Thursday Morning Seminar

Chairperson: Byron Sonnekus

Jason McNeil: Novel oomycete-fungicide uptake by citrus rootstocks and effects on induced resistance for sustainable control of Phytophthora root rot on Citrus.

Alecia Heyns: Characterization of fungal pathogens associated with blossom blight on lemon in South Africa.

Megan Smit: Identification of Phytophthora capsici resistance in butternut (Cucurbita moschata) using a BSA-Seq and Linkage mapping approach.

Rachel Dobson: Developing an early-warning system for the crop pest bird, the red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea).

Question panel: Cerista de Meulenaere, Anja Piso, and Tshegofatso Mbere