Below are the contact details of members of Cultivar Development research staff. To contact a researcher by direct dial, please pre-fix the extension number with the country and/or area code as appropriate +27 (0) 21. For example, for a member of staff with the extension number 809 3474, you would dial +27 (0) 21 809 3473.
Dr Aleysia Kleinert
Research Team Manager
KleinertA@arc.agric.za
809 3403
Dr. Cecilia Bester
Plant Breeder and Geneticist
BesterC@arc.agric.za
809 3450
Sonwabo Booi
Rootstock Breeder and Geneticist
BooiS@arc.agric.za
874 8209
Phyllis Burger
Table Grape Breeder and Geneticist
BurgerP@arc.agric.za
809 3021
Andries Daniels
Raisin Grape Evaluator
DanielsA@arc.agric.za
809 3149
Taaibos Human
Pear Breeder and Geneticist
HumanT@arc.agric.za
809 3490
Trevor Koopman
Plant Pathologist
KoopmanT@arc.agric.za
809 8208
Wendy Langenhoven
Molecular Diagnostics
LangenhovenW@arc.agric.za
809 3488
Irwin Meintjes
Stone Fruit Evaluator
IMeintjes@arc.agric.za
+27 (0) 82 904 3333
Dr Khashief Soeker
Pome Fruit Evaluator
SoekerM@arc.agric.za
809 3486
Dr Johan Kriel
Plant breeder and Geneticist
krielj@arc.agric.za
809 3412
Adri Nieuwenhuys
Table Grape Evaluator
NieuwenhuysA@arc.agric.za
809 3107
Dr Yolanda Petersen
Molecular Plant Pathology
PetersenY@arc.agric.za
809 3479
Werner-Marcel Pieterse
Peach / Nectarine Breeder and Geneticist
PieterseW@arc.agric.za
874 8203
Sieyaam Safodien
DNA Fingerprinting
SafodienS@arc.agric.za
809 3481
Louise Smit
Plant Pathology - Diagnostician
SmitL@arc.agric.za
809 3484
