FTBP Team
Dr Velushka Swart
Prof Noelani van den Berg
Dr Robert Backer
Dr Maryke Carstens
Ms Ncobile Kunene
Dr Alicia Fick
Dr Melissa Joubert
Mr Aaron Harvey
Ms Kayla Alexis Midgley
Ms Tsakani Miyambo
Ms Heike Möller
Ms Alicia Vermeulen
Ms Raven Wienk
Ms Johane Cilliers
Ms Julia Lutz
Mr Johannes (JJ) Nelson
Ms Annabel Norval
Ms Palesa Kubayi
Ms Chloe Launder
Mr Ndumiso Mabuza
Ms Danielle Rosner
Ms Leanie De BeerNew Publications
Joubert M, van den Berg N, Theron J, Swart V. (2025) Small RNAs derived from avocado sunblotch viroid and their association with bleaching symptoms: implications for pathogenesis in avocado sunblotch disease. Archives of Virology 170(10):205.
10.1007/s00705-025-06360-z 
Magagula P, Swart V, Fourie A, Vermeulen A, Nelson JH, van Rooyen Z, van den Berg N. (2025) Avocado rhizosphere community profiling: white root rot and its impact on microbial composition. Frontiers in Microbiology 16
10.3389/fmicb.2025.1583797
van den Berg N, Magagula P, Backer R, Swart V. (2025) Towards developing an integrated approach for the treatment of white root rot in commercial avocado orchards. Phytoparasitica 53(32)
10.1007/s12600-025-01250-1
Harvey A, van den Berg N, Swart V. (2025) In silico characterisation of the avocado WAK/WAKL gene family with a focus on genes involved in defence against Phytophthora cinnamomi. Frontiers in Plant Science 15:1474781.
10.3389/fpls.2024.1474781
Harvey A, van den Berg N, Swart V. (2024) Describing and characterizing the WAK/WAKL gene family across plant species: a systematic review. Frontiers in Plant Science 15:1467148.
10.3389/fpls.2024.1467148