Z. A. Pretorius

Z. A. Pretorius publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Z. A. Pretorius D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology

  Ralph A. Dean;Jan A. L. van Kan;Zacharias A. Pretorius;Kim E. Hammond-Kosack

  4988
  Citations

• Detection of Virulence to Wheat Stem Rust Resistance Gene Sr31 in Puccinia graminis. f. sp. tritici in Uganda.

  Z. A. Pretorius;R. P. Singh;W. W. Wagoire;T. S. Payne

  921
  Citations

• Detection of virulence to resistance gene Sr24 within race TTKS of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici.

  Yue Jin;Les J Szabo;Z. A. Pretorius;R. P. Singh

  587
  Citations

• Emergence and Spread of New Races of Wheat Stem Rust Fungus: Continued Threat to Food Security and Prospects of Genetic Control

  Ravi P. Singh;David P. Hodson;Yue Jin;Evans S. Lagudah

  545
  Citations

• Characterization of seedling infection types and adult plant infection responses of monogenic Sr gene lines to race TTKS of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici.

  Y. Jin;R. P. Singh;R. W. Ward;R. Wanyera

  417
  Citations

• Detection of Virulence to Resistance Gene Sr36 Within the TTKS Race Lineage of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici

  Y. Jin;L. J. Szabo;M. N. Rouse;T. Fetch

  295
  Citations

• Potential for re-emergence of wheat stem rust in the United Kingdom.

  Clare M. Lewis;Antoine Persoons;Daniel P. Bebber;Rose N. Kigathi;Rose N. Kigathi

  147
  Citations

• Leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes transferred to common wheat from Triticum dicoccoides

  G. F. Marais;Z. A. Pretorius;C. R. Wellings;B. McCallum

  134
  Citations

• A multiple resistance locus on chromosome arm 3BS in wheat confers resistance to stem rust (Sr2), leaf rust (Lr27) and powdery mildew

  R. Mago;L. Tabe;R. A. McIntosh;Z. Pretorius

  131
  Citations

• QTL mapping of stripe, leaf and stem rust resistance genes in a Kariega × Avocet S doubled haploid wheat population

  R. Prins;Z. A. Pretorius;C. M. Bender;A. Lehmensiek

  128
  Citations

• Identification of adult plant resistance to stripe rust in the wheat cultivar Cappelle-Desprez

  G. M. Agenbag;Z. A. Pretorius;L. A. Boyd;C. M. Bender

  125
  Citations

• International surveillance of wheat rust pathogens: progress and challenges

  Robert Park;Tom Fetch;Dave Hodson;Yue Jin

  123
  Citations

• Leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes Lr54 and Yr37 transferred to wheat from Aegilops kotschyi

  G. F. Marais;B. McCallum;J. E. Snyman;Z. A. Pretorius

  118
  Citations

• First Report of a Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici Race Virulent to the Sr24 and Sr31 Wheat Stem Rust Resistance Genes in South Africa.

  Unknown

  116
  Citations

• Transfer of Leaf Rust and Stripe Rust Resistance Genes Lr62 and Yr42 from Aegilops neglecta Req. ex Bertol. to Common Wheat

  Francois Marais;Ansie Marais;Brent McCallum;Zacharias Pretorius

  109
  Citations

• Challenges for sustainable cereal rust control in South Africa

  Z. A. Pretorius;K. W. Pakendorf;G. F. Marais;R. Prins

  106
  Citations

• Characterization of two new Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici races within the Ug99 lineage in South Africa

  Botma Visser;Liezel Herselman;Robert F. Park;Haydar Karaoglu

  96
  Citations

• Characterization of Sr9h, a wheat stem rust resistance allele effective to Ug99

  Matthew N. Rouse;Matthew N. Rouse;Jayaveeramuthu Nirmala;Yue Jin;Yue Jin;Shiaoman Chao

  92
  Citations

• First Report of a New TTKSF Race of Wheat Stem Rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

  Z. A. Pretorius;L. J. Szabo;W. H. P. Boshoff;L. Herselman

  88
  Citations

• Genetic Variability Within and Among Mycelial Compatibility Groups of Sclerotium rolfsii in South Africa.

  A. J. Cilliers;L. Herselman;Z. A. Pretorius

  81
  Citations

• SCAR markers linked to the common bean rust resistance gene Ur-13

  C. M. S. Mienie;M. M. Liebenberg;Z. A. Pretorius;P. N. Miklas

  65
  Citations

• Seedling resistance to stem rust race Ug99 and marker analysis for Sr2 , Sr24 and Sr31 in South African wheat cultivars and lines

  Z. A. Pretorius;Y. Jin;C. M. Bender;L. Herselman

  48
  Citations

• Borlaug Global Rust Initiative provides momentum for wheat rust research

  R. A. McIntosh;Z. A. Pretorius

  36
  Citations

• Multilocus Genotypes of the Wheat Leaf Rust Fungus Puccinia triticina in Worldwide Regions Indicate Past and Current Long-Distance Migration

  J. A. Kolmer;M. E. Ordoñez;S. German;A. Morgounov

  31
  Citations

• Volatiles emitted by leaf rust infected wheat induce a defence response in exposed uninfected wheat seedlings

  H. D. Castelyn;J. J. Appelgryn;M. S. Mafa;Z. A. Pretorius

  28
  Citations

• Integrated control of Sclerotium rolfsii on groundnut in South Africa

  A. J. Cilliers;Z. A. Pretorius;P. S. Van Wyk

  27
  Citations

• Endemic and panglobal genetic groups, and divergence of host-associated forms in worldwide collections of the wheat leaf rust fungus Puccinia triticina as determined by genotyping by sequencing

  J. A. Kolmer;A. Herman;M. E. Ordoñez;S. German

  25
  Citations

• Greenhouse and field assessment of adult plant resistance in wheat to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

  Z. A. Pretorius;L. Pienaar;R. Prins

  24
  Citations

• Disease development and PR-protein activity in wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedlings treated with plant extracts prior to leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) infection

  M.E. Cawood;J.C. Pretorius;A.J. van der Westhuizen;Z.A. Pretorius

  23
  Citations

• Protein Composition of Wheat Apoplastic Fluid and Resistance to the Russian Wheat Aphid

  Ajvd Westhuizen;Z Pretorius

  19
  Citations

• Races of Puccinia triticina detected on wheat in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi and regional germplasm responses

  Z. A. Pretorius;B. Visser;T. Terefe;L. Herselman

  19
  Citations

• Fungicide efficacy and the impact of stripe rust on spring and winter wheat in South Africa

  W. H.P. Boshoff;Z. A. Pretorius;B. D. van Niekerk

  19
  Citations