Fieldwork To Understand The Emerging Ceratocystis Threat To Eucalyptus In South Africa

From 17-19 February, some members of the Ceratocystis team, Dr Irene Barnes, and TPCPstudents and Postdocs, Arista Fourie, Dr FeiFei Liu and Granny Hlongwane, went on a field trip to Kwambonambi, KwaZulu-Natal to observe the Ceratocystis infection on Eucalyptus hybrid clones in the plantations. Guided by Prof Jolanda Roux from SAPPI, the team was able to observe typical Ceratocystis symptoms such as stem cankers, wilting, and streaks of vascular discolouration in the […]