Publications
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Mar 2021
Aggressive tree killer or natural thinning agent? Assessing the impacts of a globally important forest insect
Krivak-Tetley FE, Lantschner MV, Lombardero MJ, Garnas JR et al.
Forest Ecology and Management
Invasive insects and pathogens are prominent tree mortality agents in forests around the world, and the magnitude of their...
2020
Emerging potato pathogens affecting food security in southern Africa: Recent research
van der Waals JE, Kruger K
South African Journal of Science
Oct 2020
Actinomadura rubteroloni sp. nov. and Actinomadura macrotermitis sp. nov., isolated from the gut of fungus growing-termite Macrotermes natalensis
Benndorf R, Martin K, Küfner M, De Beer ZW et al.
IJSEM
The taxonomic positions of two novel aerobic, Gram-positive actinobacteria, designated strains RB29T and RB68T , were...
Nov 2020
Lessons from a major pest invasion: The polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa
Paap T, Wingfield MJ, de Beer ZW, Roets F
South African Journal of Science
Nov 2020
The Plant Disease Pyramid: The relevance of the original vision of plant pathology in 2020
Slippers B
South Africa Journal of Science
Nov 2020
Tree health in South Africa: Retrospect and prospect
Wingfield MJ, Hurley BP, Wingfield BD, Slippers B
South Africa Journal of Science
South Africa is a country with very limited natural forest cover. Consequently, the timber and fibre needs of the country cannot...
Nov 2020
Benefits of maize resistance breeding and chemical control against northern leaf blight in smallholder farms in South Africa
Berger DK, Mokgobu T, De Ridder K, Christie N et al.
South African Journal of Science
Maize underpins food security in South Africa. An annual production of more than 10 million tons is a combination of the output...
Nov 2020
Towards a best practice methodology for the detection of Phytophthora species in soils
Burgess TI, López-Villamor A, Paap T, Williams B et al.
Plant Pathology
Abstract The genus Phytophthora contains species that are major pathogens worldwide, affecting a multitude of plant species...
Nov 2020
Insect egg‐induced physiological changes and transcriptional reprogramming leading to gall formation
Oates, CN, Denby, KJ, Myburg, AA, Slippers B et al.
Plant, Cell & Environment
AbstractGall‐inducing insects and their hosts present some of the most intricate plant‐herbivore interactions. Oviposition on the...