Thursday Morning Seminar

Chair: Lazarus Mavima Ine Botha : Molecular studies to differentiate species and describe flower colouration in the endemic Greyia tree genus. Khanyisile Botshelo : Unraveling the mechanism by which Trichoderma spp. antagonizes the avocado White root rot pathogen Rosellinia necatrix . Samkelisiwe Thango : Precision diagnostics of maize foliar disease development by integrating genomic and phenotypic data using machine learning analysis approaches. Garyn Townsend : Initial assessment of the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) in indigenous South African Forests. Question panel: Otlotleng Moloto, Katelyn Baird, Chanel Thomas and Demissew Teshome.