The broad and highly multi-disciplinary research focus of the CTHB on native tree health allows for the training of students from many fields (including microbiology, entomology, ecology, plant physiology, plant biotechnology, plant pathology, molecular biology and bioinformatics). As a result, the CTHB has developed an excellent record with regards to the successful mentoring and education of MSc and PhD students. These valuable contributions of the CTHB and its partner programme, the Tree Protection Cooperative Programme (TPCP), were recognized by the Department of Trade and Industry with the 2011 National award for "Human Resource Development - quantity and quality of students".
Education and Training
New Publications
Vivas M, Rolo V, Wingfield MJ, Slippers B. (2019) Maternal environment regulates morphological and physiological traits in Eucalyptus grandis. Forest Ecology and Management 432(15):631-636.
10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.016
Palmer M, Venter SN, Coetzee MPA, Steenkamp ET. (2018) Prokaryotic species are sui generis evolutionary units. Systematic and Applied Microbiology
10.1016/j.syapm.2018.10.002
Simpson MC, Martin Coetzee, Magriet van der Nest, Mike Wingfield, Brenda Wingfield. (2018) Ceratocystidaceae exhibit high levels of recombination at the mating-type (MAT) locus. Fungal Biology
10.1016/j.funbio.2018.09.003
Benndorf R, Guo H, Sommerwerk E, Weigel C, Garcia-Altares M, Martin K, Hu H, Küfner M, De Beer ZW, Poulsen M, Beemelmanns C. (2018) Natural products from Actinobacteria associated with fungus-growing termites. Antibiotics 7(3):83.
10.3390/antibiotics7030083 
Fru FF, Steenkamp ET, Wingfield MJ, Roux J. (2018) High genetic diversity of Fusarium circinatum associated with the first outbreak of pitch canker on Pinus patula in South Africa. Southern Forest: a Journal of Forest Science
10.2989/20702620.2018.1496312