FABI News
13 May 2024
The power of partnerships demonstrated at #TPCP2024
The Tree Protection Co-operative Programme (TPCP) in FABI celebrated its 35th Annual Meeting at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Future Africa Campus on 7-8 May.
9 May 2024
FABI hosts eLife Senior Editor at publishing workshop
Dr Nicky Creux and the FABI social media team hosted a hybrid Publishing Workshop in partnership with eLife on 8 May.
8 May 2024
Two new Wattle pests detected
Two new pests of Wattle (Acacia mearnsii) plantation trees have been detected by the TPCP field extension and diagnostic services.
2 May 2024
BUAN delegation visits UP and FABI
FABI hosted a delegation of four senior representative of the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN).
26 Apr 2024
Eighteen new mentorship students welcomed in the CPHB-FABI Mentorship Program for 2024
Eighteen undergraduate students have joined the 2024 CPHB-FABI Mentorship Programme.
FABI in a nutshell
Research Features
A new study reveals the presence of Mycotoxins in Eastern Cape maize in South Africa.
Eurotiales update: FABIans Prof. Cobus Visagie and Dr Neriman Yilmaz and their collaborators have published a review of recently described Eurotiales species, including the economically important Aspergillus, Penicillium, Paecilomyces and Talaromyces.
Da Vinci's Yeast: FABIans Prof. Cobus Visagie, Dr Neriman Yilmaz, and their collaborators have recently described and named a newly discovered yeast species of the famous Italian painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect Leonardo da Vinci.
The potential economic impact of the PSHB invasion in South Africa has been calculated to be a massive R275 billion over the next ten years, if nothing is done to stop the spread of this invasive beetle. Researchers from FABI collaborated with Stellenbosch University ecologists and economists to model the unmitigated economic impact of this invasion.
A recently published paper in the journal Current Forestry Reports documents a collaboration between an international team of forest pathologists and invasion scientists. Led by Dr Trudy Paap, the authors present a framework for conceptualizing and managing invasive forest pathogens.
A recently published review article by Dr Andi Wilson in a special issue of the journal 'Microbiology & Molecular Biology Reviews' provides details of the genes that are essential to the sexual cycle in filamentous Ascomycete fungi and further describes their functions in a variety of model and non-model species.
Penicillium section Canescentia re-evaluated and five new species described from the fynbos biome in South Africa.
In November 2019, the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology hosted a workshop on ‘Frameworks used in Invasion Science’. The workshop led to a NeoBiota special issue on this theme, and includes a review by FABI researchers and international colleagues, exploring frameworks in the context of forest pathology.
A doctoral study in FABI confirms for the first time the presence of Xylosandrus crassiusculus, a polyphagous ambrosia beetle and its fungal symbiont, Ambroseilla roeperi, in three provinces in South Africa. The authors warn that this beetle species could be a threat to native and plantation trees.
A review on invasive gall-forming wasps that threaten non-native Eucalyptus plantations by researchers in the TPCP appears in Agricultural and Forest Entomology. They profile several species of likely Australian origin that have established on non-native Eucalyptus plantations globally and discuss various challenges to their management.
A study in the TPCP confirms the identity of seven novel fungal species associated with Dendroctonus valens, the red turpentine beetle. The study follows on surveys on the fungal associates of the beetle in China and North America. Results from this work appear in Persoonia.
A postdoctoral study in the TPCP describes two novel Huntiella species in the African clade, bringing the number of known species in the genus to 31. Though closely related, the two species display different mating systems. Outcomes from this study appear in the journal MycoKeys.
A review of the invasion history and global management strategies of Eucalyptus snout beetles in the Gonipterus scutellatus species complex by researchers in the TPCP appears in the Journal of Pest Science.
In a collaborative venture with Dr Jos Houbraken (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, the Netherlands), Prof. Cobus M Visagie, Dr Neriman Yilmaz (both from FABI) and others have recently completed and published a major study updating the taxonomy of the Eurotiales.
A study in the Forest Molecular Genetics (FMG) Programme at FABI interrogates the benefits of implementing genomic selection for growth and wood quality traits in an established Eucalyptus grandis breeding programme in South Africa. Outcomes from this study appear in an article.
The first study on alternative weed and cultivated hosts of Spongospora subterraneaf. sp. subterranea (Sss), in southern Africa identifies two species as ideal trap crops for rotation with potatoes. The study also introduces three new families to the known hosts of Sss in the region.
A consortium of microbiologists from around the globe, FABI included, is pushing for an overhaul in how scientific names are assigned to uncultivated bacteria and archaea. Despite their ecological, agricultural and medical importance, these organisms traditionally have not been recognized by the international body governing the nomenclature of prokaryotes.
Professor Cobus Visagie is a researcher in the Applied Mycology group at FABI. One of the group’s research goals is to discover fungal diversity in South Africa, and Cobus’ research is strongly focussed on the economically important genera Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces.
Postdoctoral research by Dr Norman Muzhinji in the Potato Pathology Programme at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) sheds light on the genetic structure and diversity of Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea in four potato-growing regions in South Africa, providing valuable insights on its management.
An MSc study by Kira Lynn in the RGE-FABI Tree Health Programme at the University of Pretoria has described a new Fusarium species, Fusarium rekanum sp. nov., associated with Euwallacea perbrevis, an ambrosia beetle species infesting Acacia crassicarpa plantations in Riau, Indonesia.
FABI postdoctoral Fellow Dr Andi Wilson has established a CRISPR-Cas9-based genome editing protocol for use in Huntiella omanensis, a tree-inhabiting fungus belonging to the Ceratocystidaceae family.
Research undertaken as part of a PhD study by Molly Malefo at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute sheds more light on the role of protease inhibitors in plants under drought stress.
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has funded a postdoctoral research project dedicated to monitoring plant health in botanical gardens and arboreta across South Africa. Two postdoctoral Fellows at the University of Pretoria’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute have held these fellowships.
The first comprehensive study mapping the distribution and genetic diversity of invasive Eucalyptus insect pests in sub-Saharan Africa confirms the presence of five major foliage-feeding species in 14 countries. The results of this study have implications on the quarantine, future research and management of these pests on the continent and beyond.
Dr Joey Hulbert broke new ground when he became the first candidate at the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute to complete a PhD study incorporating citizen science. Citizen science is an approach that involves members of the public as active participants in scientific research.
