Thursday Morning Seminars

Chair: Nomakula Zim Tsakani Miyambo : Development of microsatellite markers for population genetics studies in Rosellinia necatrix . Teresia Macharia - Meloidogyne javanica pathogenicity factors: Identification and functional characterization. Phophi Nethononda - Smallholder farmer’s knowledge, perception and management practices of i (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize ( Zea mays ) at Tshiombo and Dzindi irrigation schemes of Limpopo Province in South Africa. Ndalama Mashava: Interactions between soil nutrients and tree stress on thrips damage of avocados in the Levubu region of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Question panel: Shae Swanepoel , Eloff Theron , Elmarie van der Merwe and Vera Röder