Horticultural Sciences
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Academic Staff

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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

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​Prof Karen Theron
(Chair in Applied Preh​​arvest Deciduous Fruit Research)

​Research Focus: Preharvest (Deciduous)

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Prof Linus Opara

(SARCHI in Postharvest Technology)

Research Focus: Pomegranate postharvest and processing

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​Dr Elk​e Crouch

Molteno 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.​

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​Dr Elmi L​ö​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

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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

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Dr ​​​Xolani Siboza (HortGro)

​Research Focus: Importance and role of rootstocks in de​ciduous fruit production

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Prof Paul Cronje (CRI)

Research Focus: Citrus postharvest, cold chain and Citrus rind disorders

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​Dr Piete​r Raath (CRI)

Research Focus: Citrus mineral nutrition and water management

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Dr Tarl​​ Berry (CRI)

​​Research focus: ; Cold chain management; postharvest biology and technology of Citrus

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