Publications

Oct 2023

A LAMP assay for rapid detection of th epitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum

Meinecke CD, de Vos L, Yilmaz N, Steenkamp ET et al.

Plant Disease

The pine pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum is endemic in the southeastern United States and Central America and...

Mar 2023

Towards a global sentinel plants research strategy to prevent new introductions of non-native pests and pathogens in forests. The experience of HOMED

Migliorini D, Auger-Rozenberg M-A, Battisti A, Brockerhoff E et al.

Research Ideas and Outcomes

The use of sentinel woody plants in experimental plantings, Botanical Gardens and Arboreta has been experimentally validated as a...

Mar 2023

Susceptibility of white grubs from forestry and sugarcane plantations in South Africa to entomopathogenic nematodes

Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP et al.

BioControl

AbstractThe control of white grub (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) pests of sugarcane and forest plantations is difficult due to their...

Feb 2023

Approaches to forecasting damage by invasive forest insects and pathogens: A cross-assessment

Raffa KF, Brockerhoff EG, Grégoire JC, Hamelin RC et al.

BioScience

AbstractNonnative insects and pathogens pose major threats to forest ecosystems worldwide, greatly diminishing the ecosystem...

2023

Conifer-killing bark beetles locate fungal symbionts by detecting volatile fungal metabolites of host tree resin monoterpenes

Kandasamy D, Zaman R, Nakamura Y, Zhao T et al.

PLoS biology

Feb 2023

Transcriptional reprogramming during recovery from drought stress in Eucalyptus grandis

Teshome DT, Zharare GE, Ployet R, Naidoo S

Tree Physiology

Abstract The importance of drought as a constraint to agriculture and forestry is increasing with climate change. Genetic...

Feb 2023

Transcriptional reprogramming during recovery from drought stress in Eucalyptus grandis

Tree Physiology

Abstract The importance of drought as a constraint to agriculture and forestry is increasing with climate change. Genetic...

Jan 2023

Selection signature analysis and genome-wide divergence of South African Merino breeds from their founders

Dzomba EF, Van der Nest MA, Mthembu JNT, Soma P et al.

Frontiers in Genetics

Merino sheep are a breed of choice across the world, popularly kept for their wool and mutton value. They are often reared as a...

Feb 2023

Beyond the genomes of Fulvia fulva (syn. Cladosporium fulvum) and Dothistroma septosporum: New insights into how these fungal pathogens interact with their host plants

Mesarich CH, Barnes I, Bradley EL, de la Rosa S et al.

Molecular Plant Pathology

Abstract Fulvia fulva and Dothistroma septosporum are closely related apoplastic pathogens with similar lifestyles but different...