Professor Lise Korsten
Professor Lise Korsten
An expert in food safety and regulatory control, Professor Lise Korsten developed South Africa’s biological control agent for fruit and established a research group in sanitary and phytosanitary aspects of international trade. She is a chief editor of Crop protection and is chairing the International Society for Plant Pathology Task Force on Global Food Security. Her research focuses on complementary fields of postharvest technology and food safety as related to international trade in fresh produce requirements, and includes aspects related to postharvest pathology and food safety in the fresh produce supply chain. Prof Korsten is also professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, section Plant Pathology in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at UP.
Contact details
lise.korsten@up.ac.zaRelated publications
Journal Articles
Food sovereignty: Shifting debates on democratic food governance
Author Dekeyser, K., Korsten, L. and Fioramonti, L.
Publication Food Security (Springer Netherlands)
Journal Articles
Effect of Temperature and Nutrient Concentration on Survival of Foodborne Pathogens in Deciduous Fruit Processing Environments for Effective Hygiene Management.
Publication Journal of Food Protection, 79(11), pp.1959–1964
Journal Articles
Prevalence and characterization of foodborne pathogens on spinach and tomatoes with a focus on extended-spectrum-b-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae.
Publication Food Control (impact factor: 3.388).
Journal Articles
Assessment of irrigation water quality and microbiological safety of leafy greens in different production systems.
Publication Journal of Food Safety, (May), pp.1–12
Journal Articles
Pesticide residues and estrogenic activity in fruit and vegetables sampled from major fresh produce markets in South Africa.
Publication Food Additives and Contaminants.
Journal Articles
Assessment of foodborne pathogen presence in the peach supply chain and potential risk to the end consumer
Author Duvenage, S. and Korsten, L
Publication Food Control