Z. A. Pretorius

10.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
134 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Z. A. Pretorius is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Z. A. Pretorius has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Plant Science, 79 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Z. A. Pretorius's work include Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (101 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (73 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (63 papers). Z. A. Pretorius is often cited by papers focused on Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology (101 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (73 papers) and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics (63 papers). Z. A. Pretorius collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Australia. Z. A. Pretorius's co-authors include Jeff Ellis, J.A.L. van Kan, Ralph A. Dean, Gary D. Foster, J. J. Rudd, K. E. Hammond‐Kosack, Antonio Di Pietro, Regine Kahmann, Pietro D. Spanu and Ravi P. Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Frontiers in Plant Science and Theoretical and Applied Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Z. A. Pretorius

130 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology

2012 3.3k citations Z. A. Pretorius et al. profile →
Detection of Virulence to Wheat Stem Rust Resistance Gene Sr31 in Puccinia graminis. f. sp. tritici in Uganda

2000 512 citations Z. A. Pretorius, Ravi P. Singh et al. Plant Disease profile →
Emergence and Spread of New Races of Wheat Stem Rust Fungus: Continued Threat to Food Security and Prospects of Genetic Control

2015 315 citations Ravi P. Singh, Matthew N. Rouse et al. Phytopathology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Z. A. Pretorius

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Fig rust caused by Phakopsora nishidana in South Africa 2022 ·Phytopathologia Mediterranea ·Willem H. P. Boshoff, Botma Visser, C. M. Bender, Alan R. Wood, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Z. A. Pretorius	3
2	Characterisation of stem rust resistance in the South African winter wheat cultivar PAN 3161 2022 ·Euphytica ·(unknown), L. Herselman, Z. A. Pretorius, (unknown), Willem H. P. Boshoff	2
3	Physiologic races of Puccinia triticina detected on wheat in South Africa from 2017 to 2020 2022 ·European Journal of Plant Pathology ·T. Terefe, Botma Visser, Z. A. Pretorius, Willem H. P. Boshoff	8
4	Mapping and validation of all-stage resistance to stem rust in four South African winter wheat cultivars 2022 ·Euphytica ·(unknown), L. Herselman, Z. A. Pretorius, Matthew N. Rouse, (unknown), Willem H. P. Boshoff	1
5	Pathogenicity and microsatellite characterization of Puccinia hordei in South Africa 2022 ·Crop Protection ·(unknown), Botma Visser, T. Terefe, Z. A. Pretorius, Willem H. P. Boshoff	0
6	The life cycle of Puccinia digitariae on Digitaria eriantha and Solanum species in South Africa 2022 ·Mycologia ·Willem H. P. Boshoff, Alan R. Wood, Botma Visser, C. M. Bender, (unknown), Jan Richter, M. Catherine Aime, Z. A. Pretorius	1
7	Historical Development of the Puccinia triticina Population in South Africa 2021 ·Plant Disease ·(unknown), Eduard Venter, Willem H. P. Boshoff, Z. A. Pretorius, T. Terefe, Botma Visser	4
8	Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation of Puccinia helianthi in South Africa 2020 ·Plant Disease ·(unknown), Willem H. P. Boshoff, (unknown), Anthony Young, (unknown), Susan Thompson, Z. A. Pretorius, Botma Visser	5
9	Accomplishments in wheat rust research in South Africa 2020 ·South African Journal of Science ·Z. A. Pretorius, R. Prins, (unknown), C. M. Bender, Botma Visser, Willem H. P. Boshoff	8
10	Multilocus Genotypes of the Wheat Leaf Rust Fungus Puccinia triticina in Worldwide Regions Indicate Past and Current Long-Distance Migration 2019 ·Phytopathology ·J. A. Kolmer, María-Eugenia Ordoñez, Silvia Germán, Alexey Morgounov, Z. A. Pretorius, Botma Visser, Henriette Goyeau, Y. Anikster, Maricelis Acevedo	34
11	First Report of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, Causing Stripe Rust of Wheat, in Zimbabwe 2019 ·Plant Disease ·Willem H. P. Boshoff, Botma Visser, Clare M. Lewis, (unknown), Diane G. O. Saunders, T. Terefe, (unknown), (unknown), Z. A. Pretorius	10
12	Mapping a Resistance Gene to Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici in the Bread Wheat Cultivar ‘Matlabas’ 2019 ·Plant Disease ·(unknown), R. Prins, Willem H. P. Boshoff, Jason D. Zurn, Maricelis Acevedo, Z. A. Pretorius	6
13	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 2019 ·Heredity ·J. A. Kolmer, Adam Herman, M. E. Ordoñez, Silvia Germán, Alexey Morgounov, Z. A. Pretorius, Botma Visser, Y. Anikster, Maricelis Acevedo	25
14	Emergence of the Ug99 lineage of the wheat stem rust pathogen through somatic hybridisation 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Feng Li, Narayana M. Upadhyaya, Jana Sperschneider, Oadi Matny, Hoa Nguyen‐Phuc, Rohit Mago, Castle Raley, Marisa E. Miller, Kevin A.T. Silverstein, Eva C. Henningsen, Cory D. Hirsch, Botma Visser, Z. A. Pretorius, Brian J. Steffenson, Benjamin Schwessinger, Peter N. Dodds, Melania Figueroa	114
15	Yield Loss Associated with Different Levels of Stem Rust Resistance in Bread Wheat 2018 ·Plant Disease ·(unknown), (unknown), R. Prins, Z. A. Pretorius	41
16	Point Inoculation Method for Measuring Adult Plant Response of Wheat to Stripe Rust Infection 2018 ·Plant Disease ·Willem H. P. Boshoff, R. Prins, (unknown), Simon G. Krattinger, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Z. A. Pretorius	2
17	Reaction of South African rye, triticale and barley forage cultivars to stem and leaf rust 2018 ·South African Journal of Plant and Soil ·Willem H. P. Boshoff, C. M. Bender, Z. A. Pretorius	12
18	First Report of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici Race PTKSK, a Variant of Wheat Stem Rust Race Ug99, in South Africa 2018 ·Plant Disease ·T. Terefe, Z. A. Pretorius, Botma Visser, Willem H. P. Boshoff	11
19	Application of remote sensing to identify adult plant resistance loci to stripe rust in two bread wheat mapping populations 2016 ·Precision Agriculture ·Z. A. Pretorius, Caixia Lan, R. Prins, V.H. Knight, N. W. McLaren, Ravi P. Singh, C. M. Bender, F. J. Kloppers	17
20	HISTOLOGICAL AND INITIAL MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF UG99, THE SR31-BREAKING RACE OF THE WHEAT STEM RUST FUNGUS 2010 ·Journal of Plant Pathology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Z. A. Pretorius, A.J. van der Westhuizen, Bruno M. Moerschbacher	3

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