FABI technology unravels the genetics behind fungal genome evolution The RIPper is a bioinformatics tool for the for quantifying genome-wide RIP mutations in fungal genomes. The strength of this software lies in the automation of laborious techniques to study the mutation process called Repeat-Induced Point mutations (RIP). The RIPper applies these technique
With the increased availability in genome data, inferences regarding evolutionary relationships among taxa can now be performed on a genome-wide scale. But it is widely accepted that not all parts of such massive datasets support the same evolutionary hypothesis. Because of this, a group of researchers at FABI recently investigated the effect of this.
The use of genome data to characterize species and elucidate relationships, particularly between problematic taxa, has become routine practice in bacteria. Recently, researchers from FABI joined in an international effort to describe two novel genera and characterize these within the larger context of the important bacterial group Burkholderia.
A PhD student in FABI, Runlei Chang, has discovered and described 19 new fungal species from China as part of the research for his thesis. These fungi are all associated with conifer-infesting bark beetles and their mites and belong to well-known genera such as Ophiostoma and Leptographium.
Two research papers from FABI were selected as cover stories in two consecutive issues of the international journal, Plant Pathology. The journal is published by Wiley for the British Society of Plant Pathology.
Plastids play an integral role in wood formation, and yet they are routinely ignored in the study of xylogenesis in forest trees. Desre Pinard and Dr Eshchar Mizrachi have published a review highlighting the unique biology of plastids in wood, suggesting that a new type of plastid, the xylopast, exists.
Approaches for characterizing metabolic potential from genomic sequences have previously been predicted to be useful in the description of bacterial taxa. Dr Marike Palmer, has recently employed these approaches for identifying biological processes contributing to the divergence of bacteria with a variety of lifestyles.
Comparative genomics is shaping our notion of what fungal species are. Based on current data, these unique evolutionary units are separated from one another by boundaries that are porous under certain conditions. This affects our expectations regarding their population biology and evolution, and our strategies for recognizing and controlling them.
The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer is an ambrosia beetle native to Southeast Asia. In 2017 this pest was detected in South Africa. Its presence has since been confirmed in all provinces except Limpopo. The beetle has a symbiotic relationship with the fungus Fusarium euwallaceae, which causes branch die-back and death of susceptible trees.
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Asfaw BA, Makowe IA, Jenya H, Bush S, Kayumba I, Nambazimana A, van der Lingen S, Hurley BP. Tracing the distribution of natural enemies of non-native Eucalyptus insect pests in sub-Saharan Africa. 22nd Congress of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 28 June to 1 July 2021.
Wondafrash M. Pest surveillance. DUT Workshop. 24 May 2021.
Wondafrash M. Introduction to pests and pathogens. DUT Workshop. 24 May 2021.
Wondafrash M. Monitoring plant health in South African Botanical Gardens. DUT Workshop. 24 May 2021.
Paap T. Phytophthora biology, impact, and management. DUT Workshop. 24 May 2021.
Paap T. Urban tree health. DUT Workshop. 24 May 2021.
Paap T. Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer. DUT Workshop. 24 May 2021.
Wondafrash M, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Hulbert JM, Wilson JR, Paap T. The value of botanical gardens to biosecurity and plant health research in South Africa. National Symposium on Biological Invasions. 5-7 May 2021.
Wondafrash M. Plant health in botanical gardens. A webinar. 28th July 2020.
Paap T. An update on Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) in South Africa. SANBI Interpretation Officers Meeting, Lowveld National Botanical Garden, 21st of October 2019, Nelspruit.
Wondafrash M. Plant health project in botanic gardens and arboreta in South Africa. SANBI Interpretation Officers Meeting, Lowveld National Botanical Garden, 21st of October 2019, Nelspruit.
Wondafrash M, Paap T. Sentinel plant research and monitoring PSHB. Beetle Workshop, 1st November 2019, Pretoria.
Wondafrash M, Paap T. Best garden practices and plant health. Free State National Botanical Garden, 1st October 2019, Bloemfontein.
Wondafrash M, Paap T. Monitoring plant health in botanical gardens and arboreta across South Africa. Seasonal Plant Sale Day in Free State National Botanical Garden, 28th September 2019, Bloemfontein.
Paap T. Pest and disease management and biosecurity in botanic gardens. A Plenary Talk at Horticulturalists Enrichment Forum at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, September 2019, Johannesburg.
Wondafrash M, Slippers B, Hurley BP. Distribution and diversity of invasive pests of Eucalyptus in sub-Saharan Africa, 21st Congress of Entomological Society of Southern Africa (ESSA), 8-11 July 2019, Umhlanga.
Paap T. An update on PSHB in South Africa and emerging plant diseases in Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden. Presentation at Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden, June 2019, Cape Town.
Wondafrash M. Distribution and diversity of invasive Eucalyptus insect pests and their natural enemies in sub-Saharan Africa, FABI Post Doc Seminar, 8 April 2019, Pretoria.
Paap T. An update on Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB) and its fungal symbiont in South Africa. PSHB meeting at eThekwini Municipality, 14th March 2019, Durban.
Paap T, de Beer ZW. Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. European PhD Network “Insect Science” IX Annual Meeting, 14th November 2018, Florence, Italy.
Paap T, de Beer ZW. Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. Presentation to Italian National Research Council (CNR) Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (ISPP), 13th November 2018, Florence, Italy.
Paap T, de Beer ZW, Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ. Sentinel tree research in botanical gardens of South Africa. COST Action FP1401 Final Meeting: Sentinel plantings for detecting alien, potentially damaging tree pests, 19th Oct 2018, Sursee, Switzerland.
Paap T, de Beer ZW. Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. Presentation to Forest Research, 4th October 2018, Farnham, United Kingdom.
Paap T, de Beer ZW. Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. Institute of Environment and Recreation Management (IERM) Convention, 19th Sep 2018, Durban.
Paap T, de Beer ZW. Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. Intensive Growers Association Biannual Symposium, 19th July 2018, Durban.
Paap T, de Beer ZW. Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. Presentation to Ethekwini Municipality, 17th July 2018, Durban.
Paap T, de Beer ZW. Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer in South Africa. Presentation to Simbithi Eco Estate, 12th July 2018, Shaka’s Rock.
Paap T, de Beer ZW, Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ. Sentinel tree research in botanical gardens of South Africa and detection of the invasive polyphagous shot hole borer, a major threat to tree health. 45th Annual Research Symposium on the Management of Biological Invasions in Southern Africa, 4th July 2018, Thohoyandou.
