Funding

FMG gratefully acknowledge research funding from:

  • The University of Pretoria
  • The National Research Foundation (NRF)
  • Department of Science and Technology (DST)
  • The Forestry Sector Innovation Fund
  • Forestry South Africa
  • US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
  • Sappi
  • Mondi
  • York Timbers
  • Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)
  • Camcore Breeding and Conservation Cooperative
  • Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
  • SAFCOL/Komatiland Forests

      

 

New Publications

Anneri Lötter, Jill L Wegrzyn, Jeremy Schmutz, John T Lovell, Justin Borevitz, Jayson Talag, Jerry W Jenkins, Jane Grimwood, Yuko Yoshinaga, Chris Daum, Anna Lipzen, Kerrie Barry, Tuan A Duong, Tomas Bruna, Alexander A Myburg. (2025) A haplotype-resolved reference genome for Eucalyptus grandis. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics 10.1093/g3journal/jkaf112
Solís M, Hammerbacher A, Wingfield M.J, Naidoo S. (2025) Enhancing plantation forest sustainability: A review of Eucalyptus defence mechanisms to foliar fungal pathogens. Current Forestry Reports 10.1007/s40725-024-00243-3
Teshome DT, Zharare GE, Ployet R, Naidoo S. (2024) Molecular mechanisms underlying tree host-pathogen interactions under drought stress and subsequent rewatering in Eucalyptus grandis. Plant Stress 10.1016/j.stress.2024.100697
Solís M, Naidoo S, Wingfield MJ, Joubert J, Hammerbacher A. (2024) First line of defence: Eucalyptus leaf waxes influence infection by an aggressive fungal leaf pathogen. Plant Biology 10.1111/plb.13707
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 PDF