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Front (L-R): Mrs. Corné Lombard (Course Administrator, ACGT), Akinola Popoola (Nigeria), Prof. Dave Berger (Course Leader, UP), Jendeka Mahasi (Kenya), Josephine Songa (Kenya), Anthony Pariyo (Uganda), Sumita Ramgareeb (SASRI, South Africa), Damian Njoku (Nigeria), Dibanzilua Nginamau (Angola)

Middle (L-R) : Jude Obidiegwu (Nigeria), Renee Prins (UFS and CenGen, South Africa), Koffi Kouassi (Cote d&#39Ivoire), Charles Mutengwa (Zimbabwe), Eric Magembe (Kenya), Elfadil Adam (Sudan), Roobavathie Naidoo (ACCI, South Africa), Maxwell Asante (Ghana), Trushar Shah (Bioinformatics Co-ordinator, BECA, Nairobi), Dr. Fourie Joubert (ACGT Bioinformatics Unit)

Top row (L-R): Dr. Zander Myburg (Guest Lecturer, Genetics Dept., FABI, UP), Prof. Jan-Peter Nap (Course Presenter, Wageninen University, Netherlands), Dr. Yoseph Beyene (Course Presenter, Botany Dept, FABI, UP), Shawn Berry (SASRI, South Africa), Solomon Woyessa (Ethiopia), John Derera (ACCI and Zimbabwe), Kwame Peasah (Ghana), Arnold Mushongi (Tanzania)

New Publications

Abkallo HM, Arbuthnot P, Auer TO, Berger DK, Burger J, Chakauya E, Concordet J-P, Diabate A, Di Donato V, Groenewald J-H, Guindo A, Koekemoer LL, Nazare F, Nolan T, Okumu F, Orefuwa E, Paemka L, Prieto-Godino L, Runo S, Sadler M, Tesfaye K, Tripathi L, Wondji C. (2024) Making genome editing a success story in Africa. Nature Biotechnology :1-4. https://rdcu.be/dBJUa
Robert R, Robberste N, Thompson GD, Read DA. (2024) Characterization of macadamia ringspot‑associated virus, a novel Orthotospovirus associated with Macadamia integrifolia in South Africa. European Journal of Plant Pathology 10.1007/s10658-024-02832-1 PDF
Hiroyuki S, Marincowitz S, Roux J, Paap T, Wingfield BD, Wingfield MJ. (2024) A new genus and species of Cryphonectriaceae causing stem cankers on plantation eucalypts in South Africa. Plant Pathology :1-14. 10.1111/ppa.13883 PDF
Mapfumo P, Buthelezi S, Archer E, Swanevelder DZH, Wilken PM, Creux N. (2024) In-field climatic factors driving Sclerotinia head rot progression across different sunflower planting dates. Plant Pathology 10.1111/ppa.13873
Price J-L, Visagie CM, Meyer H, Yilmaz N. (2024) Fungal species and mycotoxins Associated with Maize ear rots collected from the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Toxins 16:95. 10.3390/toxins16020095