​​​​​​​​​​​​The Division, based in Roodeplaat near Pretoria, offers research, diagnostics, and advisory services on plant diseases, including soil-borne, seed-borne, and foliar diseases. Using traditional and molecular techniques, it focuses on fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens affecting crops. 

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​​BIOSYSTEMATICS

Acting Senior Manager: Dr Bongani Kubheka​ 
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​​​ARACHNOLOGY​​
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​​ENTOMOL​OGY
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​​​NEMATOLOGY
 
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Acting Senior Manager:: Dr Bongani Kubheka​ 
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​BACTERIOLOGY

VIROLOGY​
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​SOIL MICR​OBIOLOGY ​​

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​​INSECT ECOLOGY
Acting Research Team Manager: Dr. David Simelane
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* ​Meet our Staff​​

BENEFICIAL
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BIOLOGICAL
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MIGRATORY &
EMERGING PESTS
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​​W​EED​S RESEARCH​
Research Team Manager: Dr. David Simelane
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​​​​​* Research​  |   Meet the staff

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