Publications

May 2021

Hyperparasitism by Sphaerellopsis macroconidialis may lower over-wintering survival of Uromycladium acaciae

Fraser S, McTaggart AR, Roux J, Wingfield MJ

Forest Pathology

Abstract Uromycladium acaciae has caused an epidemic of wattle rust on Acacia mearnsii in southern Africa since 2013. In April...

Jun 2021

New and Interesting Fungi. 4

Crous PW, Hernández-Restrepo M, Schumacher RK, Cowan DA et al.

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

An order, family and genus are validated, seven new genera, 35 new species, two new combinations, two epitypes, two lectotypes,...

Apr 2021

Rapid detection of pine pathogens Lecanosticta acicola, Dothistroma pini and D. septosporum on needles by probe-based LAMP assays

Aglietti C, Meinecke CD, Ghelardini L, Barnes I et al.

Forests

Needle blights are serious needle fungal diseases affecting pines both in natural and productive forests. Among needle blight...

Apr 2021

Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity

Wondafrash M, Wingfield MJ, Wilson JRU, Hurley BP et al.

Biodiversity and Conservation

Biodiversity and economic losses resulting from invasive plant pests and pathogens are increasing globally. For these impacts and...

Apr 2021

Armillaria root rot fungi host single-stranded RNA viruses

Linnakoski, Riikka, Sutela, Suvi, Coetzee, Martin P. A., Duong, Tuan A. et al.

Species of Armillaria are distributed globally and include some of the most important pathogens of forest and ornamental trees....

Apr 2021

Novel Fusarium mutualists of two Euwallacea species infesting Acacia crassicarpa in Indonesia

Lynn KMT, Wingfield MJ, Durán A, Oliveira LSS et al.

Mycologia

Several species in the <i>Euwallacea fornicatus</i> complex have emerged as important pests of woody plants globally,...

Mar 2021

The role of deterministic succession during forest development within a southern African savanna

Jamison-Daniels SL, Kissling WD, Botha M, Harris MA et al.

bioTropica

AbstractWoody encroachment can lead to a switch from open savannas to dense woodlands or forests. This has implications for both...

Apr 2021

Sub-lithic photosynthesis in hot desert habitats

Gwizdala M, Lebre PH, Maggs-Kölling G, Marais E et al.

Environmental Microbiology

Summary In hyper‐arid soil environments, photosynthetic microorganisms are largely restricted to hypolithic (sub‐lithic)...

Mar 2021

Female-biased sex allocation and lack of inbreeding avoidance in Cubitermes termites

Sinotte VM, Conlon BH, Seibel E, Schwitalla JW et al.

Ecology and Evolution

Abstract