Publications

Nov 2024

Microbial species and intraspecies units exist and are maintained by ecological cohesiveness coupled to high homologous recombination

Nature communications

AbstractRecent genomic analyses have revealed that microbial communities are predominantly composed of persistent,...

Dec 2024

Fungal pathogens on Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and French broom (Genista monspessulana) from Chile

Balocchi F, Sanfuentes E

Forest Pathology

ABSTRACTScotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) and French broom (Genista monspessulana) are two woody legumes native to Europe and...

Dec 2024

Fungal Planet description sheets: 1697–1780 (Description of Sporisorium enterogonipteri)

Knoppersen R, Hammerbacher A, Bose T

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Antarctica, Leuconeurospora...

Nov 2024

Management Strategies for Macadamia Branch Dieback in South Africa

Jami F, Morey L

Journal of Phytopathology

ABSTRACTMacadamia trees are potentially at risk of many diseases especially those caused by latent pathogens. The...

Dec 2024

Gene transfer between fungal species triggers repeated coffee wilt disease outbreaks

Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ

PLOS Biology

Two outbreaks of coffee wilt disease have devastated African coffee production. A PLOS Biology study suggests that horizontal...

Dec 2024

Molecular mechanisms underlying tree host-pathogen interactions under drought stress and subsequent rewatering in Eucalyptus grandis

Teshome DT, Zharare GE, Ployet R, Naidoo S

Plant Stress

Nov 2024

Chalaropsis pruni sp. nov. (Ceratocystidaceae), a new species from Prunus serrulata var. pubescens in South Korea

Cho SE, Seo ST, Nam Y, Wingfield MJ et al.

Phytotaxa

A routine survey in a natural forest located in the Gangwon Province of Korea was undertaken in 2022 to establish an inventory of...

Nov 2024

First Report of Fusarium Wilt and Pink Rot of Phoenix canariensis in South Africa

Balocchi F, Wingfield MJ, Paap T

Forest Pathology

ABSTRACTCanary Island date palm, Phoenix canariensis, is a popular ornamental species commonly planted in urban areas worldwide,...

Nov 2024

Exploring the diversity of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) associated with eucalypts in South African forestry nurseries and plantations, with a new report of Strepsicrates sp.

Makunde PT, Slippers B, Hurley BP

Southern Forests