Evolutionary Phytopathology

Projects

Theme 1: Evolutionary patterns and host adaptation

Theme 2: Mating strategies and speciation

Project EPP 3.01.01: Hybridisation in Phytophthora
2006–2010: A.W.A.M. de Cock, H. Brouwer, W.A. Man in ‘t Veld (Plant Protection Service, Wageningen), C.A. Lévesque (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Ottawa, Canada).

Project EPP 3.01.02: Genetics of host specificity and speciation within Cercospora
2003–2009: J.Z. Groenewald, P.W. Crous, U. Braun (Martin-Luther University, Germany), H-D. Shin (Korea University, Seoul).
Funding: Volkswagenstiftung.

Project EPP 3.01.03: Genetic diversity of Mycosphaerella species associated with Sigatoka disease on bananas
2003–2008: P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, M. Arzanlou (Ph.D. student), G. Kema (Plant Research International, The Netherlands), J. Carlier (CIRAD, France).

Project EPP 3.02.04: Mycosphaerella spp. occurring on Eucalyptus
2003–2010: P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, G. Hunter, M.J. Wingfield, B.D. Wingfield, T. Coutinho (University of Pretoria, South Africa).
Funding: NRF, TPCP, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Project EPP 3.02.05: Circumscription and detection of the Cylindrocarpon black foot rot complex of grapevines
2002–2010: P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, H.-J. Schroers (Agricultural Inst., Slowenia), F. Halleen, P.H. Fourie (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa), A. Cabral (Ph.D. student), H. Oliveira (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal).
Funding: Winetech, ARC-Nietvoorbij, South Africa; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal.

Project EPP 3.02.06: Speciation in Cylindrocladium
2003–2009: P.W. Crous, L. Lombard (Ph.D. student), M.J. Wingfield, B.D. Wingfield, T. Coutinho (University of Pretoria, South Africa).
Funding: TPCP, NRF, South Africa.

Project EPP 3.02.07: Circumscription and detection of Phaeoacremonium and Phaeomoniella in grapevines
2003–2010: P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, L. Mostert, U. Damm (Univ. of Stellenbosch), S. Essakhi (University of Florence, Italy)
Funding: Odo van Vloten.

Project EPP 3.02.8: Circumscription, detection and infection strategies of Botryosphaeria spp.
2003–2010: P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, J. van Niekerk, P.H. Fourie (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa), F. Halleen (ARC-Nietvoorbij, South Africa), M.J. Wingfield, B. Slippers (University of Pretoria, South Africa), A. Phillips (Univ. of Lisboa, Portugal).
Funding: Winetech, NRF, South Africa.

Project EPP 3.02.9: Phylogeny and population genetics of Alternaria and related Pleosporales
2002–2010: G.S. de Hoog, P.W. Crous, B.M. Pryor (Tucson, USA), T.L. Peever (University of Washington State, USA), E.G. Simmons (Amherst, USA), B. Anderson (Lyngby Technical University, Denmark).

Project EPP 3.02.10: Phylogeny in the genus Pythium and development of a molecular identification and detection system
1996–2010: A.W.A.M. de Cock, H. Brouwer, C.A. Lévesque (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Ottawa, Canada).
Funding: FES

Project EPP 3.02.11: Species delimitation in Pythium
1996–2010: A.W.A.M. de Cock, H. Brouwer, C.A. Lévesque (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Ottawa, Canada), G.R. Klassen, J.E.J.Bedard, A.M. Schurko (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada), .
Funding: FES

Project EPP 3.02.12: Phylogeny in the genus Phytophthora and development of a molecular identification and detection system
2001–2010: A.W.A.M. de Cock, H. Brouwer, C.A. Lévesque (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Ottawa, Canada), R.C. Hamelin, G.Bilodeau (Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Québec, Canada).
Funding: FES

Project EPP 3.02.13: Species delimitation in Phytophthora
2001–2010: A.W.A.M. de Cock, H. Brouwer, C.A. Lévesque (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Ottawa, Canada), Man in ‘t Veld, W.A. (Plant Protection Service, Wageningen, The Netherlands).
Funding: FES

Project EPP 3.02.14: Taxonomy, phylogeny and biology of Cladosporium
2003–2009: P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, G.S. de Hoog, H.-J. Schroers, P. Zalar (Agricultural Inst., Slowenia), U. Braun, K. Schubert (Martin-Luther University, Germany),

Project EPP 3.02.15: Phytopathogenic Phoma complexes
2002–2011: P.W. Crous, M. Aveskamp (Ph.D. student), G. Verkley, J.Z. Groenewald, J. de Gruyter (Ph.D. student; PPS, Wageningen, The Netherlands), S.T. Koike, K. Subbarao (University of California, USA), T. O’Neill (ADAS, UK).

Project EPP 3.02.16: Taxonomy and phylogeny of Septoria
2000–2011: G. Verkley, M. Starink-Willemse, A. van Iperen, S. Vanev (Botanical Institute, Sofia).

Project EPP 3.02.17: Genomic comparisons of the mating type loci of Mycosphaerella spp.
2006–2011: L.-H. Zwiers, M. Arzanlou (Ph.D. student), G. Hunter, P.W. Crous

Project EPP 3.02.18: Functional analysis of the mating type loci of Mycosphaerella spp associated with Sigatoka disease on banana
2006–2011: L.-H. Zwiers, M. Arzanlou (Ph.D. student), G.H.J. Kema (Plant Research International, the Netherlands)

Project EPP 3.02.19: Establishment of a transformation system for Mycosphaerella spp associated with Sigatoka disease on banana
2008–2011: L.-H. Zwiers, P.W. Crous, G.H.J. Kema (Plant Research International, the Netherlands)

Project EPP 3.02.20: Annotation of the Mycosphaerella graminicola and M. fijiensis genomes
2006–2011: L.-H. Zwiers, P.W. Crous, International Mycosphaerella consortium