Paap T, Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ. Sentinel trees to detect pest and pathogen invasions: a global project. 29th annual meeting of the Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP), 16th May 2017, Pretoria.
Paap T. An early warning system for new and emerging threats to global plant health. PSHB Public Information Session, 19th April 2018, Pretoria.
Paap T, de Beer ZW, Migliorini D, Nel WJ, Wingfield MJ. First report of the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) and its fungal symbiont in South Africa. 44th Conference of the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB), 10th January 2018, Pretoria.
Paap T, Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ. Urban trees: Bridgeheads and Sentinels. UNISA Department of Environmental Science Colloquium, People and Green Space, 19th Oct 2017, Roodepoort.
Paap T, Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ. FABI progress report. Curators Week, 5th Oct 2017, Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein.
Paap T, Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ. Urban trees: Bridgeheads and Sentinels. Institute of Environment and Recreation Management (IERM) Convention, 12th Sep 2017, Johannesburg.
Paap T. Sentinel Tree Research in South Africa. Murdoch University Plant Pathology Group Seminar, 16th Aug 2017, Perth, Western Australia.
Paap T, Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ. Urban Forests: Sources of invasion for plantations. 28th annual meeting of the Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP), 17th May 2017, Pretoria.
Paap T, Hulbert J, Burgess TI, Wingfield MJ. Botanical gardens: Sentinel plantings to detect new and emerging Phytophthora risks’ 8th Meeting IUFRO Working Party 7.02.09 Phytophthora in Forests and Natural Ecosystems, 23rd Mar 2017, Sapa, Vietnam.
Paap T. Pathologist on the move. FABI Post Doc Seminar, 20th Feb 2017, Pretoria.
Paap T. Pathogens and insect pests as invasives on trees in urban environments. Non-native species in urban environments workshop hosted by the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (CIB), 8th November 2016, Stellenbosch.
Paap T. Monitoring tree health at sentinel sites: botanic gardens and arboreta, Curators Week, 3rd October 2016, East London.
Background to the project
Currently, there is a rapid surge in the number of alien arthropod plant pests and pathogens in many countries. Unfortunately, many of these pests and pathogens are unknown to science or at least unknown to cause serious damage before they arrive and establish in a novel environment. Improved pest and pathogen surveillance and monitoring methods and early warning systems are therefore required. To this effect, recently there is a move towards sentinel plant research to identify new and emerging pest and pathogen risks before they arrive in novel environments. In 2016, a South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) funded project was initiated under the framework of the International Plant Sentinel Network (IPSN). The project aims to improve surveillance and identification of new and emerging pest and pathogen risks, by monitoring plant health in botanical gardens and arboreta in South Africa. South Africa is privileged to have several botanical gardens and arboreta located across the country. These gardens and arboreta provide a unique opportunity for biosecurity research as they house diverse collections of exotic and native plant species. The project also promotes an increased awareness of plant health issues, and aims to build capacity within the gardens to detect and manage pest and pathogen problems.
This website provides access to resources generated from this project and previous biosecurity related research conducted in botanical gardens and arboreta in South Africa.
The project is funded and supported by:
Important Links:
- Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
- International Plant Sentinel Network (IPSN)
- Invasive Species Programme
- Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB)
Contact information:
Dr Felipe Balocchi
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI)
University of Pretoria
Pretoria 0002
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Telephone: +27 (12) 4203939
Pests and pathogens identified from botanical gardens in South Africa
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Species |
Order: Family |
Native range |
Collected/isolated from |
Botanic garden |
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1 |
Ace of spades cycad stem borer, Phacecorynes variegatus |
Coleoptera: Curcullionidae |
South Africa |
Encephalartos cycads |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
2 |
African citrus psyllid, Trioza erytreae |
Hemiptera: Triozidae |
Africa |
Cirus spp., Clausena anisata, Zanthoxylum davyi |
Durban Botanical Garden, KwaZulu-Natal NBG, Pretoria NBG |
|
3 |
Aloe red scale, Separaspis capensis |
Hemiptera: Diaspididae |
Unknown |
Aloe spp. |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
4 |
Araucaria scale, Uhleria araucariae |
Hemiptera: Eriococcidae |
Unknown |
Araucaria heterophylla |
Arderne Gardens, KwaZulu-Natal NBG |
|
5 |
Armoured scale insect, Chrysompahlus pinnulifer |
Hemiptera: Diaspididae |
Unknown |
Syzygium guineense |
Arderne Gardens |
|
6 |
Armoured scale insect, Duplachionaspis sp. |
Hemiptera: Diaspididae |
Unknown |
Aloe marlothii, A. arborescens |
Pretoria NBG |
|
7 |
Asian woolly hackberry aphid, Shivaphis celti |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Asia |
Celtis africana |
Arderne Gardens |
|
8 |
Aspidiotus capensis
|
Hemiptera: Diaspididae |
South Africa |
Encephalartos senticosus, E. altenstenii |
Pretoria NBG |
|
9 |
Banded Snout Beetle, Phlyctinus callosus |
Coleoptera: Curcullionidae |
South Africa |
Different succulent hosts, including aloes |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
10 |
Bracket fungus, Ganoderma spp. (mainly G. destructans) |
Polyporales: Ganodermataceae |
Unknown |
Senegalia nigrescens, Vachellia xanthophloea, Combretum sp., Dracaena sp., Searsia chirindensis |
Pretoria NBG
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|
Olinia ventosa |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
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Fagus sylvatica |
Arderne Gardens |
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Celtis Africana, Aracaria sp. |
KwaZulu-Natal NBG |
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C. Africana, Combretum erythrophyllum, Dombeya cymosa |
Walter Sisulu NBG |
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|
11 |
Cinara tujafilina* |
Hemiptera: Ahididae |
Asia |
Widdringtonia wallichii (formerly W. cederbergensis) |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
12 |
Cycad aulacaspis scale, Aulacaspis yatsumatsui |
Hemiptera: Diaspididae |
South East Asia |
Cycad revoluta and other exotic cycad species |
Durban Botanical Garden, Pretoria NBG |
|
13 |
Cypress aphid, Cinara cupressi* |
Hemiptera: Ahididae |
North America |
Widdringtonia nodiflora |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
14 |
Ectopsocus briggsi |
Hemiptera: Psyllidae |
Unknown |
Laurus nobilis |
Arderne Gardens |
|
15 |
Erythrina gall wasp, Quadrasticus erythrinae |
Hymenoptera: Eulophidae |
East Africa |
Erythrina caffra, E. lysistemon |
Durban Botanical Garden, KwaZulu-Nalal NBG |
|
16 |
Euplatypus sp.* |
Coleoptera: Curcullionidae |
Unknown |
Ficus macrophylla |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
17 |
Flat mite, Cenopalpus pterinus |
Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae |
Unknown |
Fagus sylvatica var purpurea |
Arderne Gardens |
|
18 |
Fluted cushion scale, Icerya purchasi |
Hemiptera: Monophlebidae |
Australia |
Citrus spp. |
KwaZulu-Natal NBG |
|
19 |
Fusarium euwallaceae (Fungal symbiont of Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB)* |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Asia |
Platanus x acerifolia |
Kwazulu-Natal NBG |
|
Senegalia galipinii, Acer negundo, Brachychiton discolour, Dombeya rotundifolia, Erythrina lysistemon, Quercus kellogii, Searsia lancea, Liquidambar styraciflua |
Pretoria National Zoological Garden |
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|
20 |
Gardenbane Weevil, Ellimenistes laesicollis |
Coleoptera: Curcullionidae |
Southern Africa |
Many hosts |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
21 |
Greater aloe snout beetle Brachycerus tauriculus |
Coleoptera: Curcullionidae |
Southern Africa |
Many Aloe spp. |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
22 |
Honey fungus, Armillaria mellea, A.gallica |
Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
Northern hemisphere |
Fagus sylvatica, Lithocarpus sp., Rhododendron sp. |
Arderne Gardens |
|
Brabejum stellatifolium, Olea capensis subsp. Capensis, Senegalia burkei, Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii, Albizia adianthifolia, Apodytes dimidiata, Cassine peragua, Celtis African, Cinnamomum camphora, Ealaedendron croceum, Ficus lutea, Ilex mitis, Indigofera spp., Leucadendron argeteum, Olea capensis, O. woodiana, Protorhus longifolia, Salix mucronate, Schotia afra, Searsia chirindensis, Trema arientalis, Trichelia dregeana, Vepris lanceolate, Virgilia orobodes, Widdringtonia nodiflora |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
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|
23 |
Large cycad stem borer, Phacecorynes sommeri |
Coleoptera: Curcullionidae |
South Africa |
Encephalartos cycad |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
24 |
Latania scale, Hemiberlesia lataniae |
Hemiptera: Diaspididae |
Unknown |
Fagus sylvatica var purpurea |
Arderne Gardens |
|
25 |
Lecanodiaspis sp. |
Hemiptera: Lecanodiaspididae |
Unknown |
Hibiscus sp. |
Pretoria NBG |
|
26 |
Lesser aloe snout beetle, Rhadinomerus illictus |
Coloeptera: Curcullionidae |
Southern Africa |
Most Aloe species |
Harold Porter NBG, Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
27 |
Mining scale, Howardia biclavis |
Hemiptera: Diaspididae |
New World tropics or Africa |
Fagus sylvatica var purpurea |
Arderne Gardens |
|
28 |
Palm aphid, Cerataphis sp. |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
South East Asia |
Cococ nucifera |
Durban Botanical Garden |
|
29 |
Phaea sp. |
Coloeptera: Ceraymbecidae |
Unknown |
Erythrina lysistemon |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
30 |
Phytophthora amnicola* |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Soil mix and water source samples |
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden |
|
31 |
Phytophthora asparagi* |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Garden bed samples |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
32 |
Phytophthora capensis |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Garden bed samples |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
33 |
Phytophthora chlamydospora |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Soil mix samples |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
34 |
Phytophthora cinnamomi |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Garden bed samples, Quercus suber, Leucadendron argenteum |
Harold Porter NBG, Kirstenbosch NBG, Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden |
|
35 |
Phytophthora lacustris |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Water source samples |
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden |
|
36 |
Phytophthora multivora |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Garden bed and soil mix samples, Cupressus sempervirens |
City of Cape Town Company’s Garden, Harold Porter NBG, Kirstenbosch NBG, Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, |
|
37 |
Phytophthora nicotianae |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Roots and rhizosphere soil of dying Encephalartos spp. |
Pretoria NBG |
|
38 |
Phytophthora tropicalis* |
Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
Unknown |
Garden bed samples |
City of Cape Town Company’s Garden |
|
39 |
Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB), Euwallacea fornicatus* |
Coleoptera: Curcullionidae |
Asia |
Platanus x acerifolia |
KwaZulu-Natal NBG |
|
Senegalia galipinii, Acer negundo, Brachychiton discolour, Dombeya rotundifolia, Erythrina lysistemon, Quercus kellogii, Searsia lancea, Liquidambar styraciflua |
Pretoria National Zoological Garden |
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Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii, Cordia caffra, Erythrina lysistemon, E. abysinnica |
Walter Sisulu NBG |
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|
40 |
Pulvinaria delottoi |
Hemiptera: Coccidae |
South Africa |
Mesembranthymum sp. |
Durban Botanical Garden |
|
41 |
Pyriform scale, Protopulvinaria pyriformis |
Hemiptera: Coccidae |
Unknown |
Syzygium guineense |
Arderne Gardens |
|
42 |
Sciobius tottus
|
Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
Southern Africa |
Cilvia spp., Melianthus spp. |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
43 |
Seychelles scale, Icerya seychellarum |
Hemiptera: Monophlebidae |
Seychelles or South Africa |
Camellia japonica, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
Arderne Gardens |
|
44 |
Sophronica carbonaria
|
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae |
Unknown |
Aloe succotrina |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
45 |
The garden Acraea, Acraea horta |
Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae |
Southern Africa |
Kiggelaria africana |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
46 |
The golden mealybug, Nipaecoccus aurilanatus |
Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae |
Australia |
Araucaria sp. |
Arderne Gardens, KwaZulu-Natal NBG |
|
47 |
The leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina |
Lepidoptera: Geometridae |
Southern Africa |
A range of native cycads |
KwaZulu-Natal NBG |
|
48 |
Trichopsocus clarus* |
Psocoptera: Trichopsocidae |
Unknown |
Camellia japonica, Viburnum sp., Zanthoxylum davyi, |
Arderne Gardens |
|
49 |
Trioza bullatae
|
Hemiptera: Psyllidae |
South Africa |
Ocotea bullata |
Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
50 |
Trioza sp.
|
Hemiptera: Triozidae |
Unknown |
Hellaria lucida |
Harold Porter NBG, Kirstenbosch NBG |
|
Curtisia dentate |
Harold Porter NBG |
||||
|
Ficus sur |
KwaZulu-Natal NBG, Pretoria NBG |
||||
|
51 |
Wax scales, Ceroplastes sp. |
Hemiptera: Coccidae |
Unknown |
Podocarpus henkelii |
Pretoria NBG |
|
52 |
White powdery scale, Pseudocribrolecanium andersoni |
Hemiptera: Coccidae |
Africa |
Strelitiz nicolai |
Durban Botanical Garden |
|
53 |
Woolly whitefly, Aleurothrixus floccosus |
Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae |
Neotropics |
Citrus spp. |
Pretoria NBG |
* - First confirmed records for South Africa
NBG – National Botanical Garden
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Marais I, Buitendag C, Duong TA, Crampton BG, Theron J, Kidanemarium D, Berger DK. (2024) Double-stranded RNA uptake for the control of the maize pathogen Cercospora zeina. Plant Pathology Online first:1-11.
