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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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Kirramyces destructans sp. nov., a serious leaf pathogen of Eucalyptus in Indonesia
TL;DR: A new species, K. destructans M. nov, associated with a leaf blight disease in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, is described in this paper, which is most common on leaves of E. grandis Hill: Maid, but has also been observed on other Eucalyptus spp.
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Identification of the causal agent of Botryosphaeria stem canker in Ethiopian Eucalyptus plantations
TL;DR: Greenhouse and field inoculation studies showed that the Ethiopian isolates of Botryosphaeria parva are highly virulent and careful site species selection and breeding trials are thus needed to reduce the impact of this disease in Ethiopia.
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Which MAT gene? Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota) mating-type gene nomenclature reconsidered
P. Markus Wilken,Emma Theodora Steenkamp,Michael J. Wingfield,Z. Wilhelm de Beer,Brenda D. Wingfield +4 more
TL;DR: The University of Pretoria and the Department of Science and Technology (DST)/National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology and the SARCHI chair in Fungal Genomics are involved in this research.
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Re-evaluation of Cryptosporiopsis eucalypti and Cryptosporiopsis-like species occurring on Eucalyptus leaves.
Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon,Johannes Z. Groenewald,G.J.M. Verkley,Kevin D. Hyde,Kevin D. Hyde,Michael J. Wingfield,Marieka Gryzenhout,Brett A. Summerell,S. Denman,Chaiwat To-anun,Pedro W. Crous +10 more
TL;DR: Based on the newly collected teleomorph stage, as well as the phylogenetic data, C. eucalypti is shown to represent a new genus closely related to Plagiostoma (Gnomoniaceae, Diaporthales) for which the names Pseudoplagiostomaceae fam.
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Botryosphaeriaceae associated with the die-back of ornamental trees in the Western Balkans.
TL;DR: The majority of Botryosphaeriaceae species found represent new records and contribute to knowledge of the distribution, host associations and impacts of these fungi on trees in urban environments.