Publications

Apr 2025

Botryosphaeriaceae associated with racemes, fruits and leaves of macadamia in South Africa

Maduke, NA, Slippers, B, van der Linde, E, Wingfield, MJ et al.

Plant Pathology

ABSTRACT Species in the Botryosphaeriaceae are common in the endophytic microbiome of woody plants. Some of these are well known...

Apr 2025

Inside the Belly of the Beast: Exploring the Gut Bacterial Diversity of Gonipterus sp. n. 2

Knoppersen RS, Bose T, Coutinho TA, Hammerbacher A

Microbial Ecology

Abstract The Eucalyptus snout beetle (Gonipterus sp. n. 2) is a destructive invasive pest of Eucalyptus plantations, responsible...

Jun 2025

Mulching of post-harvest residues and delayed planting improves fungal biodiversity in South African Eucalyptus plantations and enhances plantation productivity

Bose T, Roux J, Titshall L, Dovey SB et al.

Applied Soil Ecology

Feb 2025

Risk Analysis for Alien Taxa (RAAT) for Phytophthora cinnamomi in South Africa

Balocchi F

Risk Analysis for Alien Taxa (RAAT) for Phytophthora cinnamomi in South Africa. Completed following the guidelines "Risk Analysis...

Mar 2025

Extracting Protoplasts from Filamentous Fungi Using Extralyse, An Enzyme Used in the Wine Industry

Current Protocols

AbstractThe ability to extract protoplasts has contributed significantly to the study of fungi and plants. Protoplasts have...

May 2025

Biological control protects carbon sequestration capacity of plantation forests

Wychkuys KA, Giron E, Hyman G, Barona E et al.

Entomologia Generalis

Mar 2025

Plant Pathology

Mapfumo P, Archer E, Swanevelder ZH, Wilken M et al.

Genomic Characterisation of Bidens mottle virus in South Africa and an Assessment of the Impact on Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) in an Open Field Setting

ABSTRACT Sunflower ( Helianthus annuus ) is an oilseed crop of global economic importance, and South Africa ranks among the 20...

Feb 2025

First report of pepper ringspot virus on potato (Solanum tuberosum) in South Africa

Espach A, Esterhuizen L, Africander N, Thiart S et al.

Journal of Plant Pathology

Mar 2025

The root rot pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi: a long-overlooked threat to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa

Paap T, Balocchi F, Wingfield MJ

Biological Invasions

Abstract The globally important plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi was first reported in South Africa in 1931, where it caused...