10.1111/ppa.13909
van Heerden A, Pham NQ, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Muro Abad JI, Durán A, Wilken PM. (2024) LAMP assay to detect Elsinoë necatrix; an important Eucalyptus shoot and leaf pathogen. Plant Disease
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Silva GA, Oliveira MES, Rêgo GMS, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, Ferreira MA. (2024) Chrysoporthe brasiliensis sp. nov. pathogenic to Melastomataceae in southeast Brazil. Fungal Biology
10.1016/j.funbio.2024.04.001
Fick A, Swart V, Bombarely A, van den Berg N. (2024) Comparative transcriptional analysis of Persea americana MYB, WRKY and AP2/ERF transcription factors following Phytophthora cinnamomi infection. Molecular Plant Pathology 25(4):e13453.
10.1111/mpp.13453 
Van Lill M, Venter SN, Muema EK, Palmer M., Beukes CW, Chan WY, Steenkamp ET. (2024) SeqCode facilitates naming of South African rhizobia left in limbo. Systematics and Applied Microbiology 47(2-3):126504.
10.1016/j.syapm.2024.126504
Visagie CM, Meyer H, Yilmaz N. (2024) Maize–Fusarium associations and their mycotoxins: Insights from South Africa. Fungal Biology
10.1016/j.funbio.2024.03.009
Elisa P, Allison J, Hurley BP, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2024) Lethal and sublethal effects of insecticides on Bathycoelia distincta (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). African Entomology 32: e16992:1-9.
10.17159/2254-8854/2024/a16992
Pietersen G, Morgan S, Read DA. (2024) First report of Citrus concave gum-associated virus (CCGaV) on apple (Malus spp.) in South Africa. Journal of Plant Pathology
10.1007/s42161-024-01629-9
Gush S, Lebre P, Coutinho TA, Cowan DA, van der Waals JE. (2024) Disentangling shifts in the soil microbiome of potatoes infected with Rhizoctonia solani Anastomosis Group 3-PT in search of potential biocontrol agents. Phytobiomes Journal
10.1094/PBIOMES-06-23-0046-R
Dankie VN, Steenkamp ET, De Vos L, Swalarsk-Parry BS, Dewing C, Fru F, Wilken PM, Mchunu NP, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ, van der Nest MA. (2024) Growth, pathogenicity and sexual fertility of the African tree pathogen Ceratocystis albifundus. Journal of Plant Pathology :1-11.
10.1007/s42161-024-01634-y
Abkallo HM, Arbuthnot P, Auer TO, Berger DK, Burger J, Chakauya E, Concordet J-P, Diabate A, Di Donato V, Groenewald J-H, Guindo A, Koekemoer LL, Nazare F, Nolan T, Okumu F, Orefuwa E, Paemka L, Prieto-Godino L, Runo S, Sadler M, Tesfaye K, Tripathi L, Wondji C. (2024) Making genome editing a success story in Africa. Nature Biotechnology :1-4.
https://rdcu.be/dBJUa
Robert R, Robberste N, Thompson GD, Read DA. (2024) Characterization of macadamia ringspot‑associated virus, a novel Orthotospovirus associated with Macadamia integrifolia in South Africa. European Journal of Plant Pathology
10.1007/s10658-024-02832-1
Hiroyuki S, Marincowitz S, Roux J, Paap T, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2024) A new genus and species of Cryphonectriaceae causing stem cankers on plantation eucalypts in South Africa. Plant Pathology :1-14.
10.1111/ppa.13883
Strydom RF, Wilson CR, Tegg RS, Balendres MA, van der Waals JE. (2024) Advancements in Spongospora subterranea: Current knnowledge, management strategies, and research gaps. Potato Research
10.1007/s11540-024-09701-8
Mapfumo P, Buthelezi S, Archer E, Swanevelder DZH, Wilken PM, Creux N. (2024) In-field climatic factors driving Sclerotinia head rot progression across different sunflower planting dates. Plant Pathology
10.1111/ppa.13873
Price J-L, Visagie CM, Meyer H, Yilmaz N. (2024) Fungal species and mycotoxins Associated with Maize ear rots collected from the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Toxins 16:95.
10.3390/toxins16020095
Tarigan M, Wingfield MJ, Jami F, Marpaung YMAN, Duran A, Pham NQ. (2024) Pathogenicity of Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis on eucalypts in Indonesia. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science
10.2989/20702620.2023.2279054
Caballol M, Serradó F, Barnes I, Camarero JJ, Valeriano C, Colangelo M, Oliva J. (2024) Climate, host ontogeny and pathogen structural specificity determine forest disease distribution at a regional scale. Ecography :e06974.
10.1111/ecog.06974
MISEV Consortium, Motaung T. (2024) Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles 13(2):e12404.
10.1002/jev2.12404
Pham NQ, Suzuki H, Duong TA, Wingfield BD, Barnes I, Duran A, Wingfield MJ. (2024) Cryptic sexual reproduction in an emerging Eucalyptus shoot and foliar pathogen. Plant Pathology
10.1111/ppa.13876
Francinah M. Ratsoma, Nthabiseng Z. Mokoena, Quentin C. Santana, Brenda D. Wingfield, Emma T. Steenkamp, Thabiso E. Motaung. (2024) Characterization of the Fusarium circinatum biofilm environmental response role. Journal of Basic Microbiology 00(00):1-16.
