Dave K. Berger

Dave K. Berger

University of Pretoria

H-index: 31

Africa-South Africa

About Dave K. Berger

Dave K. Berger, With an exceptional h-index of 31 and a recent h-index of 16 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Pretoria, specializes in the field of molecular plant pathology, plant genomics, fungal genetics, maize disease.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Population genomic analyses suggest recent dispersal events of the pathogen Cercospora zeina into East and Southern African maize cropping systems

Combination of linkage and association mapping with genomic prediction to infer QTL regions associated with gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf blight resistance in tropical …

IMA genome‑F17: Draft genome sequences of an Armillaria species from Zimbabwe, Ceratocystis colombiana, Elsinoë necatrix, Rosellinia necatrix, two genomes of Sclerotinia minor …

Deep learning diagnostics of gray leaf spot in maize under mixed disease field conditions

Fungal Planet description sheets: 1436–1477

Quantifying the Severity of Common Rust in Maize Using Mask R-CNN

Population genetic structure and migration patterns of the maize pathogenic fungus, Cercospora zeina in East and Southern Africa

Automated Hyper-Parameter Tuning of a Mask R-CNN for Quantifying Common Rust Severity in Maize

Dave K. Berger Information

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Citations(all)

2433

Citations(since 2020)

825

Cited By

1910

hIndex(all)

31

hIndex(since 2020)

16

i10Index(all)

53

i10Index(since 2020)

27

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Dave K. Berger Skills & Research Interests

molecular plant pathology

plant genomics

fungal genetics

maize disease

Top articles of Dave K. Berger

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Population genomic analyses suggest recent dispersal events of the pathogen Cercospora zeina into East and Southern African maize cropping systems

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Tanya Welgemoed

Tuan A Duong

Irene Barnes

Eva H Stukenbrock

Dave K Berger

2023/11

Combination of linkage and association mapping with genomic prediction to infer QTL regions associated with gray leaf spot and northern corn leaf blight resistance in tropical …

Frontiers in Genetics

Dennis O Omondi

Mathews M Dida

Dave K Berger

Yoseph Beyene

David L Nsibo

...

2023/11/7

IMA genome‑F17: Draft genome sequences of an Armillaria species from Zimbabwe, Ceratocystis colombiana, Elsinoë necatrix, Rosellinia necatrix, two genomes of Sclerotinia minor …

IMA fungus

Brenda D Wingfield

Dave K Berger

Martin PA Coetzee

Tuan A Duong

Anke Martin

...

2022/11/21

Deep learning diagnostics of gray leaf spot in maize under mixed disease field conditions

Plants

Hamish A Craze

Nelishia Pillay

Fourie Joubert

Dave K Berger

2022/7/26

Fungal Planet description sheets: 1436–1477

Persoonia-Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi

Yu Pei Tan

Sharon L Bishop-Hurley

Roger G Shivas

Don A Cowan

Gillian Maggs-Kölling

...

2022/12/31

Quantifying the Severity of Common Rust in Maize Using Mask R-CNN

Nelishia Pillay

Mia Gerber

Katerina Holan

Steven A Whitham

Dave K Berger

2021

Population genetic structure and migration patterns of the maize pathogenic fungus, Cercospora zeina in East and Southern Africa

Fungal Genetics and Biology

David L Nsibo

Irene Barnes

Dennis O Omondi

Mathews M Dida

Dave K Berger

2021/4/1

Automated Hyper-Parameter Tuning of a Mask R-CNN for Quantifying Common Rust Severity in Maize

Mia Gerber

Nelishia Pillay

Katerina Holan

Steven A Whitham

Dave K Berger

2021/7/18

Time-course RNAseq reveals Exserohilum turcicum effectors and pathogenicity determinants

Frontiers in Microbiology

Maria Petronella Human

Dave Kenneth Berger

Bridget Genevieve Crampton

2020

De novo assembly of transcriptomes from a B73 maize line introgressed with a QTL for resistance to gray leaf spot disease reveals a candidate allele of a lectin receptor-like …

Frontiers in Plant Science

Tanya Welgemoed

Rian Pierneef

Lieven Sterck

Yves Van de Peer

Velushka Swart

...

2020

Benefits of maize resistance breeding and chemical control against northern leaf blight in smallholder farms in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Dave K Berger

Tumisang Mokgobu

Katrien de Ridder

Nanette Christie

Theresa AS Aveling

2020/12

Seasonal variation in mycoflora associated with asymptomatic maize grain from small-holder farms in two provinces of South Africa

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)

Theresa AS Aveling

Katrien De Ridder

Nicholas A Olivier

Dave K Berger

2020/11/27

Next generation sequencing reveals past and current widespread occurrence of maize yellow mosaic virus in South Africa

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Tanya Welgemoed

Rian Pierneef

David A Read

Susanna E Schulze

Gerhard Pietersen

...

2020/9

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Co-Authors

H-index: 136
Yves Van de Peer

Yves Van de Peer

Universiteit Gent

H-index: 122
Mike Wingfield

Mike Wingfield

University of Pretoria

H-index: 61
Teresa Coutinho

Teresa Coutinho

University of Pretoria

H-index: 49
Alexander Myburg

Alexander Myburg

University of Pretoria

H-index: 47
Ian A. Dubery

Ian A. Dubery

University of Johannesburg

H-index: 24
Nicolaas A van der Merwe

Nicolaas A van der Merwe

University of Pretoria

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