Published May 13, 2024, by CoE-FS
Date: Thursday, 23 May 2024
Time: 11h30 – 13h30 (SAST)
Chaired by Professor Ndiko Ludidi (CoE-FS Principal Investigator)
Session description: Exploring cutting-edge research on indigenous plants, climate-resilient crops, and livestock management to enhance agricultural productivity in the face of climate change.
Presentations:
- Resilient food and feed production systems: Overview
- Selecting and improving maize resilience to heat and drought
- Sorghum against hunger in the face of drought and heat
- Soil microbes for improved crop resilience to climate change
- Optimising cropping practices for improved alfalfa productivity under environmental constraints.
Speakers bios
Professor Ndiko Ludidi
Professor Ndiko Ludidi heads the University of the Western Cape’s Department of Biotechnology. His research focuses on research on the genetic control of plant responses to salinity and drought stress.
