On June 16, 2024, the Department of Viticulture and Oenology (DVO) within the Faculty of AgriSciences, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Cape...
Justin Erasmus graduated from the Department of Forest and Wood Science in 2020 with a PhD focused on how silvicultural prescriptions might affect wood properties in pine. Since then, he has been on a sojourn...
Agriscience staff from multiple departments traveled to Norway to attend a week-long workshop at the Inland Norwegian University of Applied Sciences (INN). The workshop was part of the EU Erasmus+ project,...
Congratulations to recent alumna Ms. Almé Jonker, who received an award from the Southern African Institute of Forestry (SAIF). The award, which includes a book prize and a one-year SAIF membership, was given in...
Dr. Keanu Martin is honored to serve as Africa’s early career representative on the inaugural International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) Young Minds Committee (2022-2026). This prestigious group...
Prof. Clint Rhode from the Department of Genetics, and the incumbent president of the South African Genetics Society (SAGS), led a multi-institutional delegation to bid on behalf of South Africa to host the...
Concerted efforts are needed to mitigate widespread impacts of human activity on the planet’s ecosystems. However, figuring out how to restore biodiversity to degraded ecosystems at scale takes a monumental...
In May 2024, college lecturers from Elangeni, Capricorn, Coastal, Esayidi, Majuba, Mnambithi, Orbit and Vhembe continued their participation in training that focused on the successful production of horticultural...
In June 2024, Marco Appel had an opportunity to participate in the Sun City AgBiz student case competition. Held in Sun City, this prestigious event brought together students from various universities to tackle...
Dr Malizukiswe Vincent Vacu is the recipient of a PhD in Genetics from Stellenbosch University,for research about the genes involved in photosynthesis in pigeon peas. His 88-year-old grandmother, who raised, him,...
Figure 1: (Anika and Tristan walking in the orchard): Anika Kock and Tristan Dorfling recently completed their MSc degrees on the genotype-by-environment studies during the establishment years of the plum (Anika)...
Elephant lice (Haematomyzus elephantis) are dark-coloured small-bodied (<10 mm) insects that lives permanently on elephants. An interesting fact is that they look like little elephants, with a long truck-like...