Irene Barnes

University of Pretoria — South Africa

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases(119), Forest Insect Ecology and Management(72), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions(66), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies(49), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies(23)

Publications161 total

Outbreaks of a native jewel beetle, <i>Agrilus grandis</i> (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), on commercial black wattle, <i>Acacia mearnsii</i>, plantations in South Africa
African Entomology·2026Open Access
First report of <i>Melanterius inconspicuus</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cleogonini) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with observations of its development in black wattle
Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science·2025Open Access
First Report of the Eucalypt Stem Canker Pathogen <i>Teratosphaeria gauchensis</i> in South Africa
New Disease Reports·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Phylogenetic and population genetic analyses reveal patterns of divergence among isolates in the <i>Ceratocystis manginecans</i> complex
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Investigating bark, ambrosia and nitidulid beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytinae and Nitidulidae) communities and their potential role in the movement of <i>Ceratocystis manginecans</i> in commercial forestry plantations in Riau, Indonesia
Agricultural and Forest Entomology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Diversity and distribution of Lophodermium species on non-native Pinus species in the Southern Hemisphere
Mycological Progress·2025Open Access
The influence of biosecurity on the diversity and management of a 120-year old joint insect-fungus pest invasion
2025Open Access
The Pine Pathogen Diplodia sapinea: Expanding Frontiers
Current Forestry Reports·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
<i>Elsinoe</i> species: The rise of scab diseases
Plant Pathology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
New simple sequence repeat markers reveal undetected diversity in Spanish and Californian Diplodia sapinea populations
Fungal Genetics and Biology·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
<i>Fusarium</i> species associated with <i>Euwallacea xanthopus</i> in South Africa, including two novel species
Mycologia·2024Open Access
High-resolution melting curve analysis: A detection assay for Ceratocystis eucalypticola and C. manginecans in infected Eucalyptus
Fungal Biology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Recent advances in the population biology and management of maize foliar fungal pathogens Exserohilum turcicum, Cercospora zeina and Bipolaris maydis in Africa
Frontiers in Plant Science·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
IMA Genome – F19
IMA Fungus·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Climate, host ontogeny and pathogen structural specificity determine forest disease distribution at a regional scale
Ecography·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Cryptic sexual reproduction in an emerging <i>Eucalyptus</i> shoot and foliar pathogen
Plant Pathology·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Contributors
Elsevier eBooks·2024
Diseases of plantation forest trees in the tropics and Southern Hemisphere
Elsevier eBooks·2024
First report of phyllode rust on <i>Acacia crassicarpa</i> outside its native range
Forest Pathology·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Characterisation of the mating-type loci in species of Elsinoe causing scab diseases
Fungal Biology·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Michael J. Wingfield(29), Brenda D. Wingfield(24), Jolanda Roux(13), Z. Wilhelm de Beer(8), P.W. Crous(8), M. J. Wingfield(7), Arista Fourie(6), Tuan A. Duong(5), Rein Drenkhan(5), Svetlana Markovskaja(5), J.Z. Groenewald(4), Alistair R. McTaggart(4), Stuart Fraser(4), Rosie E. Bradshaw(4), Martin Mullett(4), Thomas Kirisits(4), Dmitry L. Musolin(4), Timur S. Bulgakov(4), Ariska van der Nest(4), G. M. Granados(4)