Posted on October 19, 2015
We are proud to announce that the newest section of the Manie van der Schijff Botanical Gardens has recently achieved recognition in two coveted categories in the Institute for Landscape Architecture in South Africa (ILASA) Awards of Excellence 2015
Posted on October 15, 2015
Scientists and industry leaders in plant science recently shared the latest advances in plant breeding at the Second Annual DuPont Plant Breeding Symposium Africa, held at the University of Pretoria (UP).
Posted on October 09, 2015
The newly appointed Head of the School of Plant and Crop Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP), Prof Nigel Barker, would like the new School to do its best to cure 'plant blindness'.
Posted on September 15, 2015
Rabia Mathakutha won the People's Choice award for her presentation at the recent SAEON conference
Posted on August 14, 2015
Dr. Barnabas Daru was awarded a prize at the 2015 New Phytologist Symposium
Posted on August 13, 2015
The research component of the Monsanto/BE at UP Collaborative Research Programme aims to monitor whether glyphosate-resistance in weeds is developing and to assess the plant mechanisms involved.
Posted on July 13, 2015
Dr Michelle Greve from the Department of Plant Science accompanied by two MSc students, visited Marion Island from the 12th of April until the 15th of May this year. They conducted research concerning alien plant species on the island.
Posted on June 11, 2015
Where better to get to know you plants, than right in the middle of Dinokeng, surrounded by trees, shrubs and grasses with the roar of lions in your ears. This is just what happened on the weekend of the 24 to the 26 of April to the Plant Science Third Year excursion students.
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