Prof Jacquie van der Waals

Extra-ordinary Professor | |
Department |
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Plant and Soil Sciences |
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Research Profiles
My Students
Doctoral Students
Primary Supervisor |
Mandla Mcebo Sibiya |
Masters Students
Primary Supervisor |
Marcelle Booysen |
Erika Botha |
Lisa Botha |
Streicher Claassens |
Angelique de Wet |
Cerista de Muelenaere |
Alecia Heyns |
Jason McNeil |
Nhlonipho Ngubane |
Lize Reinecke |
Rudolph Strydom |
Co Supervisor |
Eneri Botha |
CITRUS PATHOLOGY PROGRAMME
Current position: Programme Manager of Preharvest Disease Research
In my position at CRI, I am responsible for coordinating research in the Preharvest disease programme, conducting research in the field of citrus fruit and foliar diseases, publication of research results in accredited journals and for ensuring technology transfer and reports of all research projects to the citrus industry in South Africa.
My team
Rostoll, Lize | Technical assistant |
Student | Degree |
Booysen, Marcelle | MSc |
Botha, Lisa | MSc (Agric) |
Claassens, Streicher | MSc (Agric) |
de Muelenaere, Cerista | MSc |
de Wet, Angelique | MSc |
Els, Paul | BSc Hons |
Errenrich, Martin | BSc (Agric) IV |
Grobbelaar, Nandus | BSc Hons |
Heyns, Alecia | MSc (Agric) |
McNeil, Jason | MSc |
Ngubane, Nhlonipho | MSc |
News
Brett Summerell presents a FABI special seminar
FABI hosted a special seminar by Dr Brett Summerell, Chief Scientist and Director of Research at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
My Journal Articles
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Theron E, van Niekerk JM, van der Waals JE. (2025) A review of the use of phosphonates in the management of Phytophthora nicotianae in citrus in South Africa. Phytoparasitica 53(11)
10.1007/s12600-024-01234-7 ![]() |
Liakos C, Cowan D, Kvitko B, Dutta B, du Toit L, van der Waals JE, Derie ML, Lebre P, Ibanez V, Coutinho TA. (2024) The Bacterial and Viral Communities Associated with OnionBacterial Bulb Rot. Phytobiomes Journal
10.1094/PBIOMES-11-23-0121-R ![]() |
Gush S, Lebre P, Coutinho TA, Cowan DA, van der Waals JE. (2024) Disentangling shifts in the soil microbiome of potatoes infected with Rhizoctonia solani Anastomosis Group 3-PT in search of potential biocontrol agents. Phytobiomes Journal
10.1094/PBIOMES-06-23-0046-R |
Strydom RF, Wilson CR, Tegg RS, Balendres MA, van der Waals JE. (2024) Advancements in Spongospora subterranea: Current knnowledge, management strategies, and research gaps. Potato Research
10.1007/s11540-024-09701-8 |
Strydom RF, Wilson CR, Tegg RS, Balendres MA, van der Waals JE. (2024) Advancements in Spongospora subterranea: Current Knowledge, Management Strategies, and Research Gaps. Potato Research 67:1497-1537.
10.1007/s11540-024-09701-8 ![]() |
Gush SL, Lebre P, Coutinho TA, Cowan D, van der Waals JE. (2024) Disentangling Shifts in the Soil Microbiome of Potatoes Infected with Rhizoctonia solani Anastomosis Group 3-PT in Search of Potential Biocontrol Agents. Phytobiomes Journal 8:128-142.
10.1094/PBIOMES-06-23-0046-R |
Coutinho TA, van der Waals JE. (2024) Historical perspective on 120 years of agriculture: Highlights from research published in the SAJS. South African Journal of Science 120:Article #18965.
10.17159/sajs.2024/18965 |
Theron E, Bophela K, Bisschoff J, Shin G, Coutinho TA, van der Waals JE. (2023) Survey of Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae Infecting Potatoes in South Africa. Potato Research 66:723-749.
10.1007/s11540-022-09598-1 ![]() |
Theron E, Bophela KN, Bisschoff J, Shin G, Coutinho TA, Van der Waals JE. (2022) Survey of Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae Infecting Potatoes in South Africa. Potato Research
10.1007/s11540-022-09598-1 |
Mushonga K, Steyn JM, Swart WJ, van der Waals JE. (2020) Plant-soil feedback responses of four dryland crop species under greenhouse conditions. Plant-Environment Interactions
10.1002/pei3.10035 ![]() |
van der Waals JE, Kruger K. (2020) Emerging potato pathogens affecting food security in southern Africa: Recent research. South African Journal of Science 116(11/12)
10.17159/ ![]() |
Moleboheng M, Modisane KJ, Apostolides Z, van der Waals JE. (2020) Metabolomic Fingerprinting of Potato Cultivars Differing in Susceptibility to Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea Root Infection. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21:3788.
10.3390/ijms21113788 ![]() |
Simango K, Slabbert C, van der Waals JE. (2020) Alternative hosts of Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea in southern Africa. European Journal of Plant Pathology In Press
10.1007/s10658-020-01993-z |
Mbedzi PP, Van den Hooven L, Vorster BJ , Van der Waals J. (2019) Screening for Sclerotinia sclerotiorum resistance using detached leaf assays and simple sequence repeat markers in soybean cultivars. Crop Protection 215:104909.
10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104909 ![]() |
Gush S, Muzhinji M, Truter M, Van der Waals JE. (2019) First Report of Rhizoctonia solani AG 2-2IIIB Causing Elephant Hide on Potato Tubers in South Africa. Plant Disease 103(7)
10.1094/PDIS-10-18-1850-PDN |
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Shutt VM, Shin G, van der Waals JE, Goszczynska T, Coutinho T. (2018) Characterization of Ralstonia strains infecting tomato plants in South Africa. Crop Protection 112:56-62.
10.1016/j.cropro.2018.05.013 |