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Scientific articles for 2016-2018: (
Publications 1921 - 2018)
Beukes, I., Rose, L.J., Van Coller, G.J. & Viljoen, A. 2018. Disease development and mycotoxin production by the
Fusarium graminearum
species complex associated with South African maize and wheat.
European Journal of Plant Pathology
150: 893-910.
Chittarath, K., Mostert, D., Crew, K.S., Viljoen, A., Kong, G., Molina, A.B. & Thomas, J.E. 2018. First report of
Fusarium oxysporum
f.sp.
cubense
Tropical Race 4 (VCG 01213/16) associated with Cavendish bananas in Laos.
Plant Disease
102 (2): 449-450.
Hung, T.N., Hung, N.Q., Mostert, D., Viljoen, A., Chao, C.P. & Molina, A.B. 2018. First report of Fusarium wilt on Cavendish bananas, caused by
Fusarium oxysporum
f.sp.
cubense
Tropical Race 4 (VCG 01213/16), in Vietnam.
Plant Disease
102 (2): 448.
Karangwa, P., Mostert, D., Ndayihanzamaso, P., Dubois, T., Niere, B., Felde, A., Schouten, A., Blomme, G., Beed, F. & Viljoen, A. 2018. Genetic diversity of
Fusarium oxysporum
f.sp.
cubense
in East and Central Africa.
Plant Disease
102 (3): 552-560.
Kellerman, M., Liebenberg, E., Njombolwana, N., Erasmus, A. & Fourie, P.H. 2018. Postharvest dip, drench and wax coating application of pyrimethanil on citrus fruit: Residue loading and green mould control.
Crop Protection
103: 115-129.
McLeod, A., Masikane, S.L., Novela, P., Ma, J., Mohale, P., Nyoni, M., Stander, M., Wessels, J.P.B. & Pieterse, P. 2018. Quantification of root phosphite concentrations for evaluating the potential of foliar phosphonate sprays for the management of avocado root rot.
Crop Protection
103: 87-97.
Moyo, P., Mostert, L., Spies, C.F.J., Damm, U. & Halleen, F. 2018. Diversity of Diatrypaceae species associated with dieback of grapevines in South Africa, with the description of
Eutypa cremea
sp. nov.
Plant Disease
102: 220-230.
Rossouw, C.J., Fourie, P.H., Van Zyl, J.G., Hoffman, J.E. & McLeod, A. 2018. Rainfastness of mancozeb on apple seedlings determined through deposition quantification of mancozeb residue and a fluorescent pigment.
Crop Protection
106: 93-102.
Spies, C.F.J., Moyo, P., Halleen, F. & Mostert, L. 2018.
Phaeoacremonium
species diversity on woody hosts in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Persoonia
40: 26-62.
Aguayo, J., Mostert, D., Fourrier-Jeandel, C., Cerf-Wendling, I., Hostachy, B., Viljoen, A. & Ioos, R. 2017. Development of a hydrolysis probe-based real-time assay for the detection of tropical strains of
Fusarium oxysporum
f.sp.
cubense
race 4.
Plos One
12(2): e0171767. Doi 10.1371/journal.pone.0171767: 1-20.
Beukes, I., Rose, L.J., Shephard, G.S., Flett, B.C. & Viljoen, A. 2017. Mycotoxigenic
Fusarium
species associated with grain crops in South Africa – A review.
South African Journal of Science
113 (3/4): 1-12.
Carlucci, A., Lops, F., Mostert, L., Halleen, F. & Raimondo, M.L. 2017. Occurrence fungi causing black foot on young grapevines and nursery rootstock plants in Italy.
Phytopathologia Mediterranea
56 (1): 10-39.
Carstens, E., Linde, C.C., Slabbert, R., Miles, A.K., Donovan, N.J., Li, H., Zhang, K., Dewdney, M.M., Rollins, J.A., Glienke, C., Schutte, G.C., Fourie, P.H. & McLeod, A. 2017. A global perspective on the population structure and reproductive system of
Phyllosticta citricarpa
.
Phytopathology
107: 758-768.
Fan, X.L., Barreto, R.W., Groenewald, J.Z., Bezerra, J.D.P., Pereira, O.L., Cheewangkoon, R., Mostert, L., Tian, C.M. & Crous, P.W. 2017. Phylogeny and taxonomy of the scab and spot anthracnose fungus
Elsinoë
(
Myriangiales, Dothideomycetes
).
Studies in Mycology
87: 1-41.
