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Michael J. Wingfield

Researcher at University of Pretoria

Publications -  1124
Citations -  51563

Michael J. Wingfield is an academic researcher from University of Pretoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Eucalyptus & Population. The author has an hindex of 93, co-authored 1085 publications receiving 43943 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael J. Wingfield include Great Lakes Institute of Management & Stellenbosch University.

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Ceratocystis atrox sp. nov. associated with Phoracantha acanthocera infestations on Eucalyptus grandis in Australia

Marelize van Wyk, +3 more
- 21 Aug 2007 - 
TL;DR: Comparisons of combined sequence data confirmed that the Ceratocystis sp.
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Pseudocercospora flavomarginata sp. nov., from Eucalyptus leaves in Thailand

Gavin C. Hunter, +4 more
- 01 Jan 2006 - 
TL;DR: Lesions associated with this disease are very characteristic, with chlorotic margins and masses of brown conidiophores occurring predominantly on the abaxial lesion surface, and results showed that the fungus represents an undescribed species of Pseudocercospora flavomarginata.
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Cryptometrion aestuescens gen. sp. nov. (Cryphonectriaceae) pathogenic to Eucalyptus in Indonesia

Marieka Gryzenhout, +3 more
- 09 Mar 2010 - 
TL;DR: Inoculations with this fungus on two clones of E. grandis showed that it is highly pathogenic and has the capacity to cause serious losses to Eucalyptus plantations in the region.
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Evidence for a new introduction of the pitch canker fungus Fusarium circinatum in South Africa

Emma Theodora Steenkamp, +4 more
- 01 Jun 2014 - 
TL;DR: It is suggested that pitch canker in the WCP originates from one or more separate introductions of the pathogen and that its movement in the region is not restricted, and more effective strategies are thus required to limit and manage the effects of F. circinatum in plantations in this region of South Africa.
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Quambalaria species: increasing threat to eucalypt plantations in Australia

Geoffrey S. Pegg, +3 more
- 12 Nov 2009 - 
TL;DR: A better understanding of factors influencing disease development and host–pathogen interactions is essential in the development of a disease management strategy for these poorly understood but important pathogens in the rapidly expanding eucalypt (Corymbia and EucalyPTus spp.) plantation industry in subtropical and tropical eastern Australia.