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Post Graduate Students Programme

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Post Graduate Students Programme

Depending on the needs of the research projects being undertaken, there are often opportunities for post graduate studies in various disciplines including

Agronomy
Soil Science
Entomology
Extension
Microbiology
Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Science
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Information Technology (Programming)
Information Management / Library Science.

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Current Opportunities

Post Doctoral Research Associate: Sugarcane crop modelling
Modelling sugarcane canopy development and biomass partitioning. 
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PhD Study opportunity
Resource use efficiency of high biomass sugarcane for bio-energy production.
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PhD Study opportunity
Performance of sterilized Eldana saccharina adults in mating and cage trials:
Further steps towards its control using Sterile Insect Technique.
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MSc Study opportunity
Biodiversity of lepidopteran stem borers and associated parasitoids in natural habitats surrounding cultivated graminaceous crop fields in Southern Africa.
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MSc Study opportunity
Field trials using indigenous entomopathogens against Eldana saccharina and white grubs, two sugarcane insect pests in South Africa.
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MSc Study opportunity
Wolbachia status of sugarcane pests and/or their parasitoids.
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MSc Study opportunity
Characterising induced resistance in sugarcane.
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MSc Study opportunity
Unlocking genetic variation in sugarcane for disease resistance.
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MSc Study opportunity
Genomics of quantitative and qualitative disease resistance in sugarcane.
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MSc Study opportunity
Sour rot in sugarcane: what influences its development?
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