatory network
Lyall R, Schlebusch SA, Proctor J, Prag M et al.
The Plant Journal
SummaryIt has been hypothesised that vegetative desiccation tolerance in resurrection plants evolved via reactivation of the...
2019
Glutamate dehydrogenase is essential in the acclimation of Virgilia divaricata, a legume indigenous to the nutrient-poor Mediterranean-type ecosystems of the Cape Fynbose
Magadlela A, Morcillo RFL, Kleinert A, Venter M et al.
Journal of Plant Physiology
Jul 2019
23 Years of research on Teratosphaeria leaf blight of Eucalyptus.
Andjic V, Carnegie AJ, Pegg GS, Hardy GEStJ et al.
Forest Ecology and Management
In Australia, during the course of the last two decades, plantation area of Eucalyptus has expanded dramatically. One of the most...
Aug 2019
Xanthomonas perforans: A tomato and pepper pathogen associated with bacterial blight and dieback of Eucalyptus pellita seedlings in Indonesia.
Bophela KN, Venter SN, Wingfield MJ, Duran A et al.
Australasian Plant Pathology
Sequence data reflect the introduction pathways of the Sirex woodwasp parasitoid, Ibalia leucospoides (Ibaliidae, Hymenoptera)
Brett Hurley, Katrin Fitza, Mike Wingfield, Bernard Slippers · Agricultural and Forest Entomology, Dec 2019 · DOI
Repeat-Induced Point Mutations Drive Divergence between Fusarium circinatum and Its Close Relatives
Stephanie van Wyk, Brenda Wingfield, Lieschen De Vos, Albe van der Merwe, Quentin Santana, Emma Steenkamp · Pathogens, Dec 2019 · DOI
Identification of Pseudomonas isolates associated with bacterial canker of stone fruit trees in the Western Cape, South Africa
Khumbuzile Bophela, Yolanda Petersen, Carolee Theresa Bull, Teresa Coutinho · Plant Disease, Mar 2020 · DOI
Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Leptographium olivaceum complex (Ophiostomatales, Ascomycota), including descriptions of six new species from China and Europe
Yin M, Mike Wingfield, Zhou X, Linnakoski R, Wilhelm de Beer · MycoKeys, Nov 2019 · DOI
Canker and Wood Rot Pathogens Present in Young Apple Trees and Propagation Material in the Western Cape of South Africa
Minette Havenga, Gatsi GM, Halleen F, Spies CFJ, van der Merwe R, Mostert L · Plant Disease, Dec 2019 · DOI
Vegetative desiccation tolerance in the resurrection plant Xerophyta humilis has not evolved through reactivation of the seed canonical LAFL regulatory network
Lyall R, Schlebusch SA, Proctor J, Prag M, Steven Hussey, Ingle RA et al. · The Plant Journal, Dec 2019 · DOI
Glutamate dehydrogenase is essential in the acclimation of Virgilia divaricata, a legume indigenous to the nutrient-poor Mediterranean-type ecosystems of the Cape Fynbose
Magadlela A, Morcillo RFL, Kleinert A, Venter M, Emma Steenkamp, Valentine A · Journal of Plant Physiology, 2019 · DOI
23 Years of research on Teratosphaeria leaf blight of Eucalyptus.
Andjic V, Carnegie AJ, Pegg GS, Hardy GEStJ, Maxwell A, Pedro Crous et al. · Forest Ecology and Management, Jul 2019 · DOI
Xanthomonas perforans: A tomato and pepper pathogen associated with bacterial blight and dieback of Eucalyptus pellita seedlings in Indonesia.
Khumbuzile Bophela, Fanus Venter, Mike Wingfield, Duran A, Tarigan M, Teresa Coutinho · Australasian Plant Pathology, Aug 2019 · DOI