Ceratocystis wilt and canker – a disease that compromises the growing of commercial Acacia-based plantations in the tropics

A Nasution, M Glen, C Beadle, C Mohammed - Australian Forestry, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Ceratocystis wilt and canker disease has severely compromised the profitability of Acacia
mangium plantations in Southeast Asia. The focus of this review is on Ceratocystis wilt and …

Origin and evolution of fungus farming in wood‐boring C oleoptera–a palaeontological perspective

D Peris, X Delclòs, B Jordal - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insect–fungus mutualism is one of the better‐studied symbiotic interactions in nature.
Ambrosia fungi are an ecological assemblage of unrelated fungi that are cultivated by …

New Ceratocystis species associated with rapid death of Metrosideros polymorpha in Hawaii

I Barnes, A Fourie, MJ Wingfield… - … and Evolution of …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
The nativeōhia lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) has cultural, biological and ecological
significance to Hawaii, but it is seriously threatened by a disease commonly referred to as …

Mapping oak wilt disease from space using land surface phenology

JN Pinto-Ledezma, D Frantz, PA Townsend… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Protecting the future of forests relies on our ability to observe changes in forest health. Thus,
developing tools for sensing diseases in a timely fashion is critical for managing threats at …

Spectral differentiation of oak wilt from foliar fungal disease and drought is correlated with physiological changes

B Fallon, A Yang, C Lapadat, I Armour, J Juzwik… - Tree …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Hyperspectral reflectance tools have been used to detect multiple pathogens in agricultural
settings and single sources of infection or broad declines in forest stands. However …

Canopy spectral reflectance detects oak wilt at the landscape scale using phylogenetic discrimination

G Sapes, C Lapadat, AK Schweiger, J Juzwik… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The oak wilt disease caused by the invasive fungal pathogen Bretziella fagacearum is one
of the greatest threats to oak-dominated forests across the Eastern United States. Accurate …

Patterns of coevolution between ambrosia beetle mycangia and the Ceratocystidaceae, with five new fungal genera and seven new species

CG Mayers, TC Harrington, H Masuya… - … and Evolution of …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Ambrosia beetles farm specialised fungi in sapwood tunnels and use pocket-like organs
called mycangia to carry propagules of the fungal cultivars. Ambrosia fungi selectively grow …

Survey, Identification, and Pathogenicity of Ceratocystis fimbriata Complex Associated with Wilt Disease on Acacia mangium in Malaysia

SA Syazwan, A Mohd-Farid, WA Wan-Muhd-Azrul… - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ceratocystis wilt disease surveys were conducted in three selected Malaysian Acacia
mangium plantations. These completed surveys revealed the occurrence of the wilt disease …

Draft genome sequence of Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis, Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two …

BD Wingfield, GF Bills, Y Dong, W Huang, WJ Nel… - IMA fungus, 2018 - Springer
Draft genomes of the species Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis,
Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two …

The mitochondrial genome of Endoconidiophora resinifera is intron rich

A Zubaer, A Wai, G Hausner - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Endoconidiophora resinifera (= Ceratocystis resinifera) is a blue-stain fungus that occurs on
conifers. The data showed that the Endoconidiophora resinifera mitochondrial genome is …