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Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentApples

​* Breeding, genetics and evaluation

  
MeintjiesI@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineBiotechnologyApricots

​* DNA Fingerprinting

  
SafodienS@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3481Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentApricots

​* Breeding and genetics

  
PieterseW@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3494Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentApricots

​* Breeding, genetics and evaluation

  
MeintjiesI@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePublic Relations OfficerEnquiries

​Public Relations Officer

  
infocape@arc.agric.za 021 8093100 Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesFruit

​* Bacterial Diseases

  
PetersenY@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3479Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesFruit

​* Codling Moth & Oriental Fruit Moth;
* Pear leaf roller, Grain Chinch Bug, Weevil & Mealybug;
* Thrips & Ants.

  
AllsoppE@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3007Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesFruit

​* Fungal & root diseases;
* Bud fertility (diagnostic services).

  
smitl@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3484Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesFruit

​* Nematodes

  
KnoetzeR@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3461Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePost-harvest/Agro-processingFruit

* Chemical pesticides

  
MatroseN@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3453Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesFruit

​* Mealybug pheromone trap counts

  
WilliamsL@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3425Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesFruit

​* Bud mite

  
KnipeM@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3463Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesFruit

​* Fungal & root diseases;​
* Bud fertility (diagnostic services)

  
SmitL@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3484Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePost-harvest/Agro-processingFruit

​* Agricultural Proteomics

  
belayz@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3030Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePost-harvest/Agro-processingFruit

​* Biochemistry & Nutraceutical development processes

  
humanc@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3416Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePost-harvest/Agro-processingFruit

​* Phytochemical  molecules e.g  phenolic ​

  
DBeerD@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3449Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePost-harvest/Agro-processingFruit

​* Fruit, fruit juice & alcoholic beverage polyphenol profiling (Chemistry)

  
jollyn@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3060Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePost-harvest/Agro-processingFruit

​* Post-Harvest technology

  
LotzE@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3415Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineIrrigationFruit

​* Irrigation scheduling recommendation for deciduous fruit

  
VolschenkT@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3345Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePost-harvest/Agro-processingGenebanks

​* Yeast genebank curator & ARC INF_NVB genebank coordinator;
* Wine and Olive Microbiological research.

  
HoffJ@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3168Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop ProtectionGrapes

​* Table Grapes - Breeding and Genetics

  
BurgerP@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3021Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentGrapes

​* Table Grape Evaluation

  
NiewenhuysA@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3017Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesGrapes

​* Pest/disease management on table and dried grapes

  
AvenantJ@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3012Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineWine/Cellar TechnologyGrapes

​* Chemical pesticides & Wine Analytics​

  
VBredaV@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3039Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineIrrigationGrapes

​* Irrigation scheduling recommendation for wine grapes

  
howellc@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3343Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentNectarines

​* Breeding and Genetics

  
PieterseW@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3494Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentNectarines

​* Breeding, genetics and evaluation

  
MeintjiesI@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentNectarines

​* Rootstocks

  
BooiS@arc.agric.za(021) 874 8209Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentOlives

​* Breeding and Genetics

  
Niewenhuysa@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3107Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentPeaches

​* Breeding and Genetics

  
PieterseW@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3494Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentPeaches

​* Breeding, genetics and evaluation

  
MeintjiesI@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineBiotechnologyPeaches

​* DNA Fingerprinting

  
SafodienS@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3481Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentPears

​* Breeding and Genetics

  
HumanT@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3490Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentPears

* ​Rootstocks

  
BooiS@arc.agric.za(021) 874 8209Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineBiotechnologyPears

​* DNA Fingerprinting

  
SafodienS@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3481Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCrop DevelopmentPears

​* Breeding, genetics and evaluation

  
MeintjiesI@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineSoil scienceSoil

​* Soil Cultivation
(Trial to test new fertilisers and herbicides/cover crop selections)

  
HowellC@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3343Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineSoil scienceSoil

​* Soil-Plant relations

  
LewuN@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3435Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineSoil scienceSoil

​* Soil Health

  
MeyerA@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3274Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesVineyards

​* Ants, Snout beetles, Bud mite, Fruit Fly;
* Red spider mite, leafhoppers,Western flower thrips,etc.

  
AllsoppE@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3007Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesVineyards

​* Bacterial blight;
* Virus diseases (leafroll, stem grooving,corky bark,fanleaf,Shiraz   disease);
* Grapevine yellows.

  
PetersenY@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3479Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesVineyards

​* Contract trials for chemical & disease warning modules

  
langenhovenw@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3488Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePlant PathologyVineyards

​* Plant-parasitic nematodes;
* Integrated nematode management; and
* Molecular identification of nematodes.

  
KnoetzeR@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3461Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePests and DiseasesVineyards

​* Vine mealybug and natural enemies

  
AchianoK@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3466Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePlant improvementVineyards

​* Table grape growth regulators

  
StrydomJ@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3159Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePlant improvementVineyards

​* Grapevine canopy management, scion cultivars & grapevine physiology

  
HunterK@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3057Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePlant improvementVineyards

​* Integrated production and IPM

  
AllsoppE@arc.agric.za(021 809 3007Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineCultivar DevelopmentVineyards

​* Cultivars, Scion & rootstock;
* Pruning, trellis systems & nurseries;
* Growth arrestment.

  
VolschenkN@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3166Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WinePlant PathologyVineyards

​* Downy & Powdery Mildew Botrytis;
* Fungal diseases, disease management, trunk pathogens young grapevine;
​​* Integrated disease management, etiology, epidemiology​​

  
havengam@arc.agric.za(012) 809 3161Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineWine/Cellar TechnologyWine

​* Brandy, Vodka, Gin, Port, Cap Classique Enzymology​

  
VJaarsveldF@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3052Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineWine/Cellar TechnologyWine

​* Routine microbiological analyses

  
BoonzaierJ@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3060Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineWine/Cellar TechnologyWine

​* Wine Technology and Cellar Technology

  
PaulsenC@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3091Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineWine/Cellar TechnologyWine

​* Wine microbiology and routine microbiology analyses;
* Wine Yeasts & Non-Saccharomyces (non-traditional) yeasts;
* Wine fermentation.

  
JollyN@arc.agric.za and hartr@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3060Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineWaste managementWine

​* Winery wastewater irrigation

  
HowellC@arc.agric.za (021) 809 3343Stellenbosch
Deciduous Fruit, Vines and WineWaste managementWine

​* Winery wastewater treatment,solid waste,Rural Development

  
MulidziR@arc.agric.za(021) 809 3070Stellenbosch