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A maize leaf with long rectangular grey leaf spot lesions caused by Cercospora zeina, maize field behind (illustration)

Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Vacancies & Opportunities

Post-doctoral fellowship 2020-2021 (Download PDF) The Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions  (MPPI) research group led by Prof. Dave Berger is affiliated with the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) and the Department of Plant & Soil Sciences at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.   The MPPI research group has an on-going research project on grey leaf spot (GLS) disease of maize caused by the fungal pathogen Cercospora zeina.  GLS is a threat to food security in sub-Saharan Africa. A Postdoctoral Fellowship to investigate RNAi in C. zeina is available from January 2020 (see attached advert for more details). Applications should be addressed to dave.berger@fabi.up.ac.za .