MYCOLOGY (COLLECTIONS): MEET THE STAFF

 

Position: Senior Research Technician

Research focus: Taxonomy of Mucorales; Collection manager PPRI living culture Collection​

E-mail: KwindaG@arc.agric.za​

Tel: +27 12 808 8258

Mr Ezekia Sgudhla​

Position: Research Technician​

Research focus: GRAP 27 compliance in PPRI collection​ ​

E-mail: SgudhlaE@arc.agric.za​​

Tel: +27 12 808 8168

Mr Mark Mqeku

Position: Research Technician 

Research focus: Characterising fungi associated with peat soils and barcoding indoor fungal cultures.

E-mail: mqekum@arc.agric.za 

Tel: +27 12 808 8150

Julius Leumo Kgosiemang

Position: Senior Research Assistant

Research focus: Biocontrol of Lepidopteran pests

E-mail: KgosiemangJ@arc.agric.za

Tel: 012-808 8000​

Ms Zintle Xhegwana​

Position: Senior Research Assistant

Research focus: Diversity and  Characterization of Phytophthora and Pythium species associated with South African soils.​​

E-mail: XhegwanaZ@arc.agric.za​​

Tel: +27 12 808 8207

Mr Lindokuhle Masimula 

Position: Senior Research Assistant 

E-mail: MasimulaL@arc.agric.za

Tel: +27 12 808 ​8150​

Ms Pinki Sarah Kgapola​

Position: Research Assistant

​​Email: KgapolaP@arc.agric.za​

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Dr Adriaana Jacobs

Position: Curator of the National Collection of Fungi and Entomophagous Nematodes, Senior Researcher

Research focus: Fungal soil diversity and Fusarium systematics

E-mail: JacobsR@arc.agric.za

Tel: +27 12 808 8000​

Ms V​inolia Danki

Position: Biocurator

Research focus: Investigate the distribution, diversity, and adaptation of Fusarium temperatum in South Africa. Through field surveys and genomic analyses, it aims to understand the pathogen’s host range, population structure, and response to different climates, supporting improved crop health management.

E-mail: dankiv@arc.agric.za

Tel: +27 12 808 8266​​​