PhD Student, University of Pretoria
I am interested plant disease and forest health. I study a group of invasive plant pathogens called Phytophthora. For my MSc, I studied the species that causes Sudden Oak Death in North America and Ramorum disease in the United Kingdrom. Now I am working on a survey of Phytophthora species in the Fynbos of South Africa using citizen science.
"Pathogen hunters": citizen scientists track plant diseases to save species
Apr 10, 2017 13:42 pm UTC| Science
Plant diseases threaten food security and sustainability. They affect ecosystems and change natural environments. They cost money, too. An enormous amount is spent globally each year to control these diseases; the damage...
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