Publications
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May 2023
Isolation of extracellular vesicles from pine (Pinus sp.) leaves and roots
Kunene S, Steenkamp E, Motaung T
RsearchSquare
Abstract Plants release extracellular vesicles (EVs) for various reasons, such as unconventional protein secretion, RNA...
Jun 2023
n silico secretome analyses of the polyphagous root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica: a resource for studying M. javanica secreted proteins
Macharia TN, Duong TA, Moleleki LN
BMC Genomics
Abstract Background Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) that cause most damage include root-knot nematodes (RKNs) which are a major...
Jun 2023
Genetic diversity of Lecanosticta acicola in Pinus ecosystems in Northern Spain
Mesanza N, Barnes I, van der Nest A, Raposo R et al.
Journal of Fungi
Lecanosticta acicola is one of the most damaging species affecting Pinus radiata plantations in Spain. Favourable climatic...
Jun 2023
Continuous replanting could degrade soil health in short-rotation plantation forestry
Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Slippers B, Roux J et al.
Current Forestry Reports
Abstract Purpose of Review Continuous replanting of land with the same or similar plant species can result in the accumulation of...
Aug 2023
Deterministic processes have limited impacts on foliar fungal endophyte communities along a savanna-forest successional gradient
Harris MA, Kemler M, Slippers B, Jamison-Daniel S-L et al.
Fungal Ecology
May 2023
Oomycete composition in Proteaceae orchards and natural stands on three continents
Migliorini D, Vivas M, Wingfield MJ, Shaw C et al.
Research Square
Abstract The Proteaceae is an important southern hemisphere family with many species known to be susceptible to Phytopthora...
Mar 2023
An in Silico Approach to Identifying TF Binding Sites: Analysis of the Regulatory Regions of BUSCO Genes from Fungal Species in the Ceratocystidaceae Family
Genes
Transcriptional regulation controls gene expression through regulatory promoter regions that contain conserved sequence motifs....
May 2023
Leaf blight in a Eucalyptus plantation caused by Calonectria spp. originating from both leaves and soils
Liu QL, Wingfield MJ, Duong TA, Wingfield BD
Research Square
Abstract Calonectria leaf blight (CLB) is one of the best-known diseases of Eucalyptus spp., particularly in Asia and South...
May 2023
Mechanisms behind differential white grub host susceptibility to entomopathogenic nematodes
Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP et al.
Nematology
Summary Control of white grubs, the sporadic root-feeding larvae of scarabid beetles, is difficult due to their cryptic nature...