Publications

Nov 2013

Maternal effects and carbohydrate changes of Pinus pinaster after inoculation with Fusarium circinatum

Vivas M, Nunes C, Coimbra MA, Solla A

Trees

KEY MESSAGE : Carbohydrate differences in offspring as a consequence of maternal effects explain transgenerational tree-pathogen...

Feb 2014

De novo sequencing, assembly, and analysis of the root transcriptome of Persea americana (Mill.) in response to Phytophthora cinnamomi and flooding

Reeksting BJ, Coetzer N, Mahomed W, Engelbrecht J et al.

PLoS ONE

Avocado is a diploid angiosperm containing 24 chromosomes with a genome estimated to be around 920 Mb. It is an important fruit...

Feb 2014

Threat of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Africa: a review

Onkendi EM, Kariuki GM, Marais M, Moleleki LN

Plant Pathology

Meloidogyne species pose a significant threat to crop production in Africa due to the losses they cause in a...

Mar 2014

Distribution and evolution of het gene homologs in the Basidiomycota

van der Nest M, Olson Å, Lind M, Vélëz H et al.

Fungal Genetics and Biology

In filamentous fungi a system known as somatic incompatibility (SI) governs self/non-self recognition. SI is controlled by a...

Jan 2014

First report of Teratosphaeria zuluensis causing stem canker of Eucalyptus grandis in Uganda

Jimu L, Wingfield MJ, Mwenje E, Roux J

Forest Pathology

SummaryTeratosphaeria stem canker is one of the most important diseases to have emerged on non‐native plantation‐grown Eucalyptus...

Apr 2013

Evidence of low levels of genetic diversity for the Phytophthora austrocedrae population in Patagonia, Argentina

Vélez ML, Coetzee MPA, Wingfield MJ, Rajchenberg M et al.

Plant Pathology

Phytophthora austrocedrae is a recently discovered pathogen that causes severe mortality of...

Jan 2014

Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the genetic characterisation of Knoxdaviesia proteae (Ascomycota: Microascales) using ISSR-PCR and pyrosequencing

Aylward J, Dreyer LL, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ et al.

Mycological Progress

Sep 2013

Temperature explains variable spread rates of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio in the Southern Hemisphere

Lantschner, Victoria, Villacide, José M., Garnas, Jeffrey R., Croft, Philip et al.

Biological Invasions

The frequency of introductions of non-indigenous forest insects into new habitats is increasing worldwide, often with profoundly...

Feb 2014

Stress response in Pectobacterium atrosepticum SCRI1043 under starvation conditions: adaptive reactions at a low population density

Petrova O, Gorshkov V, Daminova A, Ageeva M et al.

Research Microbiology

The adaptive reactions of plant pathogenic bacterium Pectobacterium atrosepticum SCRI1043 under starvation conditions were...