Academic Staff
???? | ? ? | ?Dr Esme Louw (Departmental Chair)Research focus: the commercial production of deciduous fruit in a marginal climate. Insufficient winter chill, cultivar adaptability, prolonged dormancy symptoms and bud break patterns | ? | ? | ? | ?Prof Karen Theron |
? | ? | ?Prof Linus Opara(SARCHI in Postharvest Technology)?Research Focus: Pomegranate postharvest and processing | ? | ? | ? | ?Dr Elk?e CrouchMolteno Research Chair in Deciduous Postharvest Research ?Research Focus: Postharvest defects of deciduous fruit (mealiness, internal browning, superficial scald breakdown) longterm cold storage of fruit, including controlled atmospheric (CA) and dynamic atmospheric storage of deciduous fruit.? |
? | ? | ?Dr Elmi L???tze?s: Fruit quality as affected by nutrition with emphasis on Ca, B and Zn, water management, particularly the use of different irrigation technologies; mulching, cover crops, and root dyanmics Email | ? | ? | ? | ?Dr Michael Schmeisser?Research Focus: Ornamentals & ornamental nutrition; Pre- and postharvest research on ornamentals cutflowers and potted plants, with focus on indigenous Cape Flora; Crop Physiology? Email |
? | ? | Dr ???Xolani Siboza (HortGro)?Research Focus: Importance and role of rootstocks in de?ciduous fruit production | ? | ? | ? | Prof Paul Cronje (CRI)Research Focus: Citrus postharvest, cold chain and Citrus rind disorders Email |
? | ?Dr Piete?r Raath (CRI)Research Focus: Citrus mineral nutrition and water management Email | ? | ? | Dr Tarl?? Berry (CRI)??Research focus: ; Cold chain management; postharvest biology and technology of Citrus |
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