10.1002/jobm.202300536
Morrison EW, Duong TA, Garnas JR. (2024) A high-quality draft genome sequence of Neonectria faginata, causative agent of beech bark disease of Fagus grandifolia. Microbiology Resource Announcements
10.1128/mra.01048-23
Roberts E, Paap T, Roets F. (2024) Chemical control of the Polyphagous Shothole Borer beetle (PSHB, Euwallacea fornicatus) and Fusarium euwallaceae in American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua). Journal of Plant Pathology
10.1007/s42161-023-01583-y
Fitza KNE, Allison J, Slippers B, Chingandu N, Reed SE. (2024) Diversity and potential sources of introduction of the Beech leaf nematode (Litylenchus crenatae< mccannii) to Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
Engelbrecht K, Raubenheimer I, Paap T, Neethling E, Roets F. (2024) Detection of Fusarium euwallaceae and its vector Euwallacea fornicatus on Pear (Pyrus communis) and in deciduous fruit orchards in South Africa. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 19(1)
10.1007/s13314-023-00524-z
Visagie CM, Meijer M, Kraak B, Groenewald M, Houbraken J, Theelen B, Vorst Y, Boekhout T. (2024) Blastobotrys nigripullensis, a new yeast species isolated from a fungal outbreak on an ancient Roman shipwreck in the Netherlands. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 117:22.
10.1007/s10482-023-01898-x
Hlongwane NL, Dzomba EF, Hadebe K, van der Nest MA, Pierneef R, Muchadeyi FC. (2024) Identification of signatures of positive selection that have shaped the genomic landscape of South African pig populations. Animals 14:235.
10.3390/ani14020236
De Vos L, van der Nest MA, Santana QC, van Wyk S, Leeuwendaal KS, Wingfield BD, Steenkamp ET. (2024) Chromosome-level assemblies for the pine pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circinatum. Pathogens 13(1):70.
10.3390/pathogens13010070
Chen BY, Wu WX, Chen SF. (2024) Wide distribution of Teratosphaeria epicoccoides and T. destructans associated with diseased Eucalyptus leaves in plantations in Southern China. Microorganisms 12:129.
10.3390/microorganisms12010129
Visagie CM, Yilmaz N, Kocsubé S, Frisvad JC, Hubka V, Samson RA, Houbraken J. (2024) A review of recently introduced Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and other Eurotiales species. Studies in Mycology 107:1–66.
10.3114/sim.2024.107.01
Joubert M, van den Berg N, Theron J, Swart V. (2024) Global transcriptomic analysis in avocado nursery trees reveals differential gene expression during asymptomatic infection by avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBVd). Virus Research 339:199263.
10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199263.
Nganso BT, Soroker V, Osabutey AF, Pirk CWW, Johansson T, Elie N, Otieno-Ayayo ZN, Ibrahim MM, Ndungu NN, Ayalew W, Wubie AJ, Taboue GCT, Fameni ST, Bobadoye BO, Assefa F, Subramanian S. (2024) Best practices for colony management: a neglected aspect for improving honey bee colony health and productivity in Africa. Journal of Apicultural Research :1-18.
10.1080/00218839.2024.2308418
Yusuf A, Pirk C, Crewe R. (2024) A Hitchhiker’s Ride: The Honey Bee Louse Braula Coeca (Diptera: Braulidae) Selects its Host by Eavesdropping. Journal of Chemical Ecology
10.1007/s10886-024-01481-2
Crous PW, Costa MM, Kandemir H, Vermaas M, Vu D, Zhao L, Arumugam E, Flakus A, Jurjević Ž, Kaliyaperumal M, Mahadevakumar S, Murugadoss R, Shivas RG, Tan YP, Wingfield MJ, Abell SE, Marney TS, Danteswari C, Darmostuk V, Denchev CM, Denchev TT, Gené J, Etayo J, Gunaseelan S, Hubka V, Illescas T, Jansen GM, Kezo K, Kumar S, Larsson E, Mufeeda KT, Piatek M, Rodriguez-Flakus P, Sarma PVSRN, Stryjak-Bokacka M, Torres-Garcia D, Vauras J, Acal DA, Akulov A, Alhudaib K, Asif M, Balashov S, Baral H-O, Baturo-Cieśniewska A, Begerow D, Beja-Perreira A, Bianchinotti MV, Bilański P, Chandranayaka S, Chellappan N, Cowan DA, Custódio FA, Czachura P, Delgado G, De Silva NI, Dijksterhuis J, Dueñas M, Eisvand P, Fachada V, Fournier J, Fritsche Y, Fuljer F, Ganga KGG, Guerra MP, Hansen K, Hywel-Jones N, Ismail AM, Jacobs CR, Jankowiak R, Karich A, Kemler M, Kisło K, Klofac W, Krisai-Greilhuber I, Latha KPD, Lebeuf R, Lopes ME, Lumyong S, Maciá-Vicente JG, Maggs-Kölling G, Magistà D, Manimohan P, Martín MP, Mazur E, Mehrabi-Koushki M, Miller AN, Mombert A, Ossowska EA, Patejuk K, Pereira OL, Piskorski S, Plaza M, Podile AR, Polhorsky A, Pusz W, Raza W, Ruszkiewicz-Michalska M, Saba M, Sánchez RM, Singh R, Śliwa L, Smith ME, Stefenon VM, Strašiftáková D, Suwannarach N, Szczepańska K, Telleria MT, Tennakoon DS, Thines M, Thorn RG, Urbaniak J, van der Vegte M, Vasan V, Vila-Vićosa C, Voglmayr H, Wrzosek M, Zappelini J, Groenewald JZ. (2023) Fungal Planet description sheets: 1550-1613. Persoonia 51:280-417.
10.3767/persoonia.2023.51.08
Wilken PM, Lane FA, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2023) Unidirectional mating-type switching is underpinned by a conserved MAT1 locus architecture. Fungal genetics and Biology (103859)
10.1016/j.fgb.2023.103859
Schertler A, Thines M, Dawson W, van Kleunen M, Kreft H, Pergl J, Pyšek P, Weigelt P, Winter M, Seebens H, Wingfield MJ, Reino L, Lenzner B, Dellinger S, Moser D, Bufford JL, Ghelardini L, Santini A, Capinha C, Monteiro M, Essl F. (2023) Biogeography and global flows of 100 major alien fungal and fungus-like oomycete pathogens. Journal of Biogeography
10.1111/jbi.14755
van der Merwe E, Slippers B, Dittrich-Schröder G. (2023) Mechanical egg activation and rearing of first instar larvae of Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Insects 14(12):931.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/12/931
Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Barnes I, Tarigan M, Solís M, Duran A, Pham NQ. (2023) First report of phyllode rust on Acacia crassicarpa outside its native range. Forest Pathology
10.1111/efp.12839
Fourie A, Venter S, Slippers B, Fourie G. (2023) Pantoea bathycoeliae sp. nov and a Sodalis sp. are core gut microbiome symbionts of the two-spotted stink bug. Frontiers in Microbiology :1-19.
