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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

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Plant Health and ProtectionArachnologyArachnida

​* National Collection of Arachnida (non-Acari)

  
LyleR@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8286Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionArachnologyArachnida

​* National Collection of Arachnida (Acari)

  
MaraisP@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8264Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionMycologyFungi

​* Taxonomy of Pythiales, soil and water diseases of crops;

  
BothaW@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8203Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionMycologyFungi

​* Mycology of Fusarium taxonomy; Molecular biologist

  
JacobsR@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8256Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionMycologyFungi

​* Curation of Fungal Culture Collection

  
KwindaG@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8258Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionEntomologyInsects

​* Curation and technical support at Insect Collection

  
BennetH@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8260Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionEntomologyInsects

​* Systematist/taxonomist, of Coleoptera - leaf and seed beetles

  
GrobbelaarB@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8253Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionEntomologyInsects

​* Taxonomy of aphids, scale insects, mealybugs and whiteflies

  
MillarI@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8267Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionEntomologyInsects

​* Systematics of Coleoptera

  
StalsR@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8276Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionEntomologyInsects

​* Systematics of leafhoppers,  plant hoppers, spittle bugs, cicadas and true bugs i.e. tip wilters, seed bugs, shield bugs. Identification of thrips.

  
StillerM@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8277Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionEntomologyInsects

​* Taxonomy of Isoptera and Lepidoptera

  
UysV@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8285Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInsects

​* Insect ecology, virology and nematology support

  
SwartM@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8145Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Biocontrol of lantana and cestrum species

  
KatemboN@arc.agric.za or SimelaneD@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8175/8217Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Biocontrol of prosopis and ageratina

  
HeystekF@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8223Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Research Team Leadership on invasive vines

  
KingA@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8213Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Biocontrol of prosopis and ageratina.

  
kinstensamyY@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8226Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Biocontrol of tecoma.

  
MadireL@arc.agric.za or MukonaN@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8220/8214Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Biocontrol of tithonia spp.

  
MawelaK@arc.agric.za(012) 808 822Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Biocontrol of invasive opuntia species

  
MofokengK1@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8157Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Biocontrol of prickly Acacia

  
NongogoA@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8216Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionWeeds researchInvasive alien plants

​* Biocontrol of campuloclinium and anredera

  
VDWesthuizenL@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8212Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionNematologyNematodes

​* Nematode taxonomy

  
MaraisM@arc.agric.za or SwartA@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8263/8279Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionNitrogen fixationPlant Microbiology

​* Legume nitrogen fixation bacteria

  
PhalaneF@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8199Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionBacteriologyPlant Microbiology

​* Research on Plant pathogenic bacteria

  
BorokoH@arc.agri.za(012) 808 8158Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionNitrogen fixationPlant Microbiology

​* Legume nitrogen fixation bacteria, PGPR

  
HassenA@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8192Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionNitrogen fixationPlant Microbiology

​* Nitrogen fixation, quality control

  
MthimunyeP@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8200Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionNitrogen fixationPlant Microbiology

​* Nitrogen fixation, molecular biology

  
MtsweniN@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionPlant PathologyPlant Microbiology

​* Plant pathology, mushroom production

  
KochS@arc.agric.za(012) 808 9131Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionPlant virologyPlant Microbiology

​* Plant virology & vector transmission

  
MahlanzaT@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8195Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionPlant virologyPlant Microbiology

​* Lab work, glasshouses

  
MolopoL@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8185Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionBacteriologyPlant Microbiology

​* Bacteriology, diagnostics

  
MolotoV@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8163Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionPlant PathologyPlant Microbiology

​* Plant pathology, diagnostics

  
NkgauT@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8132Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Plant Health and ProtectionPlant virologyPlant Microbiology

​* Plant Virology diagnostics & research

  
VDMerweNA@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8201/8186Roodeplaat, Pretoria