Altus Viljoen

Altus Viljoen publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Altus Viljoen D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Fungal Planet description sheets: 469-557

  Pedro W. Crous;Pedro W. Crous;Michael J. Wingfield;Treena I. Burgess;G. E.St J. Hardy

  346
  Citations

• One Fungus, One Name: Defining the Genus Fusarium in a Scientifically Robust Way That Preserves Longstanding Use

  David M. Geiser;Takayuki Aoki;Charles W. Bacon;Scott E. Baker

  311
  Citations

• Transcriptome profiling of resistant and susceptible Cavendish banana roots following inoculation with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4

  Chun-yu Li;Gui-ming Deng;Jing Yang;Altus Viljoen

  228
  Citations

• First report of Fusarium subglutinans f.sp. pini on pine seedlings in South Africa

  A. Viljoen;M. J. Wingfield;W. F. O. Marasas

  225
  Citations

• Evolutionary relationships among the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense vegetative compatibility groups.

  Gerda Fourie;E. T. Steenkamp;T. R. Gordon;A. Viljoen;A. Viljoen

  199
  Citations

• Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-Gene Dataset Resolves a Monophyletic Fusarium that Includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex.

  David M. Geiser;Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi;Takayuki Aoki;Tsutomu Arie

  185
  Citations

• Multiple gene genealogies and phenotypic characters differentiate several novel species of Mycosphaerella and related anamorphs on banana

  Mahdi Arzanlou;Johannes Z. Groenewald;R.A. Fullerton;Edwin C.A. Abeln

  168
  Citations

• Analysis of the Fusarium graminearum species complex from wheat, barley and maize in South Africa provides evidence of species-specific differences in host preference.

  Anne-Laure Boutigny;Todd J. Ward;Gert J. Van Coller;Bradley Flett

  166
  Citations

• The potential of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum and other biological control organisms for suppressing fusarium wilt of banana

  B. Nel;C. Steinberg;N. Labuschagne;A. Viljoen

  161
  Citations

• Tolerance in banana to Fusarium wilt is associated with early up-regulation of cell wall-strengthening genes in the roots

  Noëlani Van Den Berg;Dave K. Berger;Ingo Hein;Paul R. J. Birch

  158
  Citations

• The distribution and host range of the banana Fusarium wilt fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, in Asia

  Diane Mostert;Agustin B. Molina;Jeff Daniells;Gerda Fourie

  141
  Citations

• Evaluation of fungicides and sterilants for potential application in the management of Fusarium wilt of banana

  B. Nel;C. Steinberg;Nico Labuschagne;Altus Viljoen

  139
  Citations

• The application of high-throughput AFLP's in assessing genetic diversity in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense.

  Susan Groenewald;Noëlani Van Den Berg;Walter F.O. Marasas;Altus Viljoen

  123
  Citations

• Quantitative detection of Fusarium pathogens and their mycotoxins in South African maize

  A.-L. Boutigny;I. Beukes;I. Small;S. Zühlke

  110
  Citations

• A historical overview of the appearance and spread of Musa pests and pathogens on the African continent: highlighting the importance of clean Musa planting materials and quarantine measures

  G. Blomme;R.C. Ploetz;D. Jones;E.A.L. De Langhe

  99
  Citations

• Contamination of bananas with beauvericin and fusaric acid produced by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense

  Chunyu Li;Cunwu Zuo;Guiming Deng;Ruibin Kuang

  99
  Citations

• Fusaric acid instigates the invasion of banana by <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>cubense </i><scp>TR</scp>4

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  96
  Citations

• Isolation and characterization of nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates from the rhizosphere of healthy banana plants

  B. Nel;C. Steinberg;N. Labuschagne;A. Viljoen

  86
  Citations

• Resistance in Maize Inbred Lines to Fusarium verticillioides and Fumonisin Accumulation in South Africa.

  I. M. Small;B. C. Flett;W. F. O. Marasas;A. McLeod

  76
  Citations

• Fusarium spp. and levels of fumonisins in maize produced by subsistence farmers in South Africa

  Edson Ncube;Bradley C. Flett;Cees Waalwijk;Altus Viljoen

  74
  Citations

• Characterization of Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini causing root disease of Pinus patula seedlings in South Africa

  A. Viljoen;W.F.O. Marasas;M.J. Wingfield;C.D. Viljoen

  73
  Citations

• Defense-related gene expression in susceptible and tolerant bananas (Musa spp.) following inoculation with non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum endophytes and challenge with Radopholus similis

  Pamela Paparu;Pamela Paparu;Thomas Dubois;Danny Coyne;Altus Viljoen;Altus Viljoen

  68
  Citations

• Pathogenicity associated genes in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 4

  Rene Sutherland;Altus Viljoen;Alexander Andrew Myburg;Noelani Van den Berg

  67
  Citations

• Fusarium spp. and levels of fumonisins in maize produced by subsistence farmers in South Africa : research article

  Edson Ncube;Bradley C. Flett;Cees Waalwijk;Altus Viljoen

  10
  Citations