Publications

Jul 2020

Microanalytical techniques for phenotyping secondary xylem

Karannagoda, N, Spokevicius A, Hussey S, Bossinger G

IAWA Journal

Abstract The products of secondary xylem are of significant biological and commercial importance, and as a result, the biology of...

Jul 2020

Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with mites phoretic on bark beetles in Qinghai, China

Chang R, Duong TA, Taerum SJ, Wingfield MJ et al.

IMA Fungus

AbstractBark beetle galleries are complex ecosystems where many microbes and other arthropods co-exist with the beetles. Fungi...

Dec 2020

A new species of Raffaelea from beetle-infested Leucaena leucocephala

Procter M, Nel WJ, Marincowitz S, Crous PW et al.

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

Species of Raffaelea (Ophiostomatales: Ascomycota) are obligate symbionts of ambrosia beetles, some of which pose a substantial...

Jul 2020

Factors facilitating sustainable scientific partnerships between developed and developing countries

Kunert KJ, Botha A-M, Oberholster PJ, Yocgo R et al.

Outlook on Agriculture

International scientific partnerships are key to the success of strategic investments in plant science research and the...

2020

Canker and wood rot pathogens in young apple trees and propagation material

Havenga M, Gatsi GM, Halleen F, Spies CFJ et al.

Fruit Journal

Dec 2020

Fungal associates of an invasive pine-infesting bark beetle, Dendroctonus valens including seven new Ophiostomatalean fungi

Marincowitz S, Duong TA, Stephen SJ, De Beer ZW et al.

Persoonia

The red turpentine beetle (RTB; Dendroctonus valens ) is a bark beetle that is native to Central and NorthAmerica. This insect is...

Oct 2020

Genome comparisons suggest an association between Ceratocystis host adaptations and effector clusters in unique transposable element families

Fourie A, de Jonge R, van der Nest MA, Duong TA et al.

Ceratocystis fimbriata is a host specific fungal pathogen of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). The closely related species, C....

Jun 2020

Novel species of Huntiella from naturally-occurring forest trees in Greece and South Africa

Liu FF, Marincowitz S, Chen SF, Mbenoun M et al.

MycoKeys

Huntiella species are wood-infecting, filamentous ascomycetes that occur in fresh wounds on a wide variety of tree species. These...

Jul 2020

Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions

Jactel H, Desprez-Loustau M-L, Battisti A, Brockerhoff E et al.

Neobiota

The world’s forests have never been more threatened by invasions of exotic pests and pathogens, whose causes and impacts are...