10.3389/fmicb.2023.1284397
Rakubu IL, Katumanyane A, Hurley BP. (2023) Host-foraging strategies of five local entomopathogenic nematode species in South Africa. Crop Protection 176:106525.
10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106525
Barten H, Schröder ML, Slippers B, Howe AG, Lawson SA, Hurley BP. (2023) Reproductive compatibility of a newly imported Australian population of the biocontrol agent Anaphes nitens with an existing South African population. Biological Control 187:105403.
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105403
Anbu SP, Swart V, van den Berg N. (2023) Unmasking the invaders: NLR-mal function in plant defense. Frontiers in Plant Science 14:1307294.
10.3389/fpls.2023.1307294
Pham NQ, Duong TA, Wingfield BD, Barnes I, Duran A, Wingfield MJ. (2023) Characterisation of the mating-type loci in species of Elsinoe causing scab diseases. Fungal Biology 127:1484–1490.
10.1016/j.funbio.2023.11.003
Wu WX, Li WW, Liu FF, Chen SF. (2023) Evidence of High Genetic Diversity and Differences in the Population Diversity of the Eucalyptus Leaf Blight Pathogen Calonectria pseudoreteaudii from Diseased Leaves and Soil in a Plantation in Guangxi, China. Microorganisms (11)
10.3390/microorganisms11112785
Backer R, Naidoo S, van den Berg N. (2023) The expression of the NPR1-dependent defense response pathway genes in Persea americana (Mill.) following infection with Phytophthora cinnamomi. BMC Plant Biology 23(1):548.
10.1186/s12870-023-04541-z
Rakubu IL, Katumanyane A, Hurley BP. (2023) Screening five local entomopathogenic nematode species for their virulence against pupae of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, under laboratory conditions . Crop Protection 176:106500.
10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106500
Omondi DO, Dida MM, Berger DK, Beyene Y, Nsibo DL, Juma C, Mahabaleswara SL, Gowda M. (2023) Combination of Linkage and Association Mapping with Genomic Prediction to Infer QTL Regions Associated with Gray Leaf Spot and Northern Corn Leaf Blight Resistance in Tropical Maize. Frontiers in Genetics 14:1-16.
10.3389/fgene.2023.1282673
Granados GM, Rodas CA, Vivas M, Wingfield MJ, Barnes I. (2023) Patterns of Dothistroma septosporum conidial dispersal in Colombian Pinus tecunumanii plantations. Forest Pathology (00):e12834.
10.1111/efp.12834
Bose T, Hammerbacher A, Spies CFJ, Coutinho TA. (2023) Phytophthora: an underestimated threat to agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa. Mycological Progress 22:78.
10.1007/s11557-023-01926-0
Robert Mangani, Kpoti M. Gunn, Nicky Creux. (2023) Projecting the effect of climate change on planting date and cultivar choice for South African dryland maize production. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 341(15):109695.
10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109695
Wilson AM, Coetzee MPA, Wingfield MJ, Wingfield BD. (2023) Needles in fungal haystacks: Discovery of a putative a-factor pheromone and a unique mating strategy in the Leotiomycetes. PLOS One 18(10):e0292619.
10.1371/ journal.pone.0292619
Visagie CM, Magistà D, Ferrara M, Balocchi F, Duong TA, Eichmeier A, Gramaje D, Aylward J, Baker SE, Barnes I, Calhoun S, De Angelis M, Frisvad JC, Hakalova E, Hayes RD, Houbraken J, Grigoriev IV, LaButti K, Leal C, Lipzen C, Ng V, Pangilinan J, Pecenka J, Perrone G, Piso A, Savage E, Spetik E, Wingfield MJ, Zhang Y, Wingfield BD. (2023) IMA genome-F18 - The reidentification of Penicillium genomes available in the NCBI and draft genomes for Penicillium species from dry cured meat, Penicillium biforme, P. brevicompactum, P. solitum, and P. cvjetkovicii, Pewenomyces kutranfy, Pew. tapulicola, Pew. kalosus, Teratosphaeria carnegiei, and Trichoderma atroviridae SC1. IMA Fungus 14(21)
10.1186/s43008-023-00121-w
Welgemoed T, Duong TA, Barnes I, Stukenbrock EH, Berger DK. (2023) Population genomic analyses suggest recent dispersal events of the pathogen Cercospora zeina into East and Southern African maize cropping systems. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics
10.1093/g3journal/jkad214
Wingfield MJ, Pham NQ, Marincowitz S, Duong TA, Wingfield BD, Wilson AM. (2023) Blast from the past: a study of decades-old fungal cultures resolves a long-standing tree disease mystery. Journal of Plant Pathology
10.1007/s42161-023-01502-1
Tarigan M, Wingfield MJ, Marpaung YMAN, Duran A, Pham NQ. (2023) Quambalaria eucalypti found on Eucalyptus in Indonesia. Forest Pathology :e12829.
10.1111/efp.12829
Narh Mensah DL , Wingfield BD, Coetzee MPA. (2023) A practical approach to genome assembly and annotation of Basidiomycota using the example of Armillaria. BioTechniques
10.2144/btn-2023-0023
Avontuur JR, Wilken PM, Palmer M, Coetzee MPA, Stępkowski T, Venter SN, Steenkamp ET. (2023) Complex evolutionary history of photosynthesis in Bradyrhizobium. Microbial Genomics 9(9)
10.1099/mgen.0.001105
Fourie G, Mkhize T, Twiddy D. (2023) Bark and Ambrosia beetles and their fungal symbionts in macadamia orchards in South Africa. SAMAC Journal :78-79.
Twiddy D, Akinsanmi F, Fourie G. (2023) Towards management of macadamia nut diseases in South Africa. SAMAC Journal :80-81.
Fourie G. (2023) Disease diagnostic clinic and field extension: a service to the macadamia industry. SAMAC Journal :96-97.
Moffat R, Hurley BP, Fourie G. (2023) Biology of the invasive macadamia felted coccid, Acanthococcus ironsidei Williams (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) and potential native enemies as biological control agents. SAMAC Journal :82-83.
