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Stellenbosch University

Master of Science or Master of Science of Agriculture in Plant Pathology

The Master of Science or Master of Science of Agriculture in Plant Pathology in Agriculture is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Master of Science or Master of Science of Agriculture in Plant Pathology offered by the Stellenbosch University

Research projects can be selected from one of the following themes:

• fungal taxonomy (description and reclassification of known and new fungi by the application of various methods, such as molecular technology);
• applied molecular plant pathology, including the use of molecular-based techniques for the detection, diagnosis and characterisation of plant pathogenic populations of vines, deciduous fruit, citrus and agronomic crops;
• pre- and postharvest pathology in deciduous fruit, vines and citrus (status and behaviour of inocula on fruit surfaces, infection processes and plant resistance reactions);
• stem diseases in vines (etiology, diagnosis, epidemiology and integrated management);
• use of fungicides (spray technology) and fungal resistance (sensitivity in wild populations and disruption after fungicide exposure, management of fungicide resistance in fruit orchards, vineyards and agronomic crops); or
• integrated management (chemical, biological and alternative compounds) of diseases in deciduous fruit, vines, citrus and agronomic crops.

New or existing disease epidemics of economic importance are also researched.