Publications

Sep 2025

Cryphonectriaceae: Biodiverse and threatening tree pathogens in the tropics and southern hemisphere

Wingfield MJ, Pham NQ, Marincowitz S, Wingfield BD

Annual Review of Phytopathology

The chestnut blight pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica is well-known for the devastation it caused to North American forests. It...

Feb 2025

Towards developing an integrated approach for the treatment of white root rot in commercial avocado orchards

van den Berg N, Magagula P, Backer R, Swart V

Phytoparasitica

Abstract In 2016, Dematophora necatrix, the causal agent of white root rot (WRR), was identified in an avocado orchard in South...

May 2025

Avocado rhizosphere community profiling: white root rot and its impact on microbial composition

Magagula P, Swart V, Fourie A, Vermeulen A et al.

Frontiers in Microbiology

IntroductionThe avocado rhizosphere supports diverse microbial communities essential for plant health and defence against...

May 2025

Silent invaders: The hidden threat of asymptomatic phytobiomes to forest biosecurity

Tanney JB, Kemler M, Vivas M, Wingfield MJ et al.

New Phytologist

Summary Populations of diverse, unknown, and potentially pathogenic fungi and fungus‐like organisms are continuously introduced...

Dec 2025

Diversity of soil-borne Gliocladiopsis from Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam

Pham NQ, Marincowitz S, Crous PW, Wingfield MJ

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

Gliocladiopsis comprises a diverse group of soil-borne fungi predominantly found in tropical and subtropical regions of the...

Dec 2025

Microfungi associated with dying quiver trees (Aloidendron dichotomum) in South Africa

Marincowitz S, Pham NQ, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

Quiver trees (Aloidendron dichotomum) are large iconic succulent plants found in arid areas of southern Africa. These trees have...

Apr 2025

In silico prediction method for plant Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat- and pathogen effector interactions

Fick A, Swart V, Van den Berg N

The Plant Journal

SUMMARY Plant Nucleotide‐binding leucine‐rich repeat (NLR) proteins play a crucial role in effector recognition and activation of...

Apr 2025

From forest to fungus: A roadmap to bark beetle mycobiome research

Hulcr J, Barnes I, Barnes M, Gazis R et al.

Phytoparasitica

Apr 2025

Host-pathogen interactions in the Pine-Fusarium circinatum pathosystem and the potential for resistance deployment in the field

Woodward S, Amin H, Mártin-Gárcia J, Solla A et al.

Forest Pathology

ABSTRACTPine pitch canker (PPC) emerged as a significant problem in 1945 in Southeastern USA. The causal agent, Fusarium...