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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology

Korsten, L

MSc PhD(Pret) - Professor

NRF Rating: B3

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Telephone number: 012 420 3295
Fax number: 012 420 4588
E-mail address: lise.korsten@fabi.up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Integrated disease management

Sustainable insect management

Biocontrol of plant diseases

Postharvest technology and food safety

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Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Sanders GM, Korsten L: 2003. A comparative morphological study of South African avocado and mango isolates of colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Canadian Journal of Botany-Revue Canadienne de Botanique, 81, pp 877-885.

van der Waals (Smith) JE, Denner FDN, Van Rij N, Korsten L: 2003. Evaluation of PLANT-Plus, a decision support system for control of early blight on potatoes in South Africa. Crop Protection, 22 (6), pp 821-828.

Obagwu J, Korsten L: 2003. Control of citrus green and blue molds with garlic extracts. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 109, pp 221-225.

Sanders GM, Korsten L: 2003. Comparison of cross inoculation potential of South African avocado and mango isolates of colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Microbiological Research, 158, pp 1-8.

van der Waals (Smith) JE, Korsten L, Aveling TAS, Denner FDN: 2003. Influence of environmental factors on field concentrations of Alternaria solani Conidia above a South African potato crop. Phytoparasitica, 31 (4), pp 353-364.

Obagwu J, Korsten L: 2003. Integrated control of citrus green and blue molds using bacillus subtilisin combination with sodium bicarbonate or hot water. Postharvest Biology and Technology, In Postharvest Biology and Technology, 28, Elsevier, pp 1 88-194.

Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:

du Plooy GW, van der Merwe CF, Korsten L: 2003. Ontogeny and surface morphology of mango fruit wax. In Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 56-56.

du Plooy GW, Prinsloo LC, van der Merwe CF, Korsten L: 2003. Spatial identification (using SEM) and characterisation (using RAMAN & FTIR) of mango epicuticular wax. In Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, Microscopy Society of Southern Africa, pp 60-60.

 

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