Smith A, Fourie G. (2023) The Macadamia nut borer genome: What are the benefits?. SAMAC Journal :84.
Oliveira LS, Saha MA, Jami F, Asfa R, Maretha MV, Sipayung J, Tarigan M, Duran A. (2023) Identification, pathogenicity and control of powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe elevata on Eucalyptus pellita in Sumatra, Indonesia. . Forest Pathology 53(5):e12825.
10.1111/efp.12825
Anneri Lötter, Tuan A Duong, Julia Candotti, Eshschar Mizrachi, Jill L Wegrzyn, Alexander A Myburg. (2023) Haplogenome assembly reveals structural variation in Eucalyptus interspecific hybrids. GigaScience 12
10.1093/gigascience/giad064
Balocchi F, Barnes I, Wingfield MJ, Ahumada R, Visagie CM. (2023) New Resinogalea species from Araucaria araucana resin in Chile and reclassification of the genus in the Cryptocaliciomycetidae. IMA Fungus 14
10.1186/s43008-023-00122-9
Claassens R, Venter SN, Beukes CW, Stępkowski T, Chan WY, Steenkamp ET. (2023) Bradyrhizobium xenonodulans sp. nov. isolated from nodules of Australian Acacia species invasive to South Africa. Systematic and Applied Microbiology
10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126452
Johannes Joubert, Benice Sivparsad, Michelle Schroder, Ilaria Germishuizen, Jingyuan Chen, Brett Hurley, Jeremy Allison, Almuth Hammerbacher. (2023) Susceptibility of Eucalyptus trees to defoliation by the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus sp. n. 2, is enhanced by high foliar contents of 1,8-cineole, oxalic acid and sucrose and low contents of palmitic and shikimic acid. Plant, Cell & Environment
10.1111/pce.14696
Pham NQ, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Tanga AA, Tiki KR, Kassie WB, Hurley BP, Germishuizen I, Lawson SA, Healey MA, Wondafrash M. (2023) First report of the wattle rust pathogen, Uromycladium acaciae (Raveneliaceae, Pucciniales) in Ethiopia. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research :1–8.
10.1093/forestry/cpad040
Swanepoel S, Visser EA, Shuey SS, Naidoo S. (2023) The In Planta Gene Expression of Austropuccinia psidii in Resistant and Susceptible Eucalyptus grandis. Phytopathology 113(6):1066-1076.
10.1094/PHYTO-07-22-0257-R
Jami F, Botha W. (2023) Pythium and related species on blueberry plants in South Africa. Journal of Phytopathology
10.1111/jph.13213
Paap T, Marincowitz S, Pham NQ, Roets F, Basson RJ, Wingfield BD, Oberlander K, Wingfield MJ. (2023) A novel species of Microsphaeropsis causing cankers on Rafnia amplexicaulis in South Africa. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 12:73-80.
10.3114/fuse.2023.12.05
Marincowitz S, Pham NQ, Wingfield BD, Roets F, Wingfield MJ. (2023) Microfungi associated with dying Euphorbia mauritanica in South Africa and their relative pathogenicity. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 12:59-71.
10.3114/fuse.2023.12.04
Wu WX. (2023) Wide distribution and intraspecies diversity in the pathogenicity of Calonectria in soil from Eucalyptus plantations in southern Guangxi of China. Journal of Fungi 9(8):802.
Wu WX, Chen SF. (2023) Wide distribution and intraspecies diversity in the pathogenicity of Calonectria in soil from Eucalyptus plantations in southern Guangxi of China. Journal of Fungi 9(8):802.
Kooverjee BB, Soma P, van der Nest MA, Scholtz MM, Neser FWC. (2023) Copy Number Variation Discovery in South African Nguni-Sired and Bonsmara-Sired Crossbred Cattle. Animals 13(15):2513.
10.3390/ani13152513
Makunde PT, Joubert JC, Slippers B, Hurley BP, Hammerbacher A. (2023) Leaf surface traits may influence host specificity in psyllids of Eucalyptus, Spondyliaspis cf. plicatuloides (Froggatt) and Glycaspis brimblecombei Moore (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae). Chemoecology 33:83-98.
10.1007/s00049-023-00387-x
Harris MA, Slippers B, Kemler M, Greve M. (2023) Opportunities for diversified usage of metabarcoding data for fungal biogeography through increased metadata quality. Fungal Biology Reviews 46:100329.
10.1016/j.fbr.2023.100329
Franić I, Allan E, Prospero S, ..., Paap T, et al.. (2023) Climate, host and geography shape insect and fungal communities of trees. Scientific Reports 13:1-13.
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Katumanyane A, Slippers B, Wondafrash M, Malan AP, Hurley BP. (2023) Natural infection of white grubs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with entomopathogenic nematodes in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Journal of Helminthology 97
10.1017/S0022149X23000378
Crous P, Pancorbo F, Luangsa-ard J, Larsson E, Esteve-Raventós F, Bishop-Hurley S, Tan Y, Shivas R, Osieck E, Balashov S. (2023) Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478–1549. Persoonia 50:158-310.
10.3767/persoonia.2023.50.05
Crous P, Cowan D, Cruz R, Czachura P, De la Peña-Lastra S, Dovana F, Drury B, Fell J, Flakus A, Fotedar R, Jurjević , Chandranayaka S, Boekhout T, Osieck E, Shivas R, Tan Y, Bishop-Hurley S, Esteve-Raventós F, Larsson E, Luangsa-ard J, Pancorbo F, Balashov S, Baseia I, Kolecka A. (2023) Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478–1549 . Persoonia 50:58 – 310.
10.3767/persoonia.2023.50.05
Nkomo T, Hammerbacher A, Wingfield BD, Bose T. (2023) Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478–1549 (Description of Tulasnella epidendrea). Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 50:290-291.
10.3767/persoonia.2023.50.05
Read DA, Thompson GD, Swanevelder DZH, Pietersen G. (2023) Metaviromic Characterization of Betaflexivirus Populations Associated with a Vitis cultivar Collection in South Africa. Viruses 15(7):1474.
10.3390/v15071474
Li WW, Chen SF, Wingfield MJ, Duong TA. (2023) Calonectria species associated with diseased leaves and soils in southern China Eucalyptus plantations. Phytopathology Research 5(29)
10.1186/s42483-023-00183-z
Roux J, Wingfield MJ, Marincowitz S, Solís M, Phungula S, Pham NQ. (2023) Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
10.1093/forestry/cpad031
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