Publications

Aug 2024

Bio-control efficacy of selected indigenous nematophagous fungi against Meloidogyne enterolobii in vitro and on dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Ramatsitsi NM, Dube ZP, Ramachela K, Motloba T

International Microbiology

Abstract Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important commercialized field crop in South Africa for aiding in food security...

Oct 2025

Myco-ecological warfare with Meloidogyne species

Ramatsitsi NM, Manyevere A, Motloba T

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Aug 2024

Bio-control efficacy of selected indigenous nematophagous fungi against Meloidogyne enterolobii in vitro and on dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

International Microbiology

Abstract Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important commercialized field crop in South Africa for aiding in food security...

Nov 2025

Novel Microsatellite Markers Reveal Evidence of Sexual Reproduction in Dematophora necatrix Populations From South African Avocado Orchards

Plant Pathology

ABSTRACT Dematophora necatrix is a destructive soil‐borne fungal pathogen that causes white root rot (WRR), affecting ornamental...

Nov 2025

Low genotypic diversity and first reports of clinical Sporothrix from retrospective samples in South Africa

Fuchs T, Vismer HF, Visagie CM, Wingfield BD et al.

Medical Mycology

Abstract Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection caused by Sporothrix species. Some of the largest outbreaks of this disease have...

Nov 2025

A latent invader: transcriptomics reveals Cercospora zeina’s stealth infection strategy of maize and immune-activating effectors

Nadasen T, Buitendag C, Visser R, Welgemoed T et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science

Cercospora zeina is a fungal pathogen that causes gray leaf spot (GLS) disease on maize ( Zea mays L.). Upon landing on a leaf,...

Sep 2025

Importance of measuring and reporting environmental conditions across plant science subdisciplines

Vincent, C, Leisner CP, Locke AM, Pelech E et al.

Plant Physiology

Abstract Understanding plant responses to the environment is based on research performed across several scales and...

Jul 2025

Diversity of Environmental Escherichia coli in Subtropical Freshwater Systems of South Africa

Seale T, Brözel VS, Potgieter SC, Rupp O et al.

Current Microbiology

Abstract Escherichia coli is widely used as an indicator of faecal contamination, as it is assumed that faeces from warm-blooded...

Jan 2026

Argyrolobium legumes from an African centre of endemism associate with novel Bradyrhizobium species harbouring unique sets of symbiosis genes

Maake MM, Beukes CW, van der Nest MA, Avontuur JR et al.

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Given that several, mainly endemic South African Genisteae genera occupy basal positions in legume phylogenetic trees, this...