Publications

Sep 2022

Perspective on the present state and future usefulness of marama bean (Tylosema esculentum)

Cullis C, Chimwamurombe P, Kunert K, Vorster J

Food and Energy Security

AbstractRecent focus on indigenous knowledge of plant species that have long been consumed by mankind, but not having a prominent...

Mar 2022

Genera of phytopathogenic fungi: GOPHY 4

Chen Q, Suzuki H, Marincowitz S, Chen SF et al.

Studies in Mycology

This paper is the fourth contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY) series. The series provides morphological...

Aug 2022

Chrysanthemum virus B and chrysanthemum chlorotic mottle viroid infect chrysanthemum in South Africa

Read DA, Pietersen G, Slippers B, Steenkamp ET

Australasian Plant Disease Notes

Jun 2022

Fungal Planet description sheets: 1383–1435

Crous PW, Aylward J, Marincowitz S, Wingfield BD et al.

Persoonia

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia, Agaricus albofoetidus,...

Aug 2022

Genetic diversity and population structure of Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis isolates from Melastoma and Eucalyptus in Malaysia and Indonesia

Suzuki H, Marincowitz S, Winfield BD, Wingfield MJ

Forest Pathology

Abstract Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis is the causal agent of a serious canker disease of Eucalyptus spp. in tropical and...

Jul 2022

Diversity and distribution of Calonectria species from plantation and forest soils in FuJian Province, China

Liu QL, Wingfield MJ, Doung TA, Wingfield BD et al.

Journal of Fungi

To meet the growing demand for wood and pulp products, Eucalyptus plantations have expanded rapidly during the past two decades,...

Jul 2022

Characterization of host-specific genes from Pine- and grass-associated species of the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex

Dewing C, van der Nest MA, Santana QC, Proctor RH et al.

Pathogens

The Fusarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC) includes socioeconomically important pathogens that cause disease for numerous...

2022

Deep Learning Diagnostics of Gray Leaf Spot in Maize under Mixed Disease Field Conditions

Craze HA, Pillay N, Joubert F, Berger DK

Plants

Jul 2022

Cypress Canker: An important disease discovered for the first time on a native South African tree

Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Pham NQ, Roets F et al.

Plant Pathology

Abstract Cypress canker is a branch and stem canker disease of Cupressaceae trees, particularly those in the genera Cupressus and...