Fourie, P.H., Schutte, G.C., Carstens, E., Hattingh, V., Paul, I., Magarey, R.D., Gottwald, T.R., Yonow, T. & Kriticos, D.J. 2017. Scientific critique of the paper: "Climatic distribution of citrus black spot caused by
Phyllosticta citricarpa
. A historical analysis of disease spread in South Africa" by Martínez-Minaya et al. (2015).
European Journal of Plant Pathology
148: 497-502.
Guarnaccia, V., Groenewald, J.Z., Li, H., Glienke, C., Carstens, E., Hattingh, V. Fourie, P.H. & Crous, P.W. 2017. First report of
Phyllosticta citricarpa
and description of two new species,
P. paracapitalensis
and
P. paracitricarpa
, from citrus in Europe.
Studies in Mycology
87: 161-185.
Jensen, T., Beukes, I., Mostert, L. & Coertze, S. 2017. First report of white rust on
Lampranthus
sp. caused by
Albugo trianthemae
in South Africa.
Plant Disease
101 (1): 260.
Kellerman, M., McLeod, A., Beukes, I., Rose, L., Erasmus, A. & Fourie, P.H. 2017. Classification of imazalil resistance in an international collection of
Penicillium digitatum
isolates.
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
39 (2): 133-137.
Koopman, T.A., Meitz-Hopkins, J.C., Bester-van der Merwe, A.E., Tobutt, K.R., Bester, C. & Lennox, C.L. 2017. Genetic diversity and gene flow of four South African
Venturia inaequalis
(apple scab) populations.
Phytopathology
107 (4): 455-462.
Mbili, N.C., Opara, U.L., Lennox, C.L. & Vries, F.A. 2017. Citrus and lemongrass essential oils inhibit
Botrytis cinerea
on 'Golden Delicious', 'Pink Lady' and 'Granny Smith' apples.
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
124: 499-511.
McLeod, A., Masimba, T., Jensen, T., Serfontein, K. & Coertze, S. 2017. Evaluating spray programs for managing copper resistant
Pseudomonas syringae
pv.
tomato
populations on tomato in the Limpopo region of South Africa.
Crop Protection
102: 32-42.
Mostert, D., Molina, A.B., Daniells J., Fourie, G., Hermanto, C., Chao, C-P., Fabregar, E., Sinohin, V.G., Masdek, N., Thangavelu, R., Li, C., Yi, G., Mostert, L. & Viljoen, A. 2017. The distribution and host range of the banana Fusarium wilt fungus,
Fusarium oxysporum
f.sp.
cubense
, in Asia.
PLoS One
12 (7): e0181630. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181630.
Moyo, P., Mostert, L. & Halleen, F. 2017. First report of
Cryptosphaeria multicontinentalis
associated with dieback and canker of poplar in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Plant Disease
101: 1051.
Munhuweyi, K., Caleb, O.J., Lennox, C.L., Van Reenen, A.J. & Opara, U.L. 2017.
In vitro
and
in vivo
antifungal activity of chitosan-essential oils against pomegranate fruit pathogens.
Postharvest Biology and Technology
129: 9-22.
Munhuweyi, K., Lennox, C.L., Meitz-Hopkins, J.C., Caleb, O.J., Sigge, G.O. & Opara, U.L. 2017. Investigating the effects of crab shell chitosan on fungal mycelial growth and postharvest quality attributes of pomegranate whole fruit and arils.
Scientia Horticulturae
220: 78-89.
Mutawila, C., Stander, C., Halleen, F., Vivier, M.A. & Mostert, L. 2017. Response of
Vitis vinifera
cell cultures to
Eutypa lata
and
Trichoderma atroviride
culture filtrates: expression of defence-related genes and phenotypes.
Protoplasma
254: 863-879.
Ncube, E., Flett, B.C., Van den Berg, J., Erasmus, A. & Viljoen, A. 2017. The effect of
Busseola fusca
infestation, fungal inoculation and mechanical wounding on Fusarium ear rot development and fumonisin production in maize.
Crop Protection
99: 177-183.
Okoth, S., Rose, L.J., Ouko, A., Beukes, I., Sila, H., Mouton, M., Flett, B.C., Makumbi, D. & Viljoen, A. 2017. Field evaluation of resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in maize inbred lines in Kenya and South Africa.
Journal of Crop Improvement
31 (6): 862-878.
Okoth, S., Rose, L.J., Ouko, A., Netshifhefhe, N.E.I., Sila, H. & Viljoen, A. 2017. Assessing genotype-by-environment interactions in
Aspergillus
ear rot and pre-harvest aflatoxin accumulation in maize inbred lines.
Agronomy
7: 1-14.
Rose, L.J., Okoth, S., Beukes, I., Ouko, A., Mouton, M., Flett, B.C., Makumbi, D. & Viljoen, A. 2017. Determining resistance to
Fusarium verticillioides
and fumonisin accumulation in African maize inbred lines resistant to
Aspergillus flavus
and aflatoxins.
Euphytica
213: 93: 1-18.
Venter, E., Lennox, C.L. & Meitz-Hopkins, J.C. 2017. First report of
Cytospora punicae
causing post-harvest fruit rot on pomegranate in South Africa.
Plant Disease
101: 631.
Beukes, I., Jensen, T. & Coertze, S. 2016. First report of
Ramularia collo-cygni
infecting barley in South Africa.
Journal of Plant Pathology
98 (2): 376.
Brink, J.C., Calitz, F.J. & Fourie, P.H. 2016. Spray deposition and control of
Botrytis cinerea
on grape leaves and bunches: Part I (table grapes).
South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
37 (2): 93-103.
Brink, J.C., Calitz, F.J. & Fourie, P.H. 2016. Spray deposition and control of
Botrytis cinerea
on grape leaves and bunches: Part II (wine grapes).
South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
37 (2): 157-168.
Cloete, M., Fischer, M., Du Plessis, I.L., Mostert, L. & Halleen, F. 2016. A new species of
Phellinus
sensu stricto associated with esca on grapevine in South Africa.
Mycological Progress
15: 1-9.
Crous, P.W.
et al
., Viljoen, A.,
et al
. 2016. Fungal Planet description sheets: 469-557.
Persoonia
37: 218-403.
Gramaje, D., Baumgartner, K., Halleen, F., Mostert, L., Sosnowski, M.R., Urbez-Torres, J.R. & Armengol, J. 2016. Letter to the Editor. Fungal trunk diseases: a problem beyond grapevines?
Plant Pathology
65: 355-356.
Halleen, F. & Fourie, P.H. 2016. An integrated strategy for the proactive management of grapevine trunk disease pathogen infections in grapevine nurseries.
South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
37 (2): 104-114.
K
arangwa, P., Blomme, G., Beed, F., Niyongere, C. & Viljoen, A. 2016. The distribution and incidence of banana Fusarium wilt in subsistence farming systems in east and central Africa.
Crop Protection
84: 132-140.
Kellerman, M., Joubert, J., Erasmus, A. & Fourie, P.H. 2016. The effect of temperature, exposure time and pH on imazalil residue loading and green mould control on citrus through dip application.
Postharvest Biology and Technology
121: 159-164.
Lee, D-H., Roux, J., Wingfield, B.D., Barnes, I., Mostert, L. & Wingfield, M.J. 2016. The genetic landscape of
Ceratocystis albifundus
populations in South Africa reveals a recent fungal introduction event.
Fungal Biology
120: 690-700.
Moyo, P., Mostert, L., Bester, M. & Halleen, F. 2016. Trunk disease fungi associated with
Diospyros kaki
in South Africa.
Plant Disease
100: 2383-2393.
Munhuweyi, K., Lennox, C.L., Meitz-Hopkins, J.C., Caleb, O.J. & Opara, U.L. 2016. Major diseases of pomegranate (
Punica granatum
L.), their causes and management – A review.
Scientia Horticulturae
211: 126-139.
Mutawila, C., Halleen, F. & Mostert, L. 2016. Optimisation of time of application of
Trichoderma
biocontrol agents for protection of grapevine pruning wounds.
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
22: 279-287.
Mutawila, C., Vinale, F., Halleen, F., Lorito, M. & Mostert, L. 2016. Isolation, production and
in vitro
effects of the major secondary metabolite produced by
Trichoderma
species used for the control of grapevine trunk diseases.
Plant Pathology
65: 104-113.
Rose, L.J., Mouton, M., Buekes, I., Flett, B.C., van der Vyver, C. & Viljoen, A. 2016. Multi-environment evaluation of maize inbred lines for resistance to Fusarium ear rot and fumonisins.
Plant Disease
100 (10): 2134-2144.
Von Diest, S.G., Meitz-Hopkins, J.C., MacHardy, W.E. & Lennox, C.L. 2016. The effect of leaf shredding on apple scab in South African orchards.
Plant Disease
100: 2094-2098.
Wessels, B.A., Linde, C.C., Fourie, P.H. & Mostert, L. 2016. Genetic population structure and fungicide resistance of
Botrytis cinerea
in pear orchards in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Plant Pathology
65: 1473-1483.