The road to resistance in forest trees

S Naidoo, B Slippers, JM Plett, D Coles… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, forests have been exposed to an unprecedented rise in pests and
pathogens. This, coupled with the added challenge of climate change, renders forest …

A higher-rank classification for rust fungi, with notes on genera

MC Aime, AR McTaggart - Fungal systematics and evolution, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
The rust fungi (Pucciniales) with 7000+ species comprise one of the largest orders of Fungi,
and one for which taxonomy at all ranks remains problematic. Here we provide a taxonomic …

[HTML][HTML] Foliar pathogens of eucalypts

PW Crous, MJ Wingfield, R Cheewangkoon… - Studies in Mycology, 2019 - Elsevier
Species of eucalypts are commonly cultivated for solid wood and pulp products. The
expansion of commercially managed eucalypt plantations has chiefly been driven by their …

At the nexus of three kingdoms: the genome of the mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora margarita provides insights into plant, endobacterial and fungal interactions

F Venice, S Ghignone… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As members of the plant microbiota, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, Glomeromycotina)
symbiotically colonize plant roots. AMF also possess their own microbiota, hosting some …

Fungal clones win the battle, but recombination wins the war

A Drenth, AR McTaggart, BD Wingfield - IMA fungus, 2019 - Springer
Clonal reproduction is common in fungi and fungal-like organisms during epidemics and
invasion events. The success of clonal fungi shaped systems for their classification and …

The global threat of Myrtle rust (AUSTROPUCCINIA psidii): Future prospects for control and breeding resistance in susceptible hosts

MK Chock - Crop protection, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Austropuccinia psidii,(Basidiomycota; Pucciniales)(formerly Puccinia psidii),
commonly known as Myrtle rust, is a fungal pathogen that has quickly become a global …

Austropuccinia psidii, causing myrtle rust, has a gigabase-sized genome shaped by transposable elements

PA Tobias, B Schwessinger, CH Deng, C Wu, C Dong… - G3, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Austropuccinia psidii, originating in South America, is a globally invasive fungal plant
pathogen that causes rust disease on Myrtaceae. Several biotypes are recognized, with the …

A Functional Assessment of Community Vulnerability to the Loss of Myrtaceae From Myrtle Rust

JK McCarthy, SJ Richardson, I Jo… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Woody ecosystems provide critical ecosystem functions and services but are
increasingly threatened as invasive pathogens spread globally. Myrtle rust, caused by …

Symptom development and latent period of Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) in relation to host species, temperature, and ontogenic resistance

RM Beresford, LS Shuey, GS Pegg - Plant Pathology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) is an invasive species causing damage to Myrtaceae
species in natural and managed ecosystems in many countries. To better understand myrtle …

Environmental monitoring for invasive fungal pathogens of ʽŌhiʽa (Metrosideros polymorpha) on the Island of Hawaiʽi

CT Atkinson, K Roy - Biological Invasions, 2023 - Springer
The invasive rust Austropuccina psidii was detected in the Hawaiian Islands in 2005 and
has become widely established throughout the archipelago in both native and introduced …