Publications
Discover FABI's research outputs and scholarly contributions
Apr 2024
Double-stranded RNA uptake for the control of the maize pathogen Cercospora zeina
Marais I, Buitendag C, Duong TA, Crampton BG et al.
Plant Pathology
Abstract RNA interference (RNAi) using double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) against fungal pathogens is an emerging field of crop disease...
May 2024
Chrysoporthe brasiliensis sp. nov. pathogenic to Melastomataceae in southeast Brazil
Silva GA, Oliveira MES, Rêgo GMS, Wingfield BD et al.
Fungal Biology
Species in the Melastomataceae (Myrtales) include trees and woody shrubs that are amongst the most common hosts of Chrysoporthe...
May 2024
SeqCode facilitates naming of South African rhizobia left in limbo
Van Lill M, Venter SN, Muema EK, Palmer M. et al.
Systematics and Applied Microbiology
South Africa is well-known for the diversity of its legumes and their nitrogen-fixing bacterial symbionts. However, in contrast...
Apr 2024
Comparative transcriptional analysis of Persea americana MYB, WRKY and AP2/ERF transcription factors following Phytophthora cinnamomi infection
Fick A, Swart V, Bombarely A, van den Berg N
Molecular Plant Pathology
Abstract Plant cells undergo extensive transcriptional reprogramming following pathogen infection, with these reprogramming...
Dec 2024
Maize–Fusarium associations and their mycotoxins: Insights from South Africa
Visagie CM, Meyer H, Yilmaz N
Fungal Biology
For maize, a staple food in South Africa, there is a lack of comprehensive knowledge on the mycotoxin-producing fungal diversity....
Apr 2024
Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides on Bathycoelia distincta (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)
Pal E, Allison, JD, Hurley BP, Slippers, B et al.
African Entomology
Bathycoelia distincta is one of the most dominant stink bug pests associated with macadamia orchards in South Africa....
Apr 2024
First report of Citrus concave gum-associated virus (CCGaV) on apple (Malus spp.) in South Africa
Pietersen G, Morgan S, Read DA
Journal of Plant Pathology
Feb 2024
Climate, host ontogeny and pathogen structural specificity determine forest disease distribution at a regional scale
Caballol M, Serradó F, Barnes I, Camarero JJ et al.
Ecography
Predicting forest health at a regional level is challenging as forests are simultaneously attacked by multiple pathogens....
2024
Making genome editing a success story in Africa
Abkallo HM, Arbuthnot P, Auer TO, Berger DK et al.
Nature Biotechnology