Publications

Sep 2023

Blast from the past: a study of decades-old fungal cultures resolves a long-standing tree disease mystery

Wingfield MJ, Pham NQ, Marincowitz S, Duong TA et al.

Journal of Plant Pathology

AbstractA root disease in plantations of Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster, where trees died in distinct patches, was present in...

Aug 2023

First report of the wattle rust pathogen, Uromycladium acaciae (Raveneliaceae, Pucciniales) in Ethiopia

Pham NQ, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Tanga AA et al.

Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research

Abstract Australian Acacia species are among the most important trees planted for wood and pulp production in several African...

Jun 2023

Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae

Roux J, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Solís M et al.

Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research

Abstract A serious new disease of Eucalyptus was detected in South African plantations of these trees during the summer of...

Jul 2023

Spatial distribution of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) in Zambia: A vehicle- mounted sticky trap survey and Maxent species distribution model

Muyobela J, Pirk CWW, Yusuf AA, Sole CL

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Background Tsetse-transmitted African trypanosomiasis is a debilitating and fatal disease of humans and livestock if left...

Mar 2023

Nitrogen-fixing symbiotic Paraburkholderia species: Current knowledge and future perspectives

Belles-Sancho P, Beukes C, James EK, Pessi G

Nitrogen

A century after the discovery of rhizobia, the first Beta-proteobacteria species (beta-rhizobia) were isolated from legume...

Jun 2023

Biological nitrogen fixation by soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.), a novel, high protein crop in Scotland, requires inoculation with non-native bradyrhizobia.

Maluk M, Giles M, Wardell GE, Akramin AT et al.

Frontiers in Agronomy

It is currently not recommended to grow soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) further than 54° North, but climate change and the...

Nov 2022

Survey of Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae Infecting Potatoes in South Africa

Theron E, Bophela K, Bisschoff J, Shin G et al.

Potato Research

Pectobacterium and Dickeya species are pathogens of increasing importance on potatoes worldwide. These Soft Rotting...

Jan 2023

The influence of sublethal neonicotinoid doses on individual Apis mellifera scutellata thermotolerance

Bester, Laura Catherine, Wege, Mia, Pirk, Christian Walter Werner

APIDOLOGIE

Sep 2023

Functional investigation of five R2R3-MYB transcription factors associated with wood development in Eucalyptus using DAP-seq-ML

Takawira LT, Mounet F, Mizrachi E, Myburg AA et al.

Plant Molecular Biology

A multi-tiered transcriptional network regulates xylem differentiation and secondary cell wall (SCW) formation in plants, with...