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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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One Fungus One Name: A Plant Pathologist’s View

TL;DR: My presentation followed Johns’ and, while also expounding on the inevitable demise of a dual nomenclature, as a plant pathologist and practitioner using mycology, my questions focussed mostly not on 1F=1N, but the issue of WHICH NAME the authors might most effectively use.
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Biodiversity : so much more than legs and leaves

TL;DR: Examples of the astounding microbial diversity supported by South Africa's ecosystems are shown and it is argued that because microbes constitute the vast majority of the authors' planet's species they should be considered seriously in the future protection of their genetic resources.
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A taxonomic review of white grubs and leaf chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) recorded from forestry and agricultural crops in Sub-Saharan Africa.

TL;DR: This review synthesizes all available literature for Sub-Saharan African melolonthine white grubs and chafers and highlights pest taxon trends within Africanmelolonthines.
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Ribosomal DNA sequence comparison of Leptographium lundbergii and L. truncatum and neotypification of L. lundbergii

TL;DR: In this paper, the DNA sequences from the ITS2 region and part of the 5.8S gene of the rRNA operon were used to identify a synonym of Lepographium lundbergii and L. truncatum.
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Shoot and Needle Diseases of Pinus spp. in South Africa

TL;DR: Although the genus Lophodermium includes important pathogens of Pinus spp.