Research Articles (Genetics)

Characterization of the endophytic mycobiome in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) from a single location using illumina sequencing

Kinge, Tonjock Rosemary; Ghosh, Soumya; Cason, Errol D.; Gryzenhout, Marieka (MDPI, 2022)

Cowpea is an important crop for small-scale farmers in poor areas but is also being developed for commercial agriculture as a possible substitute for commercial legumes. Endophytic fungi are omnipresent and play crucial ...
Fusarium casha sp. nov. and F. curculicola sp. nov. in the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex isolated from Amaranthus cruentus and three weevil species in South Africa

Vermeulen, Marcele; Rothmann, Lisa A.; Swart, Wijnand J.; Gryzenhout, Marieka (MDPI, 2021)

Trials are currently being conducted in South Africa to establish Amaranthus cruentus as a new pseudocereal crop. During recent surveys, Fusarium species were associated with weevil damage in A. cruentus fields. Preliminary ...