Thursday Morning Seminars

Chair: Melandre van Lill Jolize Kruger : The effect of heat stress on sunflower floret dynamics at the molecular and physiological level. Annabel Norval : First report of the sexual state of Dematophora necatrix in South African avocado orchards. Megan Smit : Identification of Phytophthora capsici resistance in butternut ( Cucurbita moschata ) using BSA-Seq approach. Anmari van Buuren : Detection and characterisation of black root rot pathogens affecting avocado seedlings in South African nurseries. Question panel: Bianke Marx , Evanson Omuse, Qiniso Sithole , Kerryn Fourie , and Sinenhlanhla Shongwe