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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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Effect of environment on the response of Eucalyptus clones to inoculation with Cryphonectria cubensis

TL;DR: Screening for disease resistance should take place only in areas where clones will be commercially grown, and selection programmes for disease tolerance are necessary.
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Genetic Analyses Suggest Separate Introductions of the Pine Pathogen Lecanosticta acicola Into Europe

TL;DR: The origin of European L. acicola populations is investigated, microsatellite data and mating type distributions indicated random recombination in the populations of North America and Europe, androximate Bayesian computation analyses strongly suggest independent introductions of two populations from North America into Europe.
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Ophiostoma Polonicum is a Species of Ceratocystis sensu stricto

TL;DR: It is concluded that O. polonicum is a rypical species of Ceratocystis S.str.
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The future of exotic plantation forestry in the tropics and southern hemisphere : lessons from pitch canker : evidence for sustainable plantation forestry

TL;DR: The pitch canker pathogen, Fusarium circinatum, was first found in a single nursery and it has rapidly spread to all South African pine nurseries as discussed by the authors. But this prospect is a matter of serious concern.
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A new Leptographium species associated with Tomicus piniperda infesting pine logs in Korea.

TL;DR: During the course of a survey of sapstaining fungi in Korea, a Leptographium was isolated from Pinus densiflora and P. koraiensis logs, infested with the bark beetle Tomicus piniperda and confirmed that this fungus represents an undescribed taxon.