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All ARC Expertise in one space.
Filter by "Research Focus Area", "Commodities" and/or "Area of expertise" by clicking on the little triangle that appears on the right when you hover with the mouse over the column title, or  just click in the right corner of the highlighted column heading and select the item in this drop-down that you are interested in.

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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

The first 3 columns (Research Focus Area", "Area of Expertise" and "Commodity") can be filtered to refine your search.
Just click on the heading in the right corner of the highlighted area and select your preference from the drop-down that will appear.

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Ornamental PlantsPlant breedingGenebanks

​* Medicinal plants genebank;
* Indigenous flower bulbs genebank;
* Cactus pear genebank.

  
jaimangala@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000 ARC-VIMP, Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Ornamental PlantsNext Generation SequencingIndigenous Crops

​* Viromics of indigenous ornamental bulbous plants;
* Transgenic research for virus resistance.

  
IGazendam@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000ARC-VIMP, Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Ornamental PlantsCrop DevelopmentIndigenous Crops

​* Indigenous/Traditional African Leafy Vegetables
   - Water use efficiency & plant nutrition
   - Cultivation practices

  
arayah@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000ARC-VIMP, Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Ornamental PlantsBiotechnologyIndigenous Crops

​* Molecular markers & DNA fingerprinting;
* Genetic transformation and mutation breeding technologies.

  
IGazendam@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000ARC-VIMP, Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Ornamental PlantsPlant breedingIndigenous Crops

​* Maintenance of indigenous floriculture crops;
* Pot plant production of Lachenalia.

  
PienaarR@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000 ARC-VIMP, Roodeplaat, Pretoria
Ornamental PlantsPlant diseasesOrnamental Plants

​Disease diagnostics and control

  
sutherlandr@arc.agric.za(012) 808 8000ARC-VIMP, Roodeplaat, Pretoria