Weevil borne microbes contribute as much to the reduction of photosynthesis in water hyacinth as does herbivory N Venter, MP Hill, SL Hutchinson, BS Ripley Biological Control 64 (2), 138-142, 2013 | 55 | 2013 |
Mapping the socio-ecological impacts of invasive plants in South Africa: Are poorer households with high ecosystem service use most at risk? C Reynolds, N Venter, BW Cowie, D Marlin, S Mayonde, C Tocco, ... Ecosystem Services 42, 101075, 2020 | 47 | 2020 |
Confirmation of hawkmoth pollination in Habenaria epipactidea: leg placement of pollinaria and crepuscular scent emission CI Peter, G Coombs, CF Huchzermeyer, N Venter, AC Winkler, D Hutton, ... South African Journal of Botany 75 (4), 744-750, 2009 | 47 | 2009 |
Tamarix efficiency in salt excretion and physiological tolerance to salt-induced stress in South Africa SW Newete, SM Allem, N Venter, MJ Byrne International journal of phytoremediation 22 (1), 3-9, 2020 | 33 | 2020 |
Exacerbation of photosynthetic damage through increased heat–light stress resulting from Gargaphia decoris sap-feeding BW Cowie, MJ Byrne, ETF Witkowski, N Venter Biological control 94, 82-89, 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
Does host plant quality constrain the performance of the Parthenium beetle Zygogramma bicolorata? BW Cowie, LW Strathie, JM Goodall, N Venter, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne Biological Control 139, 104078, 2019 | 31 | 2019 |
A review of Solanum mauritianum biocontrol: prospects, promise and problems: a way forward for South Africa and globally BW Cowie, N Venter, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne, T Olckers BioControl 63, 475-491, 2018 | 28 | 2018 |
Parthenium avoids drought: Understanding the morphological and physiological responses of the invasive herb Parthenium hysterophorus to progressive water stress BW Cowie, MJ Byrne, ETF Witkowski, LW Strathie, JM Goodall, N Venter Environmental and Experimental Botany 171, 103945, 2020 | 26 | 2020 |
Implications of elevated carbon dioxide on the susceptibility of the globally invasive weed, Parthenium hysterophorus, to glyphosate herbicide BW Cowie, N Venter, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne Pest management science 76 (7), 2324-2332, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
Physiological response of Parthenium hysterophorus to defoliation by the leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata BW Cowie, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne, LW Strathie, JM Goodall, N Venter Biological Control 117, 35-42, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
Biological control of Cactaceae in South Africa ID Paterson, H Klein, PC Muskett, TC Griffith, S Mayonde, K Mofokeng, ... African Entomology 29 (3), 713-734, 2021 | 22 | 2021 |
The amphibious invader: Rooted water hyacinth’s morphological and physiological strategy to survive stranding and drought events N Venter, BW Cowie, ETF Witkowski, GC Snow, MJ Byrne Aquatic botany 143, 41-48, 2017 | 17 | 2017 |
Elevated atmospheric CO2 adversely affects a dung beetle’s development: Another potential driver of decline in insect numbers? C Tocco, J Foster, N Venter, B Cowie, D Marlin, M Byrne Global Change Biology 27 (19), 4592-4600, 2021 | 15 | 2021 |
Generalist, settling moth pollination in the endemic South African twig epiphyte, Mystacidium pusillum Harv.(orchidaceae) CI Peter, N Venter Flora-morphology, distribution, functional ecology of plants, 2016 | 15 | 2016 |
The interactive effects of CO2 and water on the growth and physiology of the invasive alien vine Pereskia aculeata (Cactaceae): implications for its future invasion and management N Venter, BW Cowie, ID Paterson, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne Environmental and Experimental Botany 194, 104737, 2022 | 14 | 2022 |
A villainous hero: Does the biological control agent, Anthonomus santacruzi, pollinate its target weed, Solanum mauritianum? BW Cowie, ETF Witkowski, MJ Byrne, N Venter Biological Control 105, 79-85, 2017 | 14 | 2017 |
Three new biological control programmes for South Africa: Brazilian pepper, Tamarix and Tradescantia MJ Byrne, S Mayonde, N Venter, F Chidawanyika, C Zachariades, ... African Entomology 29 (3), 965-982, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
Ploidy differences affect leaf functional traits, but not water stress responses in a mountain endemic plant population MP Mtileni, N Venter, KL Glennon South African Journal of Botany 138, 76-83, 2021 | 11 | 2021 |
Current and future biological control efforts against Solanum mauritianum (Solanaceae) in South Africa N Venter, BW Cowie, T Olckers, MJ Byrne African Entomology 29 (3), 875-888, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
Prospects for the biological control of the invasive cactus, Opuntia stricta using Dactylopius opuntiae, under conditions of rising atmospheric CO2 N Venter, BW Cowie, MJ Byrne Biological Control 176, 105095, 2022 | 5 | 2022 |