Publications
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Dec 2024
A review of the use of phosphonates in the management of Phytophthora nicotianae in citrus in South Africa
Theron E, van Niekerk JM, van der Waals JE
Phytoparasitica
Abstract Phytophthora species are important pathogens of citrus. They cause fibrous root rot, among other diseases, that lead to...
Feb 2025
Managing wilding pines in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa: Progress and prospects
Martin G, Canavan K, Chikowore G, Bugan R et al.
South African Journal of Botany
Jan 2025
High genetic diversity and limited regional population differentiation in populations of Calonectria pseudoreteaudii from Eucalyptus plantations
Li WW, Liu FF, Chen SF, Wingfield MJ et al.
Phytopathology
Calonectria pseudoreteaudii causes a serious and widespread disease known as Calonectria leaf blight in Eucalyptus plantations of...
Oct 2024
Elsinoe species: The rise of scab diseases
Pham NQ, Wingfield BD, Barnes I, Gazis R et al.
Plant Pathology
Abstract The genus Elsinoe contains many aggressive pathogens of a wide range of plants, many of which are economically...
Mar 2024
Growth, pathogenicity and sexual fertility of the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus
Dankie VN, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, Swalarsk-Parry BS et al.
Journal of Plant Pathology
Abstract The African fungus Ceratocystis albifundus does not cause disease symptoms on its wide range of native woody hosts....
Sep 2024
Phenotypic divergence of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in Zambia: Application of landmark-based wing geometric morphometrics to discriminate population-level variation
Muyobela J, Pirk CWW, Yusuf AA, Sole CL
Ecology and Evolution
AbstractAn important consequence of the discontinuous distribution of insect populations within their geographic range is...
Dec 2024
Soil characteristics drive contrasting patterns of association between symbiotic rhizobia of endemic and widespread Mimosa species in Brazil
Rouws L, Barauna A, Beukes C, Rouws JRC et al.
Applied Soil Ecology
Neotropical Beta-rhizobia have a particular affinity to the large legume (Fabaceae) genus Mimosa and some of its relatives in the...
2024
Forest pest contingency plan guidelines for Europe and Central Asia
Hurley BP, Buglyó I, Horváth K, Winkler-Ráthonyi N et al.