Stephen Taerum, a PhD student from FABI at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, visited CERC from May 26 to December 31, 2010. During his stay, Stephen collected bark beetles and their symbiotic mites and microbes from conifers in Yunnan, Qinghai, and Guangdong provinces. In addition, Stephen conducted lab work (i.e., culturing, photography, and molecular work) at CERC using the centre's state-of-the-art equipment. Stephen also attended the China Forest Protection Conference in Shanghai, and the Fifth China Eucalyptus Forum and Industry Exhibition in Changsha, Hunan.
Shuaifei Chen is the first Ph. D student under CFEPP. His research focuses on fungal disease of eucalypts from South China both in nurseries and plantations.
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Fig. 1. One World-One Dream, Keeping Trees Healthy. |
Fig. 2. Eucalypt diseases survey (Dec., 2006). Left to right: ShuaiFei Chen, XuDong Zhou, Michael J. Wingfield, JiaGuang Cao. |
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Fig. 3. Cryphonectriaceae survey (Jan., 2007). Left to right: XuDong Zhou and ShuaiFei Chen. |
Fig. 4. Eucalypt diseases survey (Sept., 2008). Left to right: Jolanda Roux, ShuaiFei Chen, XinTao Mu, GuiXiang Zhao. |
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Fig. 5. TPCP disease clinic team (2008). Left to right: ShuaiFei Chen, Donald Chungu, Guillermo Perez, Didier Begoude. |
Fig. 6. TPCP disease clinic team (2009). Left to right: Michael Mbenoun, Darryl Herron, Johan Van der Linde, ShuaiFei Chen, Bernice Porter. |
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Fig. 7. Field inoculation trials (Sep, 2008). Left to right: ChunYan Xie, XinTao Mu, ShuaiFei Chen, GuiXiang Zhao. |
Fig. 8. Eucalypt diseases survey (Oct, 2008). |
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Fig. 9. Young researchers in CERC (Sep, 2008). Left to right: XiuHua Shang, ShiChao Zhang, Ying Jiang, Qiu Liu, HuaLin Zhang, ChunYan Xie, WanHong Lu, GuiXiang Zhao, FeiYang Han,ShiQi Ren, XinTao Mu, ShuaiFei Chen. |
Fig. 10. My supervisors and mentors. Left to right: (back row): XuDong Zhou (primary supervisor), Marieka Gryzenhout, Jolanda Roux (co-supervisor), Marelize Van Wyk, DraginjaPavlic, Lorenzo Lombard, Irene Barnes and Donald Chungu; (front row): YaoJian Xie (co-supervisor), ShuaiFei Chen, and Michael J. Wingfield (co-supervisor). |
Back row (ltr): XinTao Mou, ShaoXiong Chen, JianZhong Luo, Yan Peng, GuiXiang Zhao, ShuaiFei Chen. Front row: Hui Yang, Jolanda Roux, YaoJian Xie, XuDong Zhou. |
GuiXiang Zhao, ShuaiFei Chen, Jolanda Roux, XinTao Mou at CERC nursery. |
Field work with HuaLin Zhang, (front) FeiYang Han. |
Investigating cause of root disease of Eucalyptus. |
XinTao and Shuaifei looking for pathogens. |
The team with people from XiJiang Forestry Bureau of GuangDong Province. |
Major diseases and pests on eucalypt plantations in South China: combination of bacteria, Coniella and Cylindrocladium diseases. |
Major diseases and pests on eucalypt plantations in South China: Ralstonia wilt disease. |
Major diseases and pests on eucalypt plantations in South China: Ralstonia wilt disease. |
Major diseases and pests on eucalypt plantations in South China: Buzura infestation. |
| Major diseases and pests on eucalypt plantations in South China: Leptocybe infestation (Photo K taken by Dr. Huang from APP, China). | Major diseases and pests on eucalypt plantations in South China: Leptocybe